Resource of the Month – March

~ The Red Beast by Kay Al-Ghani~ When we do anger management work with the children, many of them think that it is ‘wrong’ or ‘not ok’ to feel angry. For many children, anger can be a default emotion they go to when they are not feeling ‘quite right’. Often a child can be hungry, too hot, too cold,Continue reading “Resource of the Month – March”

Moving on Up

We both spent some time in a High School last week, and it made me think about the Year 6 children who will be starting to get ready for their move to Year 7 in September. I remember my first day at secondary school as if it was yesterday (it wasn’t!). I walked to schoolContinue reading “Moving on Up”

Look For The Good

As teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors, family support workers, welfare assistants and other staff that support in schools, we want the best for our children, that’s why we do the job. Staff we meet can be hard on themselves because they will tell us about the things they have not managed to do and whereContinue reading “Look For The Good”