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Mindfulness and mental health in children: five top tips for parents

December 4, 2020May 6, 2022Oxford Education
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5 top tips to encourage mindfulness in young children, to better support their mental health

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Examined poetry – the barbaric yawp

February 7, 2018January 9, 2020Fiona Lloyd-Williams

Jill Carter shares her tips and thoughts about how to energise poetry lessons.  Ask students if they like poetry and often the answer is a resounding ‘no’. Boys can be especially clear about this. I hear comments such as “I just don’t get it” and “It’s so boring”. It can be viewed as the domain […]

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Working as a new HOD – what to expect and prepare for

December 19, 2016December 16, 2016Oxford Geography Team
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This year I began my new post as Curriculum Leader for Geography in Hampshire. I am in my 5th year of teaching and have worked at two schools previously with the aim of progressing to a middle leader role. During my PGCE I was inspired by my mentor and at that time, Head of Geography, […]

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Jill Carter: A Rabbit in the Headlights

September 22, 2016June 15, 2018Fiona Lloyd-Williams

The new GCSEs are now timetabled – looks like it will be very similar to the ‘olden days’ – Lit first at the end of May followed by Lang at the beginning of June.  One of the things that has always struck me about impending exams is that they tend to appear out of nowhere […]

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