Post-Covid Checklist - Help Reduce Increased Anxiety in Primary School
UK primary schools hope to head for a smooth year of education this autumn, but it’s unrealistic to expect all pupils to bounce back.
Outdoor Activity: A No-Brainer for Primary School Children’s Physical, Mental and Academic Health
We all know that regular physical exercise is important, but sometimes we need a nudge. These 9 inspiring reasons to ‘get physical’ at school will have you and your class outdoors and on your feet!
Covid – Round Two
As children have returned for the autumn term, their incredible resilience and adaptability has been greatly observed by many.
Even though risk assessments have meant a very different start to the school year, children are adjusting remarkably well - whether settling into routines, establishing friendships or building relationships with their assigned Key Person.
Smiles and Laughter – The Amazing Adaptability of Children
This unprecedented challenge has called for all us to think in ways we just aren’t used to. As lockdown measures were eased and children gradually returned to settings, there was a lot of uncertainty and guidance was sometimes difficult to interpret, leaving many having to work out solutions for themselves or feeling they needed to plan without the full picture.
SEND Pupils Returning to School: 10 Tips That Might Help Neurodiverse Students
All pupils in all year groups are expected to return to school in September. Great news! After all, every pupil has the right to benefit from educational progress, wellbeing and their wider social development.
Permission to Pause! 5 teacher-tips to take the edge off stress.
Stress is great. Your body’s in-built stress response enables you to react brilliantly and deal with things in the short term. But just like a tap filling a bath – left on too long, there’s going to be a flood.
Your teaching day is demanding: planning, meetings, teaching, marking, discipline issues, sorting resources, parent consultations… to name a few. And let’s not forget your life beyond the job.
Back to school?
So – we are going back?
Following our significant period of home learning schools are now getting ready to go back, some sooner than others. There is a lot of work required to enable this to happen following the pandemic and a plethora of advice about how to go about it.
Here are our pets who make working from home better
Sometimes the gloom of the day to day can be too much, and we all need a respite for a while.
Lets put the gloom of the current situation aside to highlight the support of KCS's staff pets!
Here are some cute photos to brighten your day!
Life without the commute and the impact on our wellbeing.
For many of us working life is defined by a journey. We may dream of a short walk or ride to the office, but for most the commute comprises travel by car, bus or train and, with the sudden move to working from home, a significant part of the day has now been stripped away.
Reluctant Returners
5 Tips for Easing them Back to School
At last! Children are back at school and a feeling of normality has returned. At least for some. For others, even with distancing and hygiene requirements covered, they simply aren’t eager to embrace the school day – a situation that could worsen by September.
What’s going on – and how can teachers ‘ease back’ the reluctant returner?