By OSI School Furniture Designing a classroom that genuinely supports pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is about far more than choosing the right desks and chairs. It’s about creating a learning environment that reduces anxiety, improves focus, encourages independence, and promotes a sense of safety and belonging. The SEN classroom layout itself plays a … Read more
The Hidden Key to Academic Excellence: Why Psychological Safety Matters More Than We Think As I walk through classrooms across Britain, observing thousands of interactions between teachers and pupils, one factor consistently emerges as a predictor of academic success – yet it rarely features in school improvement plans or Ofsted frameworks. That factor is psychological … Read more
15 evidence-based classroom management strategies for teachers The paragraph can be extended by elaborating on the existing content. Effective classroom management plays a pivotal role in the day-to-day activities of educators. It is essential for maintaining discipline but also for creating a learning environment where students can thrive academically and socially. By implementing evidence-based strategies, … Read more
Things that start with Z in your House or Class I can’t guarantee you will have any of these objects beginning with Z around your classroom. It was all I could do to think of things that start with the letter Z! Zhaving trouble zhinking of zany zhings zhat start with ze letter ‘Z’? Zook … Read more
Things That Begin With A In Your Home or Classroom We were looking for objects that start with A, but many lists had obscure items I could not find. Hopefully, you can round up many of these things, beginning with A. Here are over 100 ideas of things you might find in a classroom, nursery, … Read more
The Importance of Classroom Routines for UK Teachers and ECTs: Supporting Pupils with Special Educational Needs Classroom routines play a crucial role in creating an effective learning environment, particularly for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). The Early Career Framework highlights the importance of establishing and reinforcing routines in promoting positive behaviours and fostering a … Read more
Developing resilience in children Life is a beautiful journey, but it is not always a bed of roses. There are moments of sadness, stress and grief. These moments come in the lives of everyone. Although it is hard to accept, they can go into the lives of our children too. Developing resilient children is all … Read more
Big and Small Teaching Activities Big and Small These concepts are generally taught together but we also use them to describe objects without a comparative object. “wow that’s a big smile” “What a big yawn!”. We throw around size-related mathematical language with scant regard to accuracy. “I’ve made a huge mistake.” “You are a massive … Read more
Life Skills Sensory Stories: Preparation for Adulthood Help your learners master real-world independence skills with our free Life Skills Sensory Stories. These engaging, multisensory tales are designed for SEND, EYFS and post-16 learners, focusing on key functional tasks like sorting socks, washing up, and dressing for the weather. Each story comes with a free downloadable … Read more
Knights and Castles Sensory Story I wanted to do a more fun sensory story. Heavily inspired by Pete Wells And his very funny sensory stories I wrote “We are Knights” for our History topic. Just a bit of fun but I have included suggested sensory resources, movement opportunities and some follow up activities around positional … Read more
Frustration is a classic game that one of my classes chose to buy with their pocket money (Residential school). The one we have is the slamtastic version. It is brilliant for developing a range of skills. The flip paddles add a brilliant tactile element to the game. The class was a mixed group of 6 … Read more
AAC Games for Communication Our next review for a game suitable for AAC users is Shark Bite. I bought this reduced at a supermarket. Shark does does tick the boxes for being suitable for use in communication and interaction sessions. It has a surprise movement to make you jump. The game has multicoloured accessories and … Read more
Why sensory Learning? Sensory learning – Sensory activities are those designed by educators to facilitate exploration encouraging children to use all their senses while they, create, investigate and explore. This is usually conducted through play although in the settings I have worked in also through structured planned learning activities. The sensory activities allow children to … Read more
This blog is, and I will say it now – a bit of a ramble, a shambolic collection of half-baked ideas. It was triggered by a recent change in my life that has left me carting carloads of stuff to the tip. Moving boxes to one room to tidy another then back & years’ worth … Read more
For my first post I thought I would write a few ideas about making your classroom as accessible and inclusive as possible. Each student is of course an individual and these are just general ideas that may help you.
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