The importance of motor development 👇Children likely to do better at school! Chris Orr Kathryn Solly Education Scotland Early Years Scotland Early Years NLC Professor Niamh Stack Margaret McCulloch Upstart Scotland leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4…

Don't miss #EastWall, the hottest dance event this summer, performed against the majestic backdrop of the The Tower of London! Celebrate East London's #communities, #culture and #diversity with a cast of over 150 performers. ONLY 4 NIGHTS REMAINING! #stormthetower Trailer by Content

Just finished reading The Secret Barrister 🦋 “In every crumbling, decaying magistrates’ Court and leaking Crown Court, we see every day the law’s equivalent of untreated, neglected patients on hospital trolleys. And every day it is met with a wall of silence.” Every MP should read it.

Mark Hamill suggests replacing Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with Carrie Fisher's. Retweet if you agree that’s a great idea!!! ⭐️ cbsnews.com/news/star-wars…

So much quality NF out there now. Pretty much all I read when I was a child. Every classroom needs a dedicated NF area. When I’ve worked in libraries, it’s often the most under-used area of not only the children’s library, but the entire library😢 #beautifulNF Here’s 4 more...

Free play and children's mental health thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Fantastic summer read! Would thoroughly recommend.

TACTYC press release on reception baseline assessment, hot off the press: ‘Children starting school will be guinea pigs in a doomed experiment.’ See details here tactyc.org.uk/young-children…

REVEALED: Boris Johnson's pre-referendum promise to NOT LEAVE the Single Market. Watch & RT: x.com/peoplesvote_uk…

Everything's better with sax 🎷👏 We'll leave it to the wonderful folks of Forest Hill and Ned on the saxophone to help us ring in this week's #clapforcarers 💙 Don't miss the encore!

An interesting article worth reading. "Less school and more play has benefits for children, study finds" : irishtimes.com/news/education…

Win £5,000 for your school's library! Nominate your school to win and you could take home £100 of National Book Tokens just for you: nationalbooktokens.com/schools

#SATs KS2 - what parents need to know bit.ly/SATs2018

I saw this on Facebook this morning. Important message for those with #SATS looming. I see the worry in some of the children’s face, and yes to some extent they are important, but you can still succeed in other aspects no matter what your SATS show #education

Thank you Mr Dunstan who treated DUCKS pupils Dulwich College to a Morris Dance in a very special May Day assembly. Read more ow.ly/Sy0v30jQ1Ar

Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves, and each time that we try to teach them too quickly, we keep them from reinventing it themselves. ~ Jean Piaget

Big piece in the Observer this morning on teacher burnout. Oh and a huge photo of me 😳. But at least the message is getting out there! #teacherMH #workload #teacher5aday

Almost 2 years ago Shirley decided to have a go on twitter with this account. Her following has grown through word of mouth & generous sharing & retweeting to over 10,000 followers. She reads all of the comments & replies, and to start the week here’s a special note from Shirley.