Tag: children
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Why trick or treating may make your child sad
Trick or treating is a fun thing to do. Getting dressed up in homemade or shop bought horrific, gruesome outfits. Going out in the spooky, damp, dark night armed with flickering torches. Knocking on doors of little-known neighbours which feels naughty and forbidden. Being given copious amounts of sugar laden sweets and goodies. What’s not…
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7 Questions You Must Ask Your Child’s Teacher At Parent Consultation
The first half term of this academic year is crawling to a close. Many schools will be holding Parent Consultations which you’ll be invited to in order to discuss your child’s progress. Some of us approach these meetings with a certain amount of trepidation and looming dread. But I want you to be armed with…
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Why it’s vital to train teachers about special needs
Guess how much training new teachers get in learning about special needs? You may think that this extremely important area of teaching would get quality instruction. So perhaps out of a 3 year course, at least a block of say 3 months. No. What about 3 weeks. No guess again. 3 days. No try…
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Exclusion is outrageous
Exclusion. I read with interest today that the number of children excluded from English schools has increased dramatically. We know what this exclusion looks like. We can envisage classrooms where children’s behaviour is affecting the learning of others and the school is left with no choice. (Although I would argue that there is always another…