Keep Up With Us

  • Social Skills

    Social Skills

    This week we caught up with the TAs that we have been working with throughout this academic year. We love it when we get to see them again and we get the opportunity to hear how things are going for them and offer them advice and support if needed. The focus for our session this… Read more

  • Resource of the Month – January

    Resource of the Month – January

    Then Invisible String by Patrice Karst and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff If you have a child who is nervous about school, anxious to leave you or has suffered a bereavement, it can be hard to find a way to try to support them. We often use the story ‘The Invisible String’ by Patrice Karst as… Read more

  • Listening

    Listening

    This week I have been reminded how important it is to really listen to what is being said to you.  Children (and adults) know if you are listening to them or if you are just waiting for your turn to say something. I had one child tell me that he likes his teacher as she… Read more

  • Be Proud

    Be Proud

    Well done everyone for completing 2 weeks back!! I am so proud of you all (it is hard work coming back after the Christmas break), this is a phrase that many of the children that we are fortunate to work with love to hear. Within the last two weeks we have worked with lots of… Read more

  • HAPPY NEW YEAR

    HAPPY NEW YEAR

    Coming back to work after the holidays means the start of a new term and the beginning of a new year.  At new year so many of us make resolutions that we aim to use to guide us throughout the year but so many of us start the year by failing to stick to them. Lucy Claire… Read more

  • Resource of the Month – December

    Resource of the Month – December

    Play is an important part of emotional development for children.  One way to encourage children to express their emotions in a creative and positive way is through the use of puppets.  Children can explore powerful emotions and learn effective self-regulation skills through the characters they create. Puppets are ideal to use, but small figurines, cuddly… Read more