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The Significance of Easter Weekend for Christians

By Diane Embley | 31 March 2026

Easter Weekend is the most significant Christian celebration, marking Jesus Christ’s resurrection, which is central to their faith and practice and is a foundation for the church’s mission and community life. Christ’s act of washing His disciples’ feet and sharing the Last Supper with them, commemorated on Maundy Thursday, highlights…

Who Supports the Supporters?

By Mark Shotton | 30 March 2026

Early years managers are often the figureheads of their settings, quietly keeping everything running – organising admin, leading practice, and ensuring the environment is the best it can be. They are the steady anchor for their teams, grounding, guiding, and nurturing practitioners, support staff, parents and carers, and, of course,…

The North Tyneside Schools Dance Festival: The Living World 2026

By Laura Flasby | 30 March 2026

This month we saw dance take over 65 North Tyneside schools. They joined our PE, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) team for our annual dance festival, to celebrate movement and expression of “The Living World” (this year’s theme). Seven packed shows Pupils and staff presented their pieces which they had been preparing since the start of the academic year. The PESSPA team hosted seven shows and three dress rehearsal days at The Parks Sports Centre in North Shields…

Why are educational visits so important for young people in schools?

By Rob Smith | 25 March 2026

Educational visits play a key role in the development of young people, but they often offer more than you can imagine. They do take effort to organise, but the return can be amazing. They also don’t need to be extravagant overseas visits, they are best graduated where there are frequent local visits, in and around school and…

Why all the talk about oracy?

By Eve Morton | 24 March 2026

It seems almost impossible at the moment to avoid the conversation about importance of oracy in education – and rightly so. As James Britton once said, ‘Reading floats on a sea of talk’ (Britton, 1970, p. 164), but good oracy skills go further than that. Strong oracy skills are essential…

The Benefits of Maintaining Your Home Language

By Diane Embley | 23 March 2026

In a world that’s becoming increasingly interconnected, it’s easy to feel that the language we speak at home may not be as “useful” or important as the dominant language in our community or workplace. But the benefits of maintaining proficiency in your home language reach far beyond mere communication. They touch…

FIRST LEGO League North Tyneside and Northumberland

FIRST LEGO League North Tyneside & Northumberland 2026

By Neil Brown | 20 March 2026

Last week we completed three days of incredible FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge regional tournament events for North Tyneside and Northumberland. These events are always such a privilege to be involved with. They are the culmination of months of hard work for students, teachers, volunteers and our team too! What is FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge? FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge…

Wonderful wordless works of art

By Catherine Worton | 05 March 2026

Some of our most engaging books for younger children are those which have very few words or no words at all. The illustrators of these wordless books are incredibly skilled in spinning a narrative through an unfolding sequence of pictures so exquisite, so imaginative, so carefully considered and sequenced that…

Growing Brains, Guiding Behaviour

By Jess Hannant | 03 March 2026

Supporting young children can be joyful, rewarding, and at times overwhelming-especially when big feelings take over. In the Early Years, children’s brains are developing at an incredible pace, shaping how they learn, communicate, and respond to the world around them. This rapid growth brings curiosity and opportunity, but it can…

Opening the doors to reading: why class visits to the local library matter

By Eve Morton | 02 March 2026

Why class visits to the local library matter more than ever As we celebrate the National Year of Reading, there has never been a better moment to reconnect children with one of the most powerful reading spaces in their community: the local library. A class visit to the library is…