Dyslexia: the transition from school to college doesn’t have to be difficult
Learning support advisor Ann-Marie McNicholas describes how there are many options available to young people with dyslexia when they leave school, which they might not…
Category: Pastoral care
We need to rethink our approach towards teenage mental health and the internet
Victoria Betton and James Woollard discuss the need for mental health practitioners to rethink the relationship between adolescent mental health and the internet. Their article…
Explaining Terrorism to Children: What is Terrorism?
One thing is for sure, terror will strike again, and it will feature massively in the media. Children will see and hear about it and…
Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children
Take note of these Five Top Tips for mealtimes from Dr Gillian Harris ahead of her new book, co-authored with Dr Elizabeth Shea, Food Refusal and…
Take a look at our new Pastoral Care and SEN catalogue
Our new catalogue provides a full list of new and bestselling resources on important issues for primary, secondary and special schools, including: mental health, counselling,…
Why PSHE matters in primary schools
Poor old PSHE. It’s always had a rather insecure place in the school curriculum and indeed in the hearts of many teachers. It can been…
We’ve launched a Character Education list. Here’s why…
Our Character Education list for primary and secondary schools helps teachers to embed positive values such as kindness, gratitude and forgiveness into the curriculum. By nurturing…
Are you feeling stressed out by exams?
Try this simple worksheet to help you defeat your exam stress gremlin. Rooted in cognitive behavioural therapy, it will train you to change the way…
Lucy the Octopus: A 12 Year Journey
A few words from author Richy K. Chandler on how the story of Lucy the Octopus came to be. Okay, so Lucy the Octopus has been…
Chapter One from children’s book Lucy the Octopus!
Welcome to Stoneydip where everyone is an Octopus! …Okay not everyone, there is Puffy, Lucy’s cute (yet poisonous) pet pufferfish. Lucy is an incurably uncool…