Anti Bullying Week: What role can teachers play in building a better school community? – Pete Wallis
When writing the text for What are you staring at?, a graphic novel about restorative justice in a school setting, I couldn’t resist taking a…
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Anti Bullying Week: The Importance of Teaching Empathy to Children
It’s Anti Bullying Week, so we thought we’d share this extract from Alison Knowles’ new children’s book Ollie and the Golden Stripe. In this story,…
Anti Bullying Week: Sticks and Stones
It’s Anti Bullying Week, and to mark the occasion we thought we’d share this extract from Naomi Richards and Julia Hague’s new book Being Me…
Speech therapy and LEGO® bricks – Dawn Ralph and Jacqui Rochester
Dawn Ralph and Jacqui Rochester, co-authors of Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks, discuss the use of LEGO® as a powerful and fun intervention tool for…
Ten teacher tips to keep a student with ADHD on track in class
Diana Hudson, author of Specific Learning Difficulties – What Teachers Need to Know, looks at the common challenges that children with ADHD may present in…
We Need to Talk about Pornography – Vanessa Rogers
In this extract from We Need to Talk about Pornography, Vanessa Rogers discusses the impact of pornography on young people. At a time when it has…
Read an extract from Learning from Baby P
Sharon Shoesmith has worked with children for almost 40 years in a career which culminated with her role as Director of Children’s Services in the…
Dyslexia, a disability or an ability to think differently? – Veronica Bidwell
In this article Veronica Bidwell, author of The Parents’ Guide to Specific Learning Difficulties, explains the numerous ways that teachers and parents can support the…
How can parents support their child with dyslexia? – Neil Alexander-Passe
Neil Alexander- Passe, author of Dyslexia and Mental Health, talks about the different ways that parents can support their child with dyslexia who may be…
Dyslexia doesn’t have to be a barrier to success – Margaret Rooke
Margaret Rooke, author of Creative, Successful, Dyslexic, explains the journey she went through in writing this book. Compelled as a mother to help her daughter,…