Four-year Autistic Pupil-Centred Study
Autistic young people’s experiences of mainstream education help shape guidance for schools and parents York St John University publishes four-year pupil-centred study. Researchers at York St John University have published the results of a four-year study exploring what it’s like to move to mainstream secondary school as an autistic young person. The insightful and sometimes
Try the Drinkmate
Back at School and looking for a child friendly drink? Try the Drinkmate OmniFizz it is the only home beverage carbonator that can carbonate any beverage without dilution. Others like Sodastream dilute the beverage and only carbonate water so users have to blend carbonation with flavour to create a beverage. Using its patented fizz infuser
Tips on preparing for a healthy return to your studies
By Health and Wellbeing Expert Stephanie Taylor of StressNoMore After six-plus weeks off your studies, returning to a life behind the books might seem like the least desirable way to spend your time. Not least, after a turbulent year consisting of virtual learning away from the classroom, which removed the social benefits of interacting with
Thriving through home schooling?
Thriving through home schooling or surviving it – what I’ve learnt and what my separated clients are experiencing by Claire Blakemore. Claire is a partner in Withers’ family law team and the mother of two boys. The start of the New Year certainly was not as we had all hoped. For those of us
Back To School Lunchtime Essentials
T-Rex talking bag clip £6.99 from Trouva. No more sneaky snackers! This T-Rex lets out a big roar when opened. Panda Zip bags £2.70 from As Adventure. Tiger Zip bags £2.70 from As Adventure. Set of 3 reusable zipper bags with a durable leak-proof design. These zipper bags are reusable and both dishwasher & freezer
Primigi Shoes for those First Steps
The metallic parts on the shoes are nickel-free to prevent allergic reactions
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Allergy friendly, Organic, Vegan, Granola bar
MadeGood® launches ‘Safe for Schools’ and free from common allergies, including nuts, peanuts, egg, soy, dairy & gluten bars Parents across the UK can breathe a sigh of relief as MadeGood® launches healthy granola bars in Asda today. MadeGood is the FIRST EVER, totally allergen free granola snack bar that is safe for kids to eat in schools!
The Everlast Notebook
The Everlast notebook provides a classic pen and paper experience, yet is built for the digital age. Each page is covered in a grid of dots, and at the bottom of each page, there are a series of symbols. When you write using any pen from the Pilot Frixion line, your writing sticks to Everlast
Back to School Bugs and How to Avoid Them
With the summer holidays over, kids around the country will be geared up for the new school term with a brand-new backpack, shiny shoes and a fresh stationery set. What they won’t be prepared for however, are those dreaded back-to-school bugs. Returning to the classroom after a fun-packed summer is not easy, especially when there’s
Heading off to School, College or University?
The start of term is approaching, and whether you are heading off to school, college or university, it’s time to stock up on your classroom essentials. There are endless must-haves, but if you are looking for something a little different, there are a variety of innovative and fun gadgets guaranteed to transform how you work
Skip Hop Back To School
NEW friends added the award-winning collection It’s that time again, after a fun-filled Summer holidays, it’s time to get your little ones back to school! There’s something really exciting about that first day back; with pristine uniform and shiny shoes, and there’s nothing like a new backpack and lunch bag to complete the look. The much
Stormin’ Normans at Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle in West Sussex is set to kick off the back to school season on Sunday 16 September with Norman Knights in the Keep, an exciting and educational experience for children and parents alike. Exhilarating and historically accurate combat demonstrations will recreate the 1139 siege of Arundel Castle. This military dilemma was an early
Back to school! All the gear to see you top the class
Sport OPRO Mouthguard As the world’s largest manufacturer of the most technically advanced mouthguards in the world and with over 20 years of experience behind their unique anatomical shape, it’s fair to say OPRO know a thing or two about self-fit mouthguards. Catering for all performance levels and with all sorts of colourful designs available,
Beyond the rankings: how to find the best international school for your child
Students at UWC Atlantic campus in Wales. When it comes to choosing an international school for your child, you might be tempted to turn straight to in-country rankings to seek out the top of the table. But since international schools are all wildly different to one another, we take a closer look at factors
Engaging children with societal issues
By James Haddrell, Artistic and Executive Director at Greenwich Theatre In recent years a new term has entered our vocabulary – the echo chamber. In literal terms, an echo chamber is a place where you only hear your own voice echoed back at you. If you only hear your own voice, that means you also
270 children die in school each year of SCA
Research shows that 270 children die in school each year as a result of a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), with an average of 12 healthy young people suffering from fatal undiagnosed heart conditions each week. School staff are required to undergo training in the use of AEDs, yet, despite these statistics, defibrillators still aren’t a
Dealing with post exam blues
As the exam season ends, many young people will breathe a sigh of relief but others will experience a drop in adrenaline and the depression that follows. Dr Asha Patel, Clinical Psychologist and CEO of Innovating Minds offers advice on how families can offer support You thought that once the exams were over life would
Healthy Snacking, But Not As You Know It
Most companies looking to create ‘healthy’ snacks tend to take unhealthy ones, such as biscuits and crisps, and tweak formulations in a bid to reduce the negative impact the foods have on our bodies. The result is inevitably a snack which, if you’re lucky, is a little healthier than the original product, but that simply
5 Popular Fundraising Ideas for School
Fundraising in the school is not only an important part of the academic year and an extra curricular fixture, but essential in the acquisition of new equipment and resources for use by students and teachers. With education budgets stretched and schools often struggling to raise the funds they need, it is more important than ever