Howdy Peeps! An amazing colleague of mine at my new job is an admin on a Facebook group for trainee/new teachers... he wrote this beautiful post that explains exactly how every teacher feels; I just had to share because it's perfect (I have his permission of course). Post was: "Best of luck to everyone starting [...]
Howdy Peeps! Sorry I haven't posted much recently but it's been kinda crazy! I started a full-time special needs teaching job almost 4 weeks ago, submitted my Master's dissertation last weekend and have had the usual things like daughter back at college (already had a sick day too 🤢)and the usual stuff that comes with [...]
Howdy peeps! If you've ever heard me talk about my work, you'll know I love working with children on the autistic spectrum. They are always the most passionate and funny and strong-willed and the ones who always speak their minds... I love that and wish more people would be like that! There are a lot [...]
Howdy Peeps! Apparently it's summer... (Not that you can tell outside) so for toddler group I was looking for some summer inspiration. I found the website Happiness is Homemade and found some cute crafts, including little plastic cup pineapples. You can paint the outside of cups yellow but I actually found some yellow ones in [...]
Afternoon Peeps! I've seen and heard several things on the news this week that have disturbed me so I thought I'd share them and share my responses too. As a mum, I think we need to address these things so our kids can learn from them. Some schools and universities are banning clapping and cheering [...]
Howdy Peeps! We went to see some family yesterday and I was watching my teenager interact with them. I was so proud that she took time to care about the people she saw and give them a hug etc. So many times we tell kids to say thank you or give a person a hug [...]
Happy Monday Peeps! So today is Autism Awareness Day, so I guess I'm here to make you aware of it. 🙂 What is Autism? The definition used by the National Autistic Society says: "Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others. Autistic people see, hear and [...]
How-do Peeps! I hope you're all safe and warm? This storm Eleanor is the worst I've seen since we've lived here! Anyhoo, as a mum and a teacher, I am very aware of the responsibility to teach kids the right things. Sadly, we live in a world that doesn't always support those ideals. These are [...]
Morning Peeps! It's a normal day; no bank holidays now until Easter! Schools here go back the end of this week, so I start tutoring again next week. There are then 5 weeks until half term (which is really short!) SO that means 5 full weeks of planning and lessons, which may make some people [...]
Morning Peeps! I thought I'd share some hints and tips with you about school and helping kids through it. I wanted to do this today so you can be ready for the new term in January but also because it was 10 years ago today I got my teaching qualification! So here are my tips [...]
A Peace of Life 