Sharing good practice
I took part in a seminar today - which was actually a surprise as I thought I was going to be in school all day. Never one to miss out ...
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How important is it to eat breakfast?
I cannot start the day without eating a bowl of cereal. Good, slow release carbs to keep me going through the morning are a must for me. I have lost ...
Learning by doing
Today I was responsible for the issues that are usually dealt with by our lovely administrator as she was away training. She has a great way of juggling the immediate ...
Learning to skip – old fashioned games turned trendy?
We had a skipping teacher in school today. She worked with a group of older pupils and I sat in on the demonstration they gave to the whole school. The ...
School fuel and knitted cereal – the power of advertising to kids
I have had the pleasure of helping out at our Breakfast Club this week as the mainstay of the team is poorly. I am not as bright and bubbly in ...
Struggling with the communication tools
I have now been working at Forthview Primary School for 3 weeks and I am having a great time. I am on a very steep learning curve -that's the point. ...
Little people – big ideas
Over the past week I have sat in on meetings of the school council, the health group and the Eco Committee. Each group has pupil members - aged between 6 ...
Schools at the heart of the community
Just reading the local evening paper in Edinburgh I was struck by how the announcement of closure of schools in the city by the council has been received. The City ...
The joy of hearing children singing
Sheila introduced me to the children at school today at their assembly. The little ones have not started yet so all of the children there have been in school for ...
