What is the link between mental health and academic performance?
At last, our children have returned to full time education. A move which was widely anticipated and received with joy, relief and trepidation, by young people and their parents. Homeschooling proved t …
Helping students with autism return to school
The past year has seen immense changes in how we live our lives, and inevitably these changes have impacted our mental health. For some, this has meant a period of loss and uncertainty; for others, it …
Creative ways to support your child's mental health
Adults don’t have all the answers We are living in a world full of unknowns, especially in this era of Covid- 19. Children are often used to adults providing answers to important questions or helping …
Top-tips to start using Makaton signing in your classroom
As a speech and language therapist and qualified early years teacher, if I were to choose a communication tool that enhanced the learning environment for all children, it would be Makaton. Let me set …
Could poor communication skills be holding students back in maths?
With hundreds of pupils starting school with poor speech and language skills and even more children struggling with basic social skills, there is no wonder we are seeing the impact this has on other a …
‘Building a Bully-Free Classroom’ an interview with Professor Peter.K.Smith
We interview the writer of the new Academy course : Professor Peter K Smith To promote anti-bullying week we’re releasing a free module from our CPD course ‘Building a Bully-Free Classroom’ by world-r …
Supporting students with the second Covid lockdown
Just as we’re settling into the ‘new normal’, news of the second lockdown means our day-to-day lives have been disrupted once again. As adults it’s disappointing, but we’ve seen enough to know that ch …
Introducing the Mable Canvas
Breaking down therapeutic barriers Why did we make the Canvas? Before joining Mable Therapy I’d always worked in schools and colleges, counselling children face-to-face. I loved the idea of working on …
Why is my child so angry? The lockdown effect.
Are you at home in lockdown and wondering how on earth other families you know on social media are spending their days blissfully baking cakes, colouring rainbows and smiling in the sunshine? Well the …
A Guide to Vocabulary Teaching: Part 2
The second part in a series of 3 blogs about vocabulary teaching: the ‘how’ and the ‘who’ How? – how do we begin to teach children the vocabulary needed to engage in all aspects of the curriculum? Who …
