This is the second blog in our series exploring barriers to education. In the first blog, Shannon Hatton-Corcoran and Rachel Lyons introduced the WARMTH framework - six foundations to reduce barriers to education, recognising that declining attendance is a symptom of unmet need requiring compassiona...
Working Memory is the biggest predictor of childrenā€™s achievement we have. In essence, it is our 'thinking capacity' and is that important for learning that is has been likened to the 'new IQ' by some researchers.
Working Memory is our capacity to think about and process information; both new (e.g....
Tina Coope is the Education lead at PANS PANDAS UK, working to raise awareness of the conditions amongst educators and to support the development of effective practice.Ā She has written multiple education resources about the conditions and has created the first teacher training presentation in the U...
Dr Carole Campbell of South Ayrshire Psychological Service, shares the Positive Psychology Intervention for group and whole class work with children and young people, and explores the impact as an early intervention and prevention approach.
Positive Psychology
With educational psychologists ofte...
Introduction
Precision Teaching is an engaging, individualised pedagogical technique that offers a practical approach to boosting literacy, numeracy and a range of other discrete learning. Itā€™s strengths and benefits are well reflected by its popularity and the fact that it has been a cornerstone o...
School teacherā€™s role feels ever expanding; but all with the central aim to not only impart knowledge, but to support the emotional and psychological development of young people. An increasing issue within schools, both for individual teachers and SLT is the increasing anxiety young people feel abou...
