• Working together

Why adopting a Supply Pool for agency and temporary staff transforms SEN schools

2024-08-08T10:45:39+00:00CPD, Educational Research, Schools, Special Educational Needs, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Wellbeing|

Save money. SEN settings spend a huge amount of their budget on supply staff, especially on agency fees. SEN settings make up around 4.5% of all schools and settings in England, but account for 13.5% of total supply staff spend across all settings. We completely understand why this happens. The high needs of the [...]

  • Teaching in lockdown

Teaching in Lockdown – 10 Things You Never Expected to Hear, Say or Do as a Teacher!

2021-07-16T14:13:01+00:00Behaviour Management, Coronavirus, Supply Teachers, Teacher Stress, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Wellbeing|

Georgina Bromilow, a former classroom and supply teacher who now helps schools and teachers connect at Teacher Booker, explores the often humorous twists and turns of remote learning. We really don’t know how you’ve done it, but here you are, “finally at the finish line” as one of our teachers put it. Remote learning, [...]

  • Fun with Food

The Fun with Food Programme – how to establish a fun food ladder that is student led

2021-06-15T12:22:09+00:00CPD, Educational Research, Schools, Special Educational Needs, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Wellbeing|

In the fourth part of our seven part series we explore the fun with food food programme and look at how to establish a fun food ladder that is student led. Take a look at our other blogs on PECs – The six steps and how to make it fun, SCERTS approach made easy! and Attention [...]

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Attention Autism – Are we offering an irresistible invitation to learn?

2021-07-16T13:07:21+00:00CPD, Educational Research, Schools, Special Educational Needs, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Wellbeing|

In the third part of our seven part series we take a look at Attention Autism and explore some motivating, Gina Davis inspired little group activities that can be tailored for all age groups. Take a look at our other blogs on PECs – The six steps and how to make it fun and [...]

PECs – The six steps and how to make it fun

2021-07-14T10:27:00+00:00Educational Research, Schools, Special Educational Needs, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Wellbeing|

In this seven part series around Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching we will explore some tried and tested methods with a fun twist, from experience gained in my 15 years working in an amazing special needs school. There will be easy step-by-step guides, from PECs (Picture Exchange Communication System) to Sensory stories, everything you [...]

A Guide for Teachers: Getting Your Ducks in a Row

2019-10-04T09:59:02+00:00Cover Supervisors, Safeguarding, School Jobs, Supply Teacher Pay, Supply Teachers, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Assistants|

Rightly, background and compliance checks for teachers are very stringent. The process can seem complex and confusing and often there is a lack of comprehensive guidance. So we put together this guide to explain what’s required and why, and how you can help the process.     Interview What happens We’ll go through your experience [...]