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Mental Health Week
This week has been Children’s Mental Health week with the theme of kindness at its core. I sat in a classroom doing an observation this week and there was a framed poster in the corner of the room saying: Work Hard, Play Hard, Be Kind. That sums up what I believe makes for a happy… Read more
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You Can Do It
“Self-Love and believing in yourself gives you the power and courage to change your life”. Over the last few months, I have been working with a little boy who was finding school challenging. He had a lot going on at home and he was communicating a lot of this through his behaviour in school. As… Read more
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Self-Regulation
I have been working with a boy who has been spending much of his time dysregulated and disrupting the learning of others in his class. He is having difficulties at home and, in my opinion, he is not feeling safe and secure. This week, I have watched staff co-regulate with him and I feel a… Read more
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Resource of the Month – December 2024
~Visual Timers~ Visual timers are an effective way to support some children with tasks inside and outside of the classroom. Using a timer to support a child in completing a task or to challenge them can be a great strategy to implement; they can also be helpful in managing transitions and reducing anxiety. Seeing the… Read more
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Welcome Spring
It has been a busy couple of weeks as we have started the new year, Christmas feels like it was such a long time ago now and slowly it feels like spring is only around the corner. I always think once the mini eggs are in the shops, the lighter nights and hopefully better weather… Read more
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Happy 2025
We wish you all a Happy New Year – we hope 2025 has started well for you all. It is also Happy Birthday to us at Reach – we are now 2 years old. I had no heating and no hot water in my house at the beginning of this week (long story!). It was… Read more
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