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On behaviour, what kind of teacher are you?
A little humour to get us through this virus!
SEMH Schools – What Does Good Look Like?
SEMH schools are schools which focus on the social, emotional and mental health needs of the children and young adults within their care. Many schools will claim to have SEMH as an emphasis within their setting, but what does it take to be an SEMH specialist school and what might other mainstream schools be able to take from that?
Knowledge Rich Relationships and the Fallacy of “High Expectations”
If there is one phrase I hear to justify any kind of policy in education, it's "high expectations". Whilst "high expectations"
5 tips to help boost self esteem
They say you can take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Some, transferring this concept into education,
Behaviour is a choice, but not a free one…
If behaviour is a choice, is it truly a free one? "They know what they are doing" "They are doing it
Uniting The Behaviour Debate – A 2 Factor Model
No topic generates more debates than approaches to behaviour. It's a part of the teacher's role that is mostly (if not
Mental Health Green Paper – Mental Health Lead – Opinion
Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper - Mental Health Leads - Opinion The long awaited mental
Mental Health First Aid Youth Training Course Teacher Review
Interest in SEMH in schools is growing by the day and Mental Health First Aid Youth is the latest government scheme
Reinforcing Self Esteem Through Marking
Marking - it doesn't stand out as the most opportune moment to support a student's emotional and mental wellbeing and
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