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Enhancing circle time
Authors: Elliott Verity
Published: May 2014

The concept of circle time will be familiar to all practitioners, but is there is a danger that it has become stale in your setting? With a few refreshing ideas it can be a powerful learning experience once again.
Going through the gateway
Authors: Lee Maureen
Published: May 2014

All potential candidates must go through the Gateway Review, which involves first-hand engagement with real-life work situations, to check their preparedness for Early Years Professional Status assessment.
Working in partnership with parents
Authors: Barber Jenny
Published: May 2014

The triangle of early years care features practitioners, parents and children working in harmony, however, the relationship between home and setting is often inadequate, despite its importance.
Cost increases vital for survival
Authors: Tanuku Purnima
Published: May 2014

Childcare costs are headline news, especially when they are on the rise. Purnima Tanuku stresses the importance of keeping families informed of the reasons why fees need to rise to ensure survival.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Authors: Chapman Ailsa
Published: May 2014

The latest article in our series covering popular and well-known fairy tales takes a look at the non-typical story of Jack and the Beanstalk, which offers plenty of ideas for practical activities.
The wild things are here
Authors: Sargent Marianne
Published: May 2014

Originally published in 1967, Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, Where The Wild Things Are, has recently been used as the inspiration for a film and novel, bringing its genius to whole new generations.
Imagination stimulation
Authors: Waterhouse Jessica
Published: May 2014

There is nothing so powerful as the imagination, in fact, Albert Einstein and Carl Sagan believed it was impossible to be creative anything without it, but how can practitioners help children to nurture it?
Private day nurseries
Authors: Chesworth Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Chesworth explores the nature of leadership in private day nurseries and talks to four leaders who have found ways of managing the ever changing and complex roles needed to offer quality provision.
Accessible environments
Authors: Charlton Marie
Published: May 2014

The Principles into Practice card that covers the learning environment makes it clear that the resources you offer should be appropriate, well-maintained and accessible. But just how enabling is your setting?
SPECIAL TREASURES
Authors: Dixon Peter
Published: May 2014

THE SAFEWAY-PLAYWAY lady smiled as she shook Mrs Harpoon's hand and declared the WILDLANDS PLAY AREA open. A selected group of Special Treasures children sang their skipping song, and the chairman of governor's mumbled something about his own childhood and falling out of a tree…
The Frog Prince
Authors: Chapman Ailsa
Published: May 2014

The last article in our six-part series, examining ways of using traditional stories and fairy tales as starting points for practical activities, examines the transformative story of The Frog Prince.
Gorillas in our midst
Authors: Sargent Marianne
Published: May 2014

Picture books, no matter how simple they seem on the surface, harbour many truths for young readers, for example, Gorilla, tells of the loneliness of a girl whose father is rarely able to spend any time with her.
Patterns of experience
Authors: Bennett Elaine
Published: May 2014

Practitioners, who are stuck for ideas when sourcing inspirational mathematical resources, should look no further than the shapes and patterns that are found in abundance in the world outside the setting.
Childminders in the early years
Authors: Simpson Maggie
Published: May 2014

The vision of Scotland's Early Years Framework is that children are valued and provided for within their communities, encouraging a shift in thinking from ‘service provision’ to ‘capacity building’.
Creative colours
Authors: Waterhouse Jessica
Published: May 2014

Jessica Waterhouse begins her new series, makes use of various practical ideas for getting creative with different colours. This month, we explore the colour red, and its many associations.
Makama we makama
Authors: Leeper Marion
Published: May 2014

Every story is a present to whoever hears it, but the best thing about a good tale is that it needs no curricula, no pictures and no set boundaries to incorporate all learning, knowledge and experiences.
The ‘out of kilter’ child: Sensory processing disorders
Authors: Hook Elaine
Published: May 2014

High ability or gifted children are prone to hypersensitivity and sensory processing disorders that can prove a serious barrier to fulfilling their potential and provide numerous challenges for practitioners.
Music on a grand scale
Authors: MacAdam Colin
Published: May 2014

Young children love to make noise, play with friends, discover and explore their surroundings. Colin MacAdam explains how to deliver an exciting and innovative educational journey through creative play.
Down in London town
Authors: Harries Judith
Published: May 2014

These popular rhymes are set in London and bring together the flavour and atmosphere of a busy, bustling city. This article provides a rich mixture of activities covering all the Early Learning Goals.
Bringing stories to life
Authors: Masters Donna
Published: May 2014

Reading and enjoying books is a trait we all want to encourage in our youngest children, but to really set stories alive in early years settings requires a bit more creative thought, planning and observation.
Dumbing down is not the way to go
Authors: Pritchard Tricia , Lawrence Chris
Published: May 2014

Voice and The Chiltern College believe the introduction of a Level 2 certificate and Level 3 Diploma will be a backward step that could damage the professional standing of the early years workforce.
Your own style of leading
Authors: Jefferies Tina
Published: May 2014

Just how you influence creative and trusting staff relationships in the setting has much to do with your personal style of leadership, which may seem obvious, but should serve to focus your working practices.
The writing's on the floor
Authors: Mort Linda
Published: May 2014

Getting boys to enjoy and make use of writing can be a tough challenge, however, providing examples of adults who make use of this ability in their everyday lives will encourage them to make their mark.
Keep on lifting us higher
Authors: Harris Lesley
Published: May 2014

While our latest early years framework goes through a review process, it is refreshing to hear that the High/Scope approach remains true to its original vision some 40 years after being developed.
Managing expectations
Authors: Paul Smith Sharon
Published: May 2014

The expectations we have of ourselves and of the children in our care need to meet the individual needs of each child, but are we as a sector stuck in how we think about learning and development?
Learning all about me
Authors: Keeling Anne
Published: May 2014

Children already know a great deal about themselves when they enter reception, but basing a series of activities on this theme, will open up many learning opportunities while helping children settle.
One born every minute
Authors: Soar Susan
Published: May 2014

The arrival of a baby brother or sister can be a signifi cant change in a young child's life. Practitioners can support children as their family takes on a new shape, using activities across a number of learning areas.
Money is a funny thing
Authors: Jennings Martha
Published: May 2014

Taking part in Red Nose Day, on Friday March 18, with the children in your group can be both easy and a great deal of fun. These practical examples will show you how to do ‘something funny for money’.
Finding the Eurochild
Authors: Moss Peter
Published: May 2014

How do the childcare and education systems in the UK compare with Europe, and what can we learn from the many diverse countries, peoples and approaches to the early years found on the continent?
Quality attachments
Authors: Paul-Smith Sharon
Published: May 2014

Children thrive when they are raised in an environment where they share secure, quality attachments with adults, and they will thrive in a setting where staff teams are united and happy in their work.
Supporting separated families
Authors: Tanuku Purnima
Published: May 2014

Purnima Tanuku explains why nurseries should collect the details of non-resident parents and keep them updated and involved in nursery life, regardless of the circumstances of the actual separation.
Provoked by dinosaurs
Authors: Sargent Marianne
Published: May 2014

In the first of a 12-month series, Marianne Sargent explores the use of provocations in the early years, using a different theme each month to help promote creativity and thinking skills in young children.
Finding new ways to teach writing
Authors: Clere Lynn
Published: May 2014

Are we engaging in writing partnerships with our children? Is writing enjoyable and purposeful, and most importantly, fun? Learning to write does not have to be a solitary and sedentary activity.
The two-year-old challenge
Authors: Oates John
Published: May 2014

A psychologist's view of the two-year progress check and a look at how a resource from Early Support, based at the National Children's Bureau, can help with monitoring a child's ongoing development.
Common baby infections
Authors: Day Lin
Published: May 2014

Anyone working in a setting or school will be familiar with symptoms of common viral and bacterial infections, and with more babies entering provision, practitioners need to update their knowledge.
Flying through the sky
Authors: Sharpe Deborah
Published: May 2014

Travelling on public transport can be both exciting and daunting for young children, but actually being able to soar through the air and to look down on the clouds is something magical that we can build on.
Learning through display
Authors: Bryce-Clegg Alistair
Published: May 2014

What covers our nursery walls is subject to changing times, but where once the decisions were made by adults, operating on a ‘more is better’ principle, this is not the way to create learning environments.
Ability comes in all levels
Authors: Day Louise
Published: May 2014

As a profession we have a responsibility to ensure that the needs and requirements of all children are met, and that every child, wherever possible, has access to the same resources and activities.
Unions and sector need to unite
Authors: Lawson Deborah
Published: May 2014

The education system is going through tremendous and sometimes volatile change, and at times it can seem like the workforce is under attack from a government, which is failing to fully support it.
An environment for talk
Authors: Bryce-Clegg Alistair
Published: May 2014

Some children love to talk, they will do so happily all day, while for others, the act is more difficult for a variety of reasons. One thing we can do is to ensure our environments encourage expression.
How practitioners promote sustained shared thinking
Authors: Purdon Anne
Published: May 2014

Do you want to improve the quality of interactions at your nursery? How often do your practitioners engage in sustained shared thinking, and just what do they understand about this important concept?
Early assessment – lost in translation
Authors: Allingham Sue
Published: May 2014

The assessment of young children's learning and development has once again become a thorny issue, with reports suggesting a return to baselines at the start of reception in order to improve ‘accountability’.
Packing it away again
Authors: Brown Paula
Published: May 2014

Packaway playgroups have strong community roots and can build confidence in parents. Here we look at their history, the challenges and opportunities, and what other types of setting can draw from this.
Getting to first words
Authors: Jones Michael
Published: May 2014

In the sixth article in our series on children's communication from birth to three, we explore the start of the first word stage, its link to physical development and the value of action songs and using signing.
Thinking about Anansi
Authors: Leeper Marion
Published: May 2014

One of the most important parts of the scientific process is to actually have, or to generate, ideas and to then use these to make predictions, or hypotheses, which is something a good story naturally promotes.
The schema in the box
Authors: Brown Paula
Published: May 2014

Cardboard boxes are wonderful examples of free, easy-to-obtain, open-ended resources, that offer children an almost limitless range of possibilities, such as the ability to exercise a range of schemas.
How you can make the most of parents' evenings
Authors: Fox Jennifer
Published: May 2014

Jennifer Fox, a special needs home tutor, takes a look at parents' evenings – from both sides of the desk!
The art of asking questions
Authors: Leaming Liz
Published: May 2014

Asking questions is part of learning. Liz Leaming, a key stage I teacher from Nailsey, north Somerset, undertaking a creative writing diploma course and supply teaching, explains how to introduce the question mark.
Phenominal phonic phonemes
Authors: Sear Lynn
Published: May 2014

How to introduce clusters, blends, digraphs and trigraphs using games. By Lynn Sear, literacy co-ordinator at Snowsfields Primary School, London.
Sensing a better way to learn
Authors: Prescott Tiffany
Published: May 2014

Using a multicultural approach, learn about the five senses as a combined unit. Tiffany Prescott is currently studying a BSc as a primary science curriculum specialist in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees.
The great benefits of learning how to think
Authors: Bown Leo
Published: May 2014

Leo Bown, a special needs teacher and freelance journalist from Winchester, investigates how to develop children’s thinking skills in the classroom.
Supporting learning CEREBRAL PALSY
Authors: Brewis Lindsay
Published: May 2014

Lindsay Brewis is the national lead adviser, of education for Scope, the UK’s leading charity working with children with cerebral palsy. This article addresses some of the concerns that frequently arise in key stages 1 and 2 for children who have cerebral palsy and are also hard to teach.
Do we need extended schools?
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Charles Clarke has proposed extended schools open ten hours a day. It's a backward move, says Liz Rhodes
History theme A SENSE OF THE PAST
Authors: Foster Denise
Published: May 2014

We asked Denise Foster, the National Trust's Learning Adviser, how you can get children excited about key stage 1 history
Maths theme SUBTRACTION
Authors: Ebbutt Sheila
Published: May 2014

How do you turn subtraction problems into effortless operations? Sheila Ebbutt, from the maths specialists BEAM, provides an overview of the key issues
Make way for Cobweb Day!
Authors: Bevan Clare
Published: May 2014

Forget the tyranny of the timetable and imagine a world of freedom: a world where you can find the fun and magic of Cobweb Day…
Teacher will take the flak from Kelly's 10-hour day
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Rhodes looks at what will happen to Charles Clarke's 10-hour school day legacy under Ruth Kelly's reign
Rama and the Demon King: An ancient tale
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

This 3,000-year-old Hindu tale of a brave and good prince is said to confer a blessing on all who hear it. Liz Rhodes discusses ways of using it in a year 2 classroom
What would you do with *27 million?
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Rhodes discusses the government's initiative to promote reading by giving children free books
Staff decide which teachers are excellent
Authors: Hindmarch Sonali
Published: May 2014

Teachers are being asked to redefine standards by saying what they think makes an exemplary teacher as the higher pay grade is introduced. Sonali Hindmarch reports
Chidi Only Likes Blue
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Chidi's favourite colour is blue. His sister thinks it's because it's the only colour he knows. So she teaches him the other colours in their Nigerian village. Liz Rhodes discusses how to teach this to year 1
Free-reading skills are learned from oral tales
Authors: Palmer Sue
Published: May 2014

In the next of the learning to learn series, Sue Palmer looks at oral storytelling traditions and how it helps children acquire literacy skills needed to read independently
From year 3 to year 1: Comparing key stages
Authors: Butterfield Ayla
Published: May 2014

Ayla Butterfield has been teaching for three years. She recently made the switch from year 3 to year 1 and is currently a maths co-ordinator at a school in Herfordshire. She speaks to 5TO7 about moving from key stage 1 to key stage 2
How to draw conclusions from children's work
Authors: Thornton Stephanie
Published: May 2014

Dr Stephanie Thornton questions how we can use the clues from children's actions to support children who are struggling
The calm after the storm: A quieter place for children to go
Authors: Caplin Lindsey
Published: May 2014

Lindsey Caplin, executive director of A Quiet Place, talks to 5TO7 about a room in school troubled primary school children can go to escape
Autism in the classroom
Authors: Ravenhill Jenny
Published: May 2014

Jenny Ravenhill, principal psychologist, the National Autistic Society, outlines how we can support children with behavioural disorders at school
Songs for children? They might be on to something
Authors: Flansburgh John , Linnell John
Published: May 2014

Their hits include Birdhouse in Your Soul and the Malcolm in the Middle theme. Sonali Hindmarch spoke to They Might Be Giants after the UK release of children's album, No!
Mathematical machines
Authors: Taylor John
Published: May 2014

The focus of this article is how you can use two of the standard Microsoft programs that you already have installed on your computer in conjunction with a data projector and/or interactive whiteboard.
All wrapped up in Santa
Authors: Thornton Stephanie
Published: May 2014

Is telling children about Santa harmless childhood fun? Or is it the first great betrayal? Stephanie Thornton discusses this seasonal issue
Me gusta el …
Authors: Diaz Antonio
Published: May 2014

This month's Spanish exercises concentrate on how to introduce reading, writing and listening skills to young children
Emotional attachment
Authors: Mill Patsy
Published: May 2014

The quality of a child's relationship with their parents affects school success and life-experience. Can poor home relationships be offset in the classroom?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: May 2014

This assembly celebrates the birthday of the famous French post-Impressionist painter who recorded the Parisian bohemian lifestyle
Visual dyslexia
Authors: Jordan Ian
Published: May 2014

Reading problems? Visual dyslexia should be your first thought for every child who does not achieve his potential in education
Temperature tantrums
Authors: Royle Leeann
Published: May 2014

Leeann Royle outlines a practical approach to learning about how temperature affects materials
Meine lieblingsfarbe ist
Authors: Carme Emmanuelle
Published: May 2014

This month's German exercises concentrate on how a variety of activities can be offered to young children for them to practise a very limited amount of language
You are what you watch
Authors: Mill Patsy
Published: May 2014

Anything goes, it seems, when it comes to TV programme content. What effect does this have on the young? What effect does it have on us all?
Why join a union?
Authors: Johnson Sue
Published: May 2014

Union fees may seem like an unnecessary burden. But if trouble comes your way you will face it alone if you are not a union member. ATL's Sue Johnson explains why
Digging up the past
Authors: West Jane
Published: May 2014

Histor y is the stor y of people, of nations, of lives and wars, kings and queens, births and deaths. But, essentially, histor y is based on written evidence, whether this be books, poems, letters, newspapers,paintings, land registries, legal documents,marriage cer tificates or records of death duties.
Moon people factoids
Authors: Dabell John
Published: May 2014

Getting children to analyse data in the form of ‘factoid’ type tables
Mozart's 250th birthday
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: May 2014

This month's assembly section celebrates the birth of a musical genius. The BBC's Proms commemorating it run from July 14 to September 9.
Family history month
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: May 2014

As more and more families move around, people begin to think about who they are and where they come from. This assembly explores those themes
Inca trek
Authors: Rush Yvonne
Published: May 2014

Ready steady grow Inca trek National cookie bake 2007
Partners in learning
Authors: Mason Andrea
Published: May 2014

Many schools in the UK, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have discovered significant benefits from global school partnerships
Can you Picture this?
Authors: Dabell John
Published: May 2014

Visualisation techniques and activities deserve plenty of classroom airtime in our maths lessons because they are powerful assessment for learning tools and rich sources of discussion and exploration.
Who's afraid of Mr Fox?
Authors: Eades Jenny Fox
Published: May 2014

Jenny Fox Eades invites children to use classical myths to explore stereotypes about nocturnal animals
A multicultural Xmas …
Authors: Mill Patsy
Published: May 2014

Is our peculiarly British way of handling cultural differences making a mess of what could be a powerfully bonding tradition?
Finding out first hand
Authors: Youngman Angela
Published: May 2014

Angela Youngman discusses how important visits out of school, being involved in the community and learning about real life is for children
Learning from children
Authors: Mosley Jenny
Published: May 2014

In the third in a series, Jenny Mosley talks about the lessons we can learn from children that we often to forget to look for
Make a meal of healthy eating
Authors: McConachie Jennifer
Published: May 2014

Make a meal of healthy eating Cash boost for Childline Open farm Sunday!
A fear of failure
Authors: Thornton Stephanie
Published: May 2014

What can we do when a child holds back from trying for fear of failure? Stephanie Thornton discusses this issue
The May Day festival
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: May 2014

This assembly, which is designed to be read-aloud or used as a mini role-play, tells the story of one family's preparations for a May Day festival
Experiments with paint
Authors: Taylor Pam
Published: May 2014

It is important to discuss work in progress and completed work. Art and craft activities give us an ideal opportunity to do this, says Pam Taylor
Explore music and more
Authors: Sharkey Liz
Published: May 2014

Explore a website ideal for introducing musical instruments and find more guidance for making the most of the whiteboard, says Liz Sharkey
There was an old lady who swallowed the sea
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Rhodes shows how this big book can be used with year 1 children to teach literacy. Its variation of the classic ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly’
Tory reading test plans brought to book
Authors: Tweed James
Published: May 2014

Early years organisations have criticised Conservative Party plans to focus primarily on synthetic phonics to teach young children to read and then have to pass a reading test at the age of six, should it become the next Government
DIY risk assessment from an early age
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Rhodes looks at a report that underlines the importance of children learning to cope with hazards themselves
What can key stage 1 learn from key stage 2?
Authors: Rush Chris
Published: May 2014

The debacle of this summer's SATs is still having an impact on schools in England. What does this mean?
The Montessori story
Authors: Fidler Wendy
Published: May 2014

Wendy Fidler explores the impact of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements in Montessori settings, where children are grouped ages three to six
Great floods!
Authors: Hammond Paula
Published: May 2014

October marks the official end of British Summer Time, when days get darker, colder and wetter! Therefore, this month's assembly is a very damp story
Scrummy yummy rhymes
Authors: Hoad Elizabeth
Published: May 2014

Poetry: Using the senses
Fantastic experiments!
Authors: Youngman Angela
Published: May 2014

Do you have a school kitchen? If not, raid your cupboards at home. It houses a vast array of items which can be used to undertake a range of simple, yet very entertaining (and educational!) scientifi c experiments guaranteed to set them thinking and ultimately exploring for themselves.
Understanding shape
Authors: Manley Sarah
Published: May 2014

Calculating, measuring and understanding shape
Children at risk from school failure
Authors: Louis Sara
Published: May 2014

Failing in school is a major problem for the individual, and for society at large. Depressingly, we can usually pick out those at most risk of school failure from their earliest days
Can't tie their shoes?
Authors: Fiddler Wendy
Published: May 2014

Dyspraxia can seriously affect co-ordination. Sufferers may lack spatial awareness, may be unable to remember too many instructions at once, and have barely legible handwriting
Greener schools: Reduce, reuse, recycle!
Authors: Youngman Angela
Published: May 2014

Everyday, teachers are encouraged to reduce energy usage, reuse materials and take part in composting projects and promote similar attitudes among children
Re-write the rules
Authors: Taylor Di
Published: May 2014

Di Taylor focuses on Literacy Sats and divides up fact and fiction, useless and useful helplines while offering a positive way forward through sensible techniques
Explosive history!
Authors: Duck Sarah
Published: May 2014

November is an exciting month for children with rich sensorial experiences. Linking history teaching to their natural interest, or at least awareness of, bonfire night and fireworks is an opportunity not to be missed.
Children with diabetes
Authors: Hirst Martin
Published: May 2014

If a child in your class was diabetic, would you know what to do? Do you understand what it means to have diabetes? Martin Hirst explains
Keeping in position
Authors: Davis John
Published: May 2014

This is the fourth and last article in a series about the importance of the practical ′hands-on′ aspects of teaching measurement and shape to children.
Having pushy parents
Authors: Cosh Jackie
Published: May 2014

Are pushy parents harmful or helpful? What are the long-term effects for children? How can you manage them when they are in your classroom? Jackie Cosh discusses
Litter awareness and eco-schools
Authors: Youngman Angela
Published: May 2014

Everyone is being urged to be green and environmentally friendly and schools are no exception. Angela Youngman explains
Word & sentence level
Authors: Hoad Elizabeth
Published: May 2014

Before starting work on this narrative unit the children will need to listen to a wide range of traditional stories. They need to become immersed in the language and genre of these sorts of stories in order to start to recognise the sort of language and characterisation that is found within them.
The Emperor's Egg
Authors: Rhodes Liz
Published: May 2014

Liz Rhodes discusses ways of using this prize-winning informative book with a year 2 class. The book tells the extraordinary story of the incubation and hatching of an emperor penguin chick and is beautifully illustrated
Maths through arts and crafts activities
Authors: Davis John
Published: May 2014

Showing patterns and symmetry in a colourful and artistic way will help to increase a child's understanding and appreciation of them
Exploring the area
Authors: Moorcroft Christine
Published: May 2014

Christine Moorcroft, author and geography specialist, gets children to look at their local area
Sparing the rod
Authors: Hindmarch Sonali
Published: May 2014

What images come to your mind when you think about corporal punishment?
Fantastic Fridays
Authors: Burden Debra , Fletcher Cheryl , Newbury Sue , Walker Louise , Wilkinson Jenny
Published: May 2014

It is our long-held belief that children learn best through purposeful activities supported by stimulating resources with timely and appropriate intervention by adults, say the team from Locks Heath Infant School
The Olympic games
Authors: Cruickshank Sarah
Published: May 2014

August 8 to 24 2008 is when the 29th Olympiad is being held from Beijing, China. Sarah Cruickshank explains how to use this event in the classroom
Multiply their learning outside!
Authors: Davis John
Published: May 2014

In this article, John Davis looks at ways to consolidate the maths learning the children have done throughout the year while also making use of your outside environment
Introducing shape and space to year 1
Authors: Cowan Georgie
Published: May 2014

Georgie Cowan explains how to teach this topic in a cross curricular lesson about 2-D and 3-D shapes
Up close: A review of an NQT year
Authors: Lee-Potter Emma
Published: May 2014

Emma Lee-Potter interviews two newly qualified teachers asking them about their experiences and what they have learned
What is the best way to say ′well done'?
Authors: Thornton Stephanie
Published: May 2014

Patterns of reward and punishment shape classroom culture, fostering or inhibiting learning and making it a positive or negative experience. How can we take control?
Word & sentence level
Authors: Hoad Elizabeth
Published: May 2014

The most important thing to do when tackling poetry with children is to read a wide variety of poems at different times in advance of the unit of work so that they get used to listening to the words and phrasing of poems.
That electric feeling
Authors: Cruickshank Sarah
Published: May 2014

Sarah Cruickshank outlines several ideas on how to teach this topic to key stage 1 children
We're not going on a summer holiday
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: May 2014

Holiday childcare costs are up by more than 10 per cent in some parts of Britain according to a new report. Dorothy Lepkowska explains
Teaching morality in a secular world
Authors: Mill Patsy
Published: May 2014

In a world short on social responsibility, is key stage 1 the place to begin teaching moral values? Patsy Mill discusses
If you go down to the beach today …
Authors: Silva Janet
Published: May 2014

This lesson plan explains the benefits of taking year 2 children on a visit to the sea. Janet Silva explains
On your marks, get set...
Authors: MacAdam Colin
Published: May 2014

The 2012 London Olympic Games is fast approaching and what better way to teach pupils about the Games and the importance of physical activity than to take the lesson outside into the playground?
A matter of trust Finding the funders
Authors: Maiden Andrew
Published: May 2014

Charitable trusts and foundations provide part of the backbone of alternative funding in the UK. Their range and purposes vary enormously. The Association of Charitable Foundations is the source of their support.
Periodic or continuous? Playing the long game
Authors: Easton Charles
Published: May 2014

There are two general approaches to fundraising: Continuous and periodic. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Charles Easton reviews the pros and cons.
Home school associations Making fundraising fun!
Authors: Warren Laura
Published: May 2014

Laura Warren reveals the benefits of Parent Teacher Associations and offers some practical ideas for getting pupils and parents involved in fundraising drives.
London calling Sir John Cass Foundation
Authors: Maiden Andrew
Published: May 2014

The Sir John Cass Foundation's origins are in the early years of the 18th century, during the turbulent reign of Queen Anne. Here we profile what it can offer schools in 2008.
On the agenda: Getting a helping hand...
Authors: Griggs Amy
Published: May 2014

This month Fundraising for Schools profiles Werneth School in Stockport, which through the help of its PTA, succeeded in raising £50,000 in a bid to apply for Specialist School Status.
The Foyle Foundation: By the book
Authors: Maiden Andew
Published: May 2014

Continuing our series of profiles on grant-making bodies, here we take a look at the work of a foundation set up by the daughter of the co-founder of one of London′s most famous book shops.
Funding Solutions: Presentation folders
Authors: Reid-Smith Cerys
Published: May 2014

Fundraising is often overlooked within the education sector because of heavy workloads. However, in the last five years over 200 schools have boosted their income through a partnership with a company called Funding Solutions for Education. Cerys Reid-Smith explains how their fundraising works.
On the agenda:Telling your story
Authors: Griggs Amy
Published: May 2014

This month Fundraising for Schools focuses on the importance of good PR in enhancing your overall fundraising success.
Telling your story: Communicating success
Authors: Molloy Paul
Published: May 2014

Paul Molloy discusses the role of PR and communications in capital fundraising.
Telling your story: Tools checklist
Authors: Molloy Polly
Published: May 2014

Paul Molloy gives a clear and concise list of points to consider when organising your fundraising campaign.
Different approaches: Applying to trusts
Authors: Baker Shari
Published: May 2014

Over the next three issues, Shari Baker will be discussing subtle differences between funding sectors and detailing the most appropriate techniques for applying to each. In this issue she unpicks the 'narrative' proposal, often required by trusts and private funders.
Good call: Relationship building
Authors: Beckett Thomas
Published: May 2014

Fundraising consultant Thomas Beckett discusses why schools should go to such lengths to build relationships, how this is achieved through the means of the telephone and what the end product can be.
On the agenda: P. R. perfect: Being media savvy
Authors: Griggs Amy
Published: May 2014

Last month Fundraising for Schools held its first ever conference (see report on page 4). One of the main points to come over from the day was that successful fundraising campaigns rely on building good relationships; with potential major donors, local businesses, and-crucially-the media.
Growing success: Back to nature
Authors: Maiden Andrew
Published: May 2014

Learning outside the classroom is recognised as a major contributor to children′s education. Here we profile a scheme to help this process, plus detail a wide range of sources of funding for it.
Jargon busting Finding the right words
Authors: Baker Shari
Published: May 2014

Shari Baker takes a look at the jargon used and begins unravelling the mystical language of funding.
School funding Looking to the future
Authors: Lepkowska Dorothy
Published: May 2014

In the run−up to the General Election, Dorothy Lepkowska looks at Party policy and considers what 2010 will mean for school finances.
Flying high The skills of business
Authors: Maiden Andrew
Published: May 2014

Can entrepreneurship be taught? One foundation thinks it can and is putting its money where its mouth is by sponsoring academies, writes Andrew Maiden.
Schools are doing IT for themselves Funding for technology
Authors: Baker Shari
Published: May 2014

Shari Baker outlines some very easy steps that schools can take to ensure that they are making the most of what they already have, as well as understand what additional equipment and resources they can attract from external partners, training providers and funding organisations.
Big gift donors:A tale of love and marriage
Authors: Johnson Jhumar
Published: May 2014

Jhumar Johnson lays out points to think about before approaching donors and explains how to cultivate ongoing relationships.
Promote through publishing The school magazine
Authors: Berry Neil
Published: May 2014

Forming partnerships with local businesses and the media is a cost effective way of subsidising your school publications, writes Neil Berry.
Effective applications:Getting to the top of the pile
Authors: Maiden Andrew
Published: May 2014

When applying for funding, how can you make your application stand out from the others? Andrew Maiden reports.
The great outdoors: School trips
Authors: Baker Shari
Published: May 2014

When planning school trips, there are many funding options available. Shari Baker explores the variety of external providers and services, and 'learning in the community' activities.
More questions than answers?
Authors: Smith Graeme
Published: May 2014

In gastroenterology there are often more questions than answers. This is particularly true in my particular area of interest, irritable bowel syndrome, where patients′ symptoms are often not at all explained or only somewhat explained. This has sparked a research interest in medically unexplained recurrent abdominal pain in young adults. Contrary to lay opinion, physical symptoms such as recurrent abdominal pain are found to be unexplained by disease, even after extensive medical assessment. There is now increasing evidence that medically unexplained physical symptoms are a major cause of disability and place a very substantial burden on both the NHS and the economy in general. Recurrent abdominal pain affects between 10−15% of school children in the UK. In many cases, the underlying cause of the abdominal pain is unexplained. Stress and anxiety are commonly associated with this condition which has been termed ‵abdominal migraine′. These medically unexplained physical symptoms are sometimes linked to somatoform disorders or psychosomatic disorders.
Excellence in education: Involving the patient, clinician and commerce
Authors: Whitehead Christine , Harding Tracey
Published: May 2014

This article discusses the experiences of lecturers evaluating and developing teaching methods within a gastrointestinal (GI) and liver post−qualifying diploma/degree module. The benefits of a conference morning that formed part of the educational strategy within this module are appraised with regard to the current literature. The conference morning included patient, clinician and commerce representation, all aiming to promote and share knowledge regarding GI and liver disease. Two years of evaluation data is provided and its relevance to the conference morning and module is discussed.
An ethical perspective of endoscopic surveillance in Barrett's oesophagus
Authors: Boyer Anne
Published: May 2014

Barrett′s oesophagus (BO) is associated with chronic gastro−oesophageal reflux disease and is generally defined as the presence of columnar lined epithelium with intestinal metaplasia proximal to the gastro-oesophageal junction. BO is known to be a precursor lesion of oesophageal adenocarcinoma which has the most rapidly increasing incidence of any solid tumour in the western world. Patients with BO are generally advised to undergo regular surveillance and biopsy to detect malignant transformation of the Barrett′s mucosa. Some clinicians do not agree with surveillance endoscopy citing the questionable benefit to the patient, the cost to the health service, the increased pressures of work on the endoscopy unit and histopathologists and the uncertainty of some clinicians of the link between BO and adenocarcinoma. This article will explore the ethical issues of endoscopic surveillance in patients with BO.
what the journals say
Authors: Williams Julia
Published: May 2014

We are continually encouraged to offer a holistic approach to patient care, and in light of recent press attention this study was of particular interest. Complementary therapies have gained popularity over recent years with the general public as well as healthcare professionals. This has been heightened not only by media attention but also as access to services via the internet have become easier. Quite often patients with bowel dysfunction seek alternative methods as they near the end of their medical management and the prospect of surgery loom ever nearer.
Wake up and smell the coffee-the reality of job security in the NHS is changing
Authors: Porrett Terri , Norton Christine
Published: May 2014

The days of a job for life in the NHS have long gone. As nurse specialists we may feel that we are protected from the threat of job remodelling or redundancy, especially given that many are employed specifically to meet Department of Health service standards.Unfortunately this is most certainly not the case. A recent Royal College of Nursing (RCN, 2006) briefing identified 15 000 vulnerable nursing posts in the UK, many of them specialist roles, including diabetes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and other chronic disease management. Changes involved jobs being lost and postholders made redundant, or redeployed to ‵suitable alternative employment′ at lower grades.
Irritable bowel syndrome in UK adult women: diagnosis and treatment
Authors: Boyer Anne
Published: May 2014

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a transcultural condition affecting 10−22% of the UK population with twice as many females presenting as males (British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), 2006). Symptoms may be gastrointestinal, non-colonic and extraintestinal but present most commonly as abdominal pain and altered bowel habit. There is no specific diagnostic test and the multiplicity of symptoms makes effective treatment difficult. This can have a significant impact on the quality of life of sufferers. IBS constitutes 20−50% (BSG, 2006) of the outpatient gastroenterology workload and results in an enormous financial cost to primary and secondary care. This article explores the role of the gastroenterology nurse specialist working with female IBS patients in a multi-cultural society. Diagnosis and treatment of patients is discussed as well as quality-of-life issues, diet, cultural beliefs and values, and the financial cost to the UK economy.
what the journals say
Authors: Williams Julia
Published: May 2014

Despite advances in early diagnosis, surgical technique and the use of adjuvant therapies, the prognosis for most patients with gastrointestinal tumours remains poor. The 5−year survival is quoted as 10% for oesophageal tumours and 20% for gastric tumours and ultimately most will relapse. It is also noted that many of these patients will also present with advanced disease thus restricting some more radical treatment options. Therefore, the need to consider palliative treatments for this group of patients is paramount.
what the journals say
Authors: Williams Julia
Published: May 2014

This article primarily reviews the management of fistulas arising from the small intestine and colon with a particular emphasis on the provision and optimal route of nutritional support. Within their review, the authors identified relevant articles using Medline searches and from these identified secondary articles of key importance.
Dyspepsia, part 2: engaging patients to choose health
Authors: Griffiths Helen
Published: May 2014

Part one of this article concentrated on the political and social determinants of health in relation to dyspepsia. Here the concentration is on how we engage and empower patients with dyspepsia to become active agents of change. It is not enough simply to motivate patients to change; we need to ensure that they have the capability to affect change. Rather than the notion of Creating a Patient Led NHS (DH, 2005) becoming simply an empty ritual, this article proposes a stepwise framework for engaging patients as 'active participants' in their care. It demonstrates how we can engage patients into choosing health and shows what that service might look like. The challenge has been made to the healthcare profession on social and political grounds and it is up to us to find and utilise strategies to make the best of the available resources for the benefit of the patient population.
Smoking cessation and GI disorders: the role of the GI nurse specialist
Authors: James Shirley
Published: May 2014

The effects of smoking tobacco on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems are well publicized. However, despite limited research evidence, the effects of nicotine on the gastrointestinal (GI) system are equally significant. In 2004 a primary care GI specialist nurse−led smoking cessation service for patients with upper and lower GI disorders was established in Southampton. Audit of a one−to− one, 4−week programme revealed that over a 10−month period, 61% of attendees stopped smoking for 4 weeks. This intensive programme achieved 50% more quitters compared with offering brief cessation advice alone. Moreover, the service was positively evaluated by patients and has initiated increased patient awareness of smoking and the GI tract and the role a GI nurse specialist can play within this.
Impact of a nurse−led telephone clinic on quality of IBD care
Authors: Gethins Sharon , Robinson Richard , de Caestecker John , Stewart James
Published: May 2014

The course of inflammatory bowel disease is so unpredictable that patients are often well when attending scheduled follow−up hospital appointments. In times of relapse, however, when patients require intervention, clinics are often full or overbooked, limiting the time that clinicians can spend with patients and making rapid access in times of need difficult. This article describes the introduction of a nurse−led telephone clinic, which aimed to improve efficiency and the quality of care provided. A retrospective review shows that it has significantly reduced the non−attendance rate and waiting times for urgent appointments while improving the overall service provided.
Etiology and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours
Authors: Propert−Lewis Cerys
Published: May 2014

There have been rapid changes in the management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) in recent years with the appearance of oral chemotherapy drugs that have extended survival rates dramatically. With these opportunities have come new challenges for nurses managing patients with these rare, but very serious cancers. While referral to a tertiary centre may be an option for some patients with GISTs, many patients will find themselves cared for on gastro and general medical wards, and it is important that all nurses are able to inform patients about the drugs they will take and how to take them. As these new medications are oral, one of the challenges is to encourage treatment concordance. Some of the medications have treatment ′holidays′ built into the regimen, and others have unpleasant side−effects that they must be warned about in advance. This article discusses the etiology of GISTs, advances in treatment, and the need for nurses to assess what patients know and to provide them with information to maintain treatment concordance.
What the journals say
Authors: Williams Julia
Published: May 2014

The combination of improved surgical techniques incorporating laparoscopic surgery and shortened hospital stay has meant a review of the role played by the stoma care nurse specialist in the management of patients with newly formed stomas. In this study, the authors consider whether preoperative teaching and stoma site marking affect the surgical outcome of patients undergoing stoma surgery. The decrease in length of stay necessitates the teaching of practical stoma management in the preoperative rather than the postoperative phase, to ensure the patients are discharged with the necessary skills to maintain independence.
Challenges in liver transplantation: from organ donation to long−term monitoring
Authors: Clayton Michelle
Published: May 2014

Liver transplantation has evolved from an experimental procedure to being accepted as a successful therapy for both acute liver failure and chronic liver diseases. Shortage of donor organs has become a real issue leading to some patients dying on the transplant waiting list. Having received a liver transplant, patients have good survival outcomes and can lead relatively normal lives with some considerations for effects of immunosuppressive therapy. This article considers the expansion of the organ donor pool by utilizing nonheart-beating organ donation, reviews health-related quality-of-life post-liver transplantation and examines some aspects of medication and long-term surveillance of these patients.