Category Archives: Blog

Football Crazy!

The high emotional stakes for children haven’t changed since then! If I had to say [...]

Midday Supervisor Frustrations – and Training

Here are a few photos of me at the beginning of a day ready to [...]

Teachers and Campaigners Call for Action Over UK’s ‘Intolerable’ Mental Health Crisis

A recent article in the Guardian states that schools are are a crunch point in [...]

Circle Time in India – What a Glowing Letter to The Teacher Foundation!

Jenny has long had strong links with The Teacher Foundation – working with the Founder [...]

The Importance of Regular, Calm, Happy Eating Experiences in Dining Halls

Having regular, calm, happy eating experiences sets the children up to cope with boisterous lunchtime [...]

Back to My Primary School – as the Trainer! (And A Remembering About My Antics There!)

What an amazing experience …  I have just been back to my own primary school [...]

The Honour of Wearing The Maori Cloak – or Korowai – A Special Lady and A Maori Tradition

Well what can I say. New Zealand was amazing, magical as always and I had [...]

When Everything Works So Well, There Are No Pupils Coming to the Headteacher’s Office for their Misdemeanours

(The photograph used to illustrate this blog post is not from the school mentioned in [...]

Fears About Pupil Health – Following PE and PSHE Cuts

An article on 31 August 2018 in the TES by Helen Ward, Will Hazell and [...]

Parent Power in New Zealand

Jenny has been having a superb trip to New Zealand, feeling very thankful to all [...]