Recently I spoke at an early years child care conference in Surrey and the issue of attachment was raised in terms of behaviour and self-esteem in children. There is no…
Resilience
Happy New Year to all, Whether you a fan or not of Sir Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player, who was recently knighted, you do have to admire his resilience.…
Christmas and ASD and ADHD: Bah Humbug
While I was reading the Daily Telegraph the other day, I came across an article outlining the 10 worst things about Christmas These included the pointless days between Christmas and…
No two children are the same and neither are their parents
I recently spent the day in a South West of England primary school where I was introduced to a year 5 student called Carly. Her teacher explained that she had…
Mood Mapping
Welcome back to a brand new school year. Hopefully you were able to recharge over the break and have some fresh thinking time on the beaches, in the mountains and…
Parents and Teachers: Working in Partnership on behalf of children and adolescents with ADHD
All of us who work with children and adolescents with ADHD in schools and colleges know full well how demanding they can be and the impact they make on our…
Mind your Mindset
The term Mindset and the book on the subject by Carol Dweck has been the darling of Senior Management Teams in many schools over recent years. The terms Fixed and…
Homework: Heaven or Hell?
Should schools insist that students do homework? On the one side there are many supporters who maintain the benefits of homework while on other are the detractors who would prefer…
Teaching Assistants should go to heaven first
Teaching Assistants, also called Learning Support Assistants, should go to Heaven first. Of this I am quite sure. Not just because of all the tremendous work that they do, but…
School Exclusion
As summer seems but a distant memory, the good news is that the long month of September is nearly over and the October half term is in sight. However the…