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The Power of Nursery Rhymes

By Education | 03 November 2025

Next week is World Nursery Rhyme Week – an annual event founded since 2013. The initiative highlights the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development, focusing on benefits like language, literacy, and motor skills. This year’s event takes place over five days from the 10th to the 14th November.…

Managing Emotions in the Early Years

By Neil Brown | 31 October 2025

Helping Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Children under five often show lots of different emotions in a short time. This is normal. It happens because the part of the brain that controls emotions and impulses (called the prefrontal cortex) is still growing. Young children feel emotions strongly…

The Importance of Music Education in Primary Schools

By Jenny Williams | 29 October 2025

The importance of music education in primary schools cannot be overstated. It plays a vital role in children’s development, bringing joy while shaping cognitive, emotional, and social skills. The UK’s National Plan for Music Education (NPME) emphasizes the need for every child to access high-quality music education from an early…

Supporting EAL learners with maths

By Neil Brown | 27 October 2025

Supporting EAL Learners in Mathematics: Understanding the Challenge Mathematics is often perceived as a universal language, but in reality, it is deeply rooted in linguistic understanding. For learners of English as an Additional Language (EAL), the challenge is not always the mathematical concepts themselves, but the language used to express,…

Being a New PSHE Education Coordinator

By Elaine Robson | 22 October 2025

What Is PSHE Education and Why Does It Matter? Being a new lead for any subject is a challenge but the role of PSHE education coordinator can often feel overwhelming initially. Firstly, what does it mean? PSHE stands for Personal, Social, Health and Economic, therefore we really should add the…

Celebrating 21st NALDIC North East RIG: Supporting EAL Learners with Speech and Language Challenges

By Diane Embley | 21 October 2025

On Thursday 16th October 2025, Diane Embley and Rashda Salamat from Education North Tyneside’s Inclusive Learning and Achievement Service (ILAS), hosted their 21st meeting of the North East Regional Interest Group (RIG), a forum for educators dedicated to supporting pupils learning English as an additional language (EAL). This meeting focused on…

A Parent’s Guide to Keeping Your Children Safe Online

By Neil Brown | 20 October 2025

Last week I was delighted to be able to deliver a short online safety session to a school hall packed full of parents and carers at one of our local schools. Family life is so busy and attendance is not always that high at these things, but it was fantastic…

The Significance of Diwali: A Festival of Lights

By Shallu Duggal | 17 October 2025

Diwali: The Festival of Lights and Its Significance Diwali, known as the “Festival of Lights”, is one of the most important and widely celebrated festivals for Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs. This vibrant festival takes place annually over five days, usually between October and November, marking the start of the Hindu…

Coaching for New School Leaders: A Strategic Investment in Educational Leadership

By Richard Kielty | 17 October 2025

Why the Transition to School Leadership Is So Challenging Stepping into a leadership role in education represents one of the most significant career transitions a professional can make. Whether moving from classroom teacher to department head, or from deputy to headteacher, new school leaders face a complex landscape of responsibilities…

How to Consider a Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plan in your Setting.

By Mark Shotton | 15 October 2025

Context A study conducted by Nature found that a child born in 2020 will experience an ‘unprecedented increase’ in extreme weather events over their lifetime, and their world will be ‘fundamentally shaped by the climate crisis.’ The Department for Education (DfE) recognises that education settings have a vital role to…