Working Memory is the biggest predictor of children’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...
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. She has written multiple education resources about the conditions and has created the first teacher training presentation...
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...
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. It’s strengths and benefits are well reflected by its popularity and the fact that it has been a...
School teacher’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...
The Starting Line: Reading Woes in a Year 1 Classroom
As a Year 1 teacher in a three form entry Manchester primary school, I grappled with a common yet disheartening issue: the wide range of reading abilities among the children in my class. While some were doing well and able to read CCVC words...
