Dr Sarah Moseley Educational Consultant

24/07/2025

24/07/2025

If you're handing out worksheets or drilling number facts in EYFS, you're missing the magic.

Maths doesn't start with numbers, it starts with stories, movement, light, sound, and sensory wonder. Whether you're working with children who have SEND, complex needs, or are just starting their education journey, this blog shows you how to make maths click through connection.

✅ Discover why storytelling is the ultimate maths superpower
✅ Learn how sensory play lays the foundation for memory, language, and problem-solving
✅ Get practical tips to embed maths into everyday moments at home and in the setting

👉 Read here the article here by sector expert Dr Sarah Moseley: https://bit.ly/4eBiK41

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Dr Sarah Moseley Educational Consultant

24/07/2025

This list of 25 teacher-favorite picture books including “The Dot” is spot on 🟠 Add them all to you classroom library: https://bit.ly/453AL6o

23/07/2025

The first years of a child’s life are critical for cognitive, emotional and physical development.

Babies' brains are growing and changing faster than at any other stage, and now research shows that shared reading has a big role to play 👇

📚 Shared reading supports children's social and emotional development.

Children who are read to from their earliest years are more likely to develop secure relationships with their parents or carers and have better mental wellbeing and social skills.

📚 Shared reading routines create positive habits.

When reading is part of a child's daily routine, it helps them feel secure and provides comfort - and it's the moment of connection that matters, not how good their parent or carer is at reading!

📚 Shared reading also helps children to overcome disadvantage.

Children who are read to from their earliest years are more likely to overcome socio-economic inequalities - research shows those growing up in poverty have a better chance of moving out of poverty as adults if they are read to as young children.

Find out more in the report with Waterstones Frank Cottrell-Boyce:

https://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/reading-rights-books-build-a-brighter-future/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=childrens-laureate-13&utm_content=facebook-post-230725

15/07/2025

15/07/2025

15/07/2025

Woo hoo! 🙌

Our Nippers have had an amazing first day at the Surf Life Saving Cornwall beach Champs! Well done to each and every one of them. Looking forward to some more great racing tomorrow 🧡💛

15/07/2025

✨ Crick Software’s CPD day for SENCos ✨

We are sponsoring a series of low-cost CPD Days for primary SENCos and Inclusion Leaders on the theme of: ‘Transforming SEND Support with Assistive Technology’.

Each one-day event is packed with practical advice and real-life strategies to help schools harness the power of technology to better support neurodiverse learners.

You’ll hear from leading experts in the field, enjoy a two-course lunch, receive a SENCo goodie bag, and have the chance to network with professionals who understand and share your challenges.

Sessions include:

⭐ Abigail Hawkins – ‘From pen and paper to pixels’

⭐ Carol Allen – ‘Using technology to boost executive functioning and reduce anxiety levels’

⭐ Gemma Gwilliam – ‘Breaking barriers: How technology has transformed accessibility & inclusion across Portsmouth’

⭐ Martin Crick – ‘A vision for technology in the classroom: How Clicker can help all learners’

Crick Software are taking their CPD day across the country, events are being held in:

• Leeds – Tuesday 14th October 2025
• London – Thursday 13th November 2025
• Birmingham – Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Early bird price is £79 (+ VAT) per ticket – if you’re interested in attending our Leeds event, book before 31st July to secure this price!

For more information and to book your space visit https://bit.ly/3IJy5Dn.

12/07/2025

Not every child shines in the classroom, and that’s okay.
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Confidence grows when children feel seen and celebrated for who they are, not just how they perform on paper.
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10/07/2025

Prison Reading Groups, part of the charity Give a Book, were first piloted in 1999 at HMP Coldingley in Woking and at HMP Bullingdon in Bicester. Today there are 108 groups in 78 prisons, supported by prison library staff and volunteers. 📚

To mark , we hear from David on how joining a Prison Reading Group helped him inside and out. ✍️ ⬇️
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/books/prison-reading-groups-world-book-day/

10/07/2025

🖥️ What makes EdTech interventions effective?

It’s not just about the technology - it’s about how it’s used.

In this blog, our Research Manager Isabel Kempner shares key insights from our latest evidence review, exploring what really makes a difference in teaching and learning.

🔗 Read the full blog: https://ow.ly/ZL1v50Wn9km