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Teachers: How to Reclaim Your Resilience During Challenging Times

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021Oxford Primary
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Wellbeing experts outline some practical ways for teachers to learn new skills and strategies to improve their resilience and adaption during challenging times.

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8 Top Tips for Remote Learning

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021Oxford Primary
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Over the past weeks and months, we’ve all had to adapt to uncertainty, and being flexible has become a necessity for schools, pupils and parents alike – and you’re all doing an amazing job! Now that you’ve had the chance to try out new approaches inside and outside of the classroom, it’s a good point […]

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December Reading List: Winter Warmers

December 1, 2020November 25, 2020Oxford Primary
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Awaken your Christmas spirit with a collection of winter warmers and cosy classics that will boost wellbeing for the end of term and leave you and your class with a warm glow that will last throughout the holiday season.

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The power of reading for empathy

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020Oxford Primary
The power of reading for empathy

Nikki Gamble writes about the need to develop children’s empathy with the help of the written word.

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November Reading List: Anti-bullying books

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020Oxford Primary

Anti-Bullying Week 2020 takes place from Monday 16th – Friday 20th November. We’ve gathered together a collection of anti-bullying books to encourage your class to work together to make a difference and help put a stop to bullying.

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October Reading List: Spooky Stories

October 1, 2020September 29, 2020Oxford Primary
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Enjoy a spooky story, from ghosts and ghouls to wacky witches, join us for a creepy crawl through these books full of things that go bump in the night and a fair share of superbly silly spooks too!

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September Reading List: Side-splitting Stories

September 1, 2020August 28, 2020Oxford Primary
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A collection of side-splitting stories to tickle your funny bone. From funny fiction to riotous rhymes, they’re guaranteed to get your class giggling and will help everyone to look on the bright side as we start the new school year.

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August Reading List: Resilient Reads

August 3, 2020October 6, 2020Oxford Primary
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This month’s collection of books is all about resilience and full of resilient characters, to help children learn how to bounce back from setbacks, enjoy challenges and stick at things they find tricky.

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July Reading List: Sporty Stories

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020Oxford Primary

Here’s our selection of sporty reading recommendations to get children moving. Find stories and free eBooks to keep them active over the summer months, from adrenalin-fuelled extreme sports to football-playing zombies.

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Five ways Numicon can support a Recovery Curriculum for Maths

July 1, 2020July 2, 2020Oxford Primary
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In April 2020, Barry Carpenter , the UK’s first Professor in Mental Health in Education, at Oxford Brookes University, called for a recovery curriculum post Covid -19. This gained momentum as schools started to open up more widely in the summer term and reported their key focus to be re- establishing relationships, routines and wellbeing before turning […]

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