by Gavin Devereux | Nov 18, 2020 | News
How children were affected by the first national lockdown First national lockdown – Ofsted report. During the autumn term, Ofsted carried out a series of ‘interim visits’ to schools and recently published the following document. COVID-19 series: briefing on...
by Gavin Devereux | Nov 8, 2020 | Original ideas
How to positively influence children’s well-being Nurturing healthier, happier, more purposeful children. Protecting children from destructive influences is more challenging today than ever before. Information, good, bad, true or false, is constantly bombarding...
by Gavin Devereux | Oct 24, 2020 | Advice
Protecting children from negativity Here we go again! The carpet of predictability and stability in our lives has been pulled out from under us once more. Things seemed to be getting back to “normal” during the summer. But it feels to me as though certainty is...
by Gavin Devereux | Sep 24, 2020 | Advice
How emotional intelligence helps children The power of emotional intelligence We often hide, suppress, or control our emotions because we’ve learned that it’s wise. However, children generally wear their emotions on their sleeve for anyone to see....
by Gavin Devereux | Sep 10, 2020 | Advice
Protecting children from anxiety and depression She believed she could fix herself! Labelling children with a mental health disorder appears to be way too easy today! Some children need professional support. However, in today’s world it seems like many others...
by Gavin Devereux | Jul 30, 2020 | Advice
How are children coping with COVID restrictions? Impact of COVID restrictions. Life for our children during COVID bears little to no resemblance in comparison to their lives before. The enormous trend toward “online time” and the significant decline in “face-to-face...
