Category: Resources

  • The Transition Toolkit at nurtureuk.org  by Dr Tina Rae,  is a perfect resource for supporting the year 6 to year 7 transition process. At a time when this is likely to be more compressed than planned, the sound evidence base, theoretical underpinning, and brilliant activity cards in the Transition Toolkit are a must for schools.…

  • To explore and develop what a Recovery Curriculum might look like in the context of a school’s existing curricula, we’ll be hosting a series of conversations with school leaders, practitioners and researchers over the coming weeks. We’ll be releasing and sharing these discussions as episodes on the new LearningShared podcast. The first of these episodes…

  • Teacher Toolkit Podcast: Ross Morrison McGill interviews Professor Barry Carpenter about his career in Special Educational Needs. This interview carries a particular focus on the education of children born prematurely, and interest shared by Ross McGill, as a Father to a pre term son, and Professor Carpenter, as an Educator and Researcher in this area.…

  •           How will it be for children when they return to school? It would be naive to think that they will pick up where they left off on the day their school went into lock down. We have been analysing the loss children have suffered during this time, and the potential…

  • From Flinders University and the South Australian Government. 

  • What are the implications of Covid 19, and the implications for schools, teachers, and school leadership? This podcast, recorded on 7th April 2020, is an interview conducted with Professor Barry Carpenter to mark his 40 years in School / Education Leadership.   https://thekeysupport.com/insights/2020/04/08/key-voices-55 Also available to listen on both iTunes & Spotify  

  • At this present time , when teachers and teaching assistants are home based, and looking for worthwhile on line professional learning , you may like to visit  http://www.complexneeds.org.uk 16 modules of  teacher training , at 4 levels . Level A is specifically designed for Teaching Assistants. Level D , for example , is for those…

  • Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown: A wordless booklet with scenes from existing Beyond Words stories looking at what makes a ‘good day’ and what makes a ‘bad day’. Scenes address social distancing, lockdown, mental health and daily routines. When someone dies from coronavirus: a guide for families & carers: An illustrated resource on…

  • Katie Buckingham is a young woman who an amazing entrepreneur , and runs an organisation focussed on Mental Health and Well Being,  Altruist . She also has a diagnosis of Autism , and serves with me on the National Girls and Autism Forum . She has been a powerful advocate for our work, has written…

  • “This video introduces ways for parents and carers to manage media coverage of traumatic events, and talk to their children about their worries and fears” Talking to children about natural disasters, traumatic events, or worries about the future from Emerging Minds on Vimeo. More from Emerging Minds Australia here: https://emergingminds.com.au/