In these uncertain times, it's been great to see how schools and families have come together to support children's learning at home. The need to change how things work in a short amount of time has challenged everyone involved, but here we hear from a teacher, pupil and parent about how they were able to make this work for them during term time.
We asked two leading parental engagement experts some questions about the role parents and carers have to play when it comes to preventing and tackling maths anxiety among children. And, here’s what we learned…
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has seen school leaders, teachers and support staff respond magnificently in adapting working practices to provide pupils with ongoing education in the most difficult of circumstances, supporting not only the most vulnerable students but also the children of key workers. We have seen how powerful a simple gesture of saying "thank you" can be in recognising those efforts.
The last few terms have been challenging for children, parents and teachers alike, so as this final term draws to an end many of us will want to thank teachers for all the work they’ve done to help both pupils and parents during a time like no other. Here are a few ideas...
Lockdown brought its own set of challenges and trials for everyone and this was no different in the rural community served by Florencecourt Primary School, Enniskillen. For many of our farming families the show had to go on with animals to be tended, fences to be mended and of course it's the time of year for the grass!
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