Photo Credit: daily threads via Compfight cc There is growing concern within education that the lack of male teachers is becoming a serious issue. Generous statistics put the ratio of male primary teachers at 12% whilst 4 out of every 5 teacher jobs goes to a woman. However, much of…
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While many school lessons take place inside, sometimes it’s nice to head into the great outdoors for a change of scenery. Not only is this exciting for little minds but it can prevent boredom and renew interest in a given subject – particularly if you make the lesson plan stimulating…
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It has been a mixed week of sunshine and some awful heavy rain. Gemma and Jacob broke up for the summer, and are planning lots of summer adventures before they head back into Year 3 and Year 5 in September. Here is our project 365, 2015, week 30. Day 193…
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For most of us the summer holidays are just starting – which means 6 weeks without having to think about school runs, book bags and packed lunches. But school uniform is one thing you should try and think about early on, even though it seems like such a long time…
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I love sports day – it always comes at the end of term, it’s usually warm and sunny, and it’s a great way to round off the school year. My children’s school tend to stick to the traditional sports day formats – the running races, hurdles and relays with a…
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