Make a Move Towards Better Mental Health
ONE of the biggest weeks of the year for mental health, has been crowned with its official theme, design and dates for 2014. Mental…
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Research into Professional Learning for School Leaders
Tell us what you think What type of learning do you participate in as part of your professional learning? You are invited you…
“How does the baby get in the mummy’s tummy?” and other cool questions little kids ask you about sexuality By Holly Brennan
This is Part 1 in a 3 part series about Communicating with children and young people about sexuality. Children are wonderfully curious and want…
Playing to Win By Dr Helen Street
“It is time we stopped thinking of free time as ‘time out’ for kids and realized that it is a vital path to adult…
Communication with kids the key to preventing cyberbullying By Beth Gigger
The internet offers a wealth of learning and leisure opportunities for children. Increasingly, children are online and connected and for most, the experience is…
High-fliers at risk of isolation and depression from internet addiction
Over-achievers are at risk of becoming addicted to the internet because of the pressure they put on themselves to continue working outside of office…
SHY hypothesis explains that sleep is the price we pay for learning
MADISON — Why do animals ranging from fruit flies to humans all need to sleep? After all, sleep disconnects them from their environment, puts…
Exercise getting the creative mind engaged
The impact of physical exercise on convergent and divergent thinking. Front Hum Neurosci. 2013 Dec 2;7:824. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00824. The impact of physical…
COURAGE By Sherrin Justo. PositiveTeacher of the Year.
The best way to predict the future is to create it and when I look around this room I know that the hearts and…
Dare to Be Exceptional By Maggie Dent
“The legacy of a teacher lasts a lifetime.” Unfortunately this well-known adage works both ways and the legacy of a toxic or incompetent teacher…