How the food we feed young people affects their brain
At work we’ve been reflecting recently on how our young people’s diet affects their brain. When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct
FREE online course to help parents talk about the issue of self-harm with their children
SelfharmUK and the Virtual College have worked in partnership to create a free online course designed to help parents talk about the issue of self-harm with their children. Thousands of
The Adoptables Toolkit – a free resource for key stages 2 and 3
The Adoptables Toolkit is a free resource for key stages 2 and 3 that enables students to understand the issues faced by adopted children and young people at school. It
Incredible Photos Of Girls Going To School Around The World
Every child deserves an education. Unfortunately, young girls and women ― half of the world’s population ― are rarely given the same opportunities as boys to learn, study and succeed.
Talking to children about terrorism
Megan, who used to belong to one of my youth groups, has written a final year project for her journalism degree course on how to talk to children about terrorism, particularly
Christmas video 21: The Nativity in Sand
The Bible Society produced this video of sand artist Gert van der Vijver retelling the story of the Nativity in sand. This is a great thing to watch in an all-age
Best children’s Christmas story book
One of my favourite resources for the Christmas season is Jesus’ Christmas Party by Nicholas Allan. Nicholas Allan writes and illustrates the nativity through the eyes of a grumpy inn keeper who is
Christmas video 16: Shepherds, Wise Men and baby Jesus spoken word
Miriam Swaffield wrote these spoken word videos about the shepherds, the wise men and baby Jesus. They are brilliant, we’ve used them with our 11-14 year olds who’ve loved them.
My heart breaks for the burned-out teachers
This articulates many of the reasons I would never consider going into teaching. When I was applying for university in 2000 I looked carefully at doing a BEd degree
Christmas Video 11: He Came Down
‘If you’ve ever felt rejected, excluded or a stranger Remember the One who came down in the manger.’
Christmas video 9: Mulberry Miracle
What does Christmas without Jesus look like? Today in our consumeristic society we replace Jesus with a handbag, a smartphone, food, and so much more. This is a great video that
Safeguarding update from Hampshire Constabulary
Please be aware of the attached further update from Hampshire Constabulary Dear Parents, You may be aware of an explicit video involving two children which has been shared far and wide