Restorative schools are kinder schools – Bill Hansberry
In this article, Bill Hansberry reflects upon his new book to discuss the importance of restorative justice as a constructive approach to conflict resolution in schools…
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Pooky Knightsmith: Three good reasons to write bad poetry
You don’t need to be a poet to write poetry, and you don’t need to write ‘good’ poetry to get a lot out of it. …
Download a therapeutic resource from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book ‘Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing’
There are five poems in this extract from Pooky Knightsmith’s new book Using Poetry to Promote Talking and Healing. Each poem, written by Pooky, is…
Paolo Hewitt describes the talk he gave about growing up in Burbank Children’s Home
Paolo Hewitt, author of But We All Shine On and The Looked After Kid, was in Woking last week, the town of the children’s home in which he…
A classroom story to help young people recognise their talents and build self-confidence
Age range: Ages 8 – 11 Description: A story about a boy named Noah who thinks he is useless at everything but learns that actually…
The significance of sex and sexuality in young people’s education – Nick Luxmoore shares his views
Nick Luxmoore reflects upon his new book Horny and Hormonal to discuss the significance of sex and sexuality in young people’s education, and how these often awkward…
Being Me (and Loving It): Stories and Activities to Help Build Self-esteem in Children – author interview
We talked to Julia Hague about why her new book Being Me (and Loving It) is such a valuable resource for building self-esteem in kids.…
Drawing ‘Billy Bramble and the Great Big Cook Off’
Following on from the experiences that inspired Sally to write the book, here Kara McHale gives us some insight into the illustrations she put together for one…
Writing ‘Billy Bramble and the Great Big Cook Off’
Bestselling author of No Matter What and The Unofficial Guide to Adoptive Parenting, Sally Donovan tells us a little bit about what inspired her to write Billy…
There is more to autism than meets the eye… read the hilarious first chapter of Do Lemons Have Feathers?
You can now read the first chapter of David J. Burns’ laugh-out-loud funny guide to taking advantage of the gift of autism. Click…