Working with children & emotions; an exercise for calming down a class
Working with children & emotions; an exercise for calming down a class Amie Taylor, author of ‘The Monster Book of Feelings’, shares a tried-and-tested exercise…
Tag: primary school
Anger is part of all human relationships – we shouldn’t try to wipe it out
Authors Sara Godoli and Sarah Trueman discuss ‘Anger the Ancient Warrior’ a book that challenges the perception of anger, helping children manage big feelings.
Mud Boy: The new book helping children better understand what bullying is
‘Mud Boy: a story about bullying’ was written by Sarah Siggs and illustrated by Amy Crosby. Using ‘mud ‘ as a metaphor, the book helps…
Supporting Kids & Teens with Exam Stress, by Joanne Steer
I have worked in children’s mental health services for the last twenty years. During this time I have noticed an increase in children and young…
One Giant Step for Children Everywhere!
THE GIANT FROM NOWHERE My name is Frances Dickens and I worked as a primary school teacher in an inner London school. Many of the…
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…
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…
School readiness – Don’t judge a book by its cover!
When I put together a proposal for Jessica Kingsley Publishers about this book – I debated long and hard about the title! Using the…
School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning
Tamsin Grimmer explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children in her new book School Readiness and the Characteristics…