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I’m taking the opportunity to repost this piece on race as it is almost 2 years since I first published it and I’m interested to know if there have been any changes in society’s approach to racism. Have our schools found a way to help build communities where all pupils feel safe? Has your view changed and if so how? […]
Hello, everyone! Well, it has been a LONG time since we gathered here. Actually a YEAR!!! Life has been busy and going off in all sorts of directions. Travelling We have continued to have our #littleadventures which have taken us across the UK. Some have been connected to Nick’s football team Gillingham which has moved down into a different league. […]
The Early Years workforce is experiencing several challenges, including practitioner wellbeing concerns, staff recruitment, and retention as well as a lack of funding across the sector. Join a panel of experts including names such as June O’Sullivan, MBE, and Purnima Tanuku, OBE as they identify what opportunities there are to redefine the future of childcare. Industry-leading educational supplier, TTS (part […]
With the summer holidays beginning, children will inevitably have more access to screen time, especially in the form of the internet. Internet safety has become an increasingly worrying problem amongst parents, however, internet expert Allison Troutner from VPNOverview.com has listed the best ways to keep your child safe online. 1. Consider a family ‘tech agreement’ One way to set ground […]
GB Olympic medallists Becky Adlington, Steve Parry and Beth Tweddle have launched a national campaign, including an investment of £3m, to drive forward the recruitment of children’s swimming and gymnastic teachers. Crisis in swimming The Olympians have warned that there is a staffing crisis, in swimming in particular. There was a shortage of trained swimming teachers pre-Covid but the pandemic […]
Revolutionary engineering ideas – Schools COP – proposed by secondary school students will be debated in classrooms across the UK as part of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (8 to 12 November 2021). Proposals include ways that engineers can help efforts to improve biodiversity on land and at sea and the development of self-sufficient agri-biomes for farm animals to capture methane so […]