Posts by Classroom Secrets

An EHCP or Education, Health and Care Plan is a legal document for a young person with a Special...

April is Autism Acceptance month, and we hope you will find this blog useful in helping you to understand...

World Book Day is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the joys of reading with young minds. However, the pressure...

The education sector is one of many professions that has been profoundly affected by the recent mental health crisis....

The festive season is a time for joy, connection, and celebration, but it can also be a time of...

The festive season is a time for joy, connection, and celebration, but it can also be a time of...

The festive season is often one of celebration, social engagements, and an opportunity for you to spend time with...

We’ve all been there, right? Here sits your new class, and within it there are one or maybe multiple...

Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the waterspout, Down came the rain and washed the spider out, Out came the...

When a good friend asked if I would like to write about wellbeing and give tips and ideas for...

19 years on and I still remember my first class – they were amazing! The kind of class you...

How can it be September already? It doesn’t seem too long ago that we were eating Easter eggs and...

In 2012, the Early Years Foundation Stage ‘Bible’ was published. Development Matters was the non-statutory guidance aimed at supporting...

We are delighted to announce that The Teachers’ Podcast has made the shortlist of Learning Ladders’ ‘Best Educational Podcast...

Home learning has never been so widespread as it has been in 2020. Helping your child develop their learning...

‘Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.’ Reading is...

So...where to begin? You don’t need me to tell you what a crazy old world we are currently living...

Whilst the announcement made last night about UK school closures was not entirely unexpected, I think we all currently...

I don’t know about you, but for me, life feels quite unpredictable at the moment. Last time we published...

This Thursday (5th March 2020) people in over 100 countries will be celebrating World Book Day. For some of...

Hopefully it won’t have escaped your attention that we’ve made a few changes recently. These include a new logo,...

Traditionally, Lent is a time for fasting and reflection, where it’s common for Christians to refrain from eating specific foods. This period of abstinence reflects the sacrifice Jesus made during his 40 day journey...

The hearts are up, the balloons are floating and the colour red is EVERYWHERE! Yep, it’s THAT time of year again...

Before starting here at Classroom Secrets, I worked for several years as part of a large team of teaching...