Book Drop
This year, UK Reads are aiming to distribute 30,000 free books to children across the UK who don’t have access to books of their own.
There are currently more than 413,000 children in the UK who don’t own a single book at home, according to National Literacy Trust research.
UK Reads are on a mission to ensure that every child in the UK has a book of their own which will spark a joy of reading within them.
Any school in the UK can request free books from UK Reads. All of the books are supplied by partner company, Awesome Books who send high quality, pre-loved books to schools to be distributed amongst disadvantaged pupils.
How to Talk with Children About the Conflict in Ukraine
Talking about war, and feeling confident and comfortable about it can be very difficult. Remember that for some people they might not have had any direct experiences of war. For others they may have had direct experiences and that can be difficult too.
Below there are two different resources :
- experts at Save the Children share five tools and tips that caregivers can use to approach the conversation with children
- and Phoenix Education Consultancy has pulled together some ideas to help you think about approaches and strategies to talk about these situations.
Government releases first ever physical activity guidance for disabled children
The UK’s Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have released the first ever guidance on physical activity for children and young people with disabilities, aiming to improve their physical and mental health.
The guidance is based on research by Durham University, the University of Bristol and Disability Rights UK which found that regular exercise is equally beneficial for disabled children as non-disabled children aged between two- and 17-years-old.
Read the guidance here.
First aid in schools, early years and colleges
DfE have revised their webpages 'Check early years qualifications', including:
- Qualification requirements
- Qualifications achieved in England
- Qualifications achieved outside England
- Qualifications that do not meet the criteria
- Pathway into early years
Read more here.
Anti-racism in the early years by Rachna Joshi
Rachna Joshi, has pulled together a blog post issued by Early Education, with suggestions and links in order to respond to the systemic racism in education.
Read the blog post here.