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Trouble Brewing? – Restorative Approaches To Managing Behaviour Need Time, Planning And Patience Like a good cup of coffee, restorative practice requires time and patience if you don’t want to get burned, says Paul Dix...

‘A Heart-Denuded Mentality’ – The Downside Of Making Early Childhood Education More Professionalised Left unchecked, the professionalisation of early care and education may end up doing more harm than good, says Richard House...

Children Of The World – The Importance Of Cultural Inclusion In Early Years Inclusive settings are well aware of the many cultural differences that can exist between families in the same community, says Kathy Brodie...

How ‘Family Learning’ Can Improve Your Setting’s Standards Of Parental Engagement Children learn best when their parents are engaged with their education – so let’s use our resources and expertise to get them engaged, says Claire Matthes...

So Long – How Nurseries Should Handle Resignations Vicky Stanton offers some advice on what practitioners and managers should do when a member of staff no longer wishes to work at their setting...

The Trouble With Children Who Chew Problem chewing has many possible causes, but responding to each child’s individual needs is always the solution, says Adele Devine...

How music therapy can get your class working in harmony Music therapy is much more than a band aid. It’s a creative outlet, a means of expression and way for children to find their voice, says Lloyd Burgess...

Festival Of Education 2016, Day 2 – Matthew Syed And Stephen Lockyer On Mindset Helen Mulley hears why schools themselves should adopt a growth mindset to learn from failures, but also how 'mindset' is becoming an empty buzzword...

Why Has There Been A Spike In Number Of People Applying To Become RE Teachers? Sure, there’s a teacher recruitment crisis – so why are applications for PGCE Religious Education courses on the rise? Colin Hallmark has the answer...

NUT Members Votes For Strike Action First day of discontinuous strike action over pay and working conditions scheduled for July 5th

8 Steps To Outstanding Communication During Early Years I CAN's Mandy Grist offers some pointers for helping children become better communicators before the end of EYFS...

Put The Kids In Charge – How To Foster Effective Play-Based Learning At KS1 Child-initiated learning in Y1 shows that when it comes to engaging young learners, play is serious business, says Anna Ephgrave...

How important is maths practice? Repetitive learning of sums and examples of perfect shapes are only half the equation, says Jo Boaler

Moving With Confidence – How Psychomotor Therapy Could Help Your Early Learners With psychomotor therapy you can support children’s physical development and promote the positive ‘self-concept’ essential to successful learning, says Isabelle Walser...

UNISON Survey Finds School Support Staff Having To Deal With Rising Violence And Abuse More than half of TAs responding to survey report experiencing physical violence from pupils and parents over the past year

What makes for an effective key person in an early years setting? Overseeing the development of a group of unique children, communicating with their parents and managing your own emotional attachments takes outstanding skills, as Michael Freeston explains...

Anyone For Tennis? – Get Set For Wimbledon With These 6 Tennis Resources For Schools As the renowned lawn tennis competition gears up, here's a selection of resources to get your pupils into backhanding, volleying and smashing spirit...

‘…Can We Have A Quiet Word?’ – These Budget Cuts Are Prompting Some Very Difficult Conversations Though he's used to having tough conversations, the financial pressures facing schools are starting to make The Primary Head wonder how many more emotional exchanges he can face...

Look And Learn – Use Picture Books To Sharpen Your Pupils’ Textual Analysis Skills Shareen Mayers explains how picture books can be used to teach children how to find and report information through skimming and scanning...

Mind Your Language – 7 Points To Remember When Supporting Early Learners With EAL There is much that early years settings must consider when supporting children and families with EAL, says Kathy Brodie...

How To Buy A Nursery One of the co-founders of The School Transfer Company recalls his experience of setting up a new nursery from scratch, and offers some advice for those looking to do the same...

Who Will You Nominate In The Technology and Innovation Awards 2016? Let us know which teacher and school has inspired you most over the past year, and they could win some fantastic prizes courtesy of LEGO® Education...

How To Deal With Stress In Leadership Former headteacher James Hilton ignored the warning signs of work-related stress until it was too late. Now he helps education professionals recognise and overcome the symptoms...

Play and Outdoor Play – Information Sheet and Case Study for EYFS What role does play have in a child’s physical, emotional and social development? How can we encourage play? What are the benefits of outdoor play? Submitted on behalf of Laser Systems, and taken from Laser Learning resources for the Early Years Educator (EYE) qualification, with full permission. For more information, visit www.lasersys.co.uk or follow @Laser_Sys

Reading The Results – Use Euro 2016 To Get Your Young Readers Onside Euro 2016 might cause some of your pupils to become restless with football fever – but as Jim Sells of The National Literacy Trust explains, that enthusiasm can also be used to get them reading...

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