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Big Schools Winter Watch Lesson

If you didn’t get the chance to watch live then there is still time to catch up with the BBC Winter Watch Live session for schools by...

Cathy Layton

Feb 17, 20231 min read

Has your school got a Mental Health First Aider?

As more of our children (and staff) feel the pressure of everyday life due to the fallout from Covid and the Cost of Living crisis it is...

Cathy Layton

Feb 17, 20231 min read

Education Guru’s Science Support Programme for Primary Schools / Science M.O.T.

Our flexible, intensive package offers tailored, targeted support that transforms science teaching in your school. Strong subject...

Cathy Layton

Feb 15, 20231 min read

Funding for science in school support

Would you like some in-school science support either for the Subject Leader, whole school CPD or one to one teacher planning support?...

Cathy Layton

Feb 13, 20231 min read

How YOU can save wildlife

Are you teaching about sustainability or climate change ? Do you want to create some interesting discussions? If so you may find this...

Cathy Layton

Feb 12, 20231 min read

Mentally fit teachers thrive

We all know how to stay physically fit by eating well, taking exercise and getting enough sleep, but do we know how to keep mentally fit?...

Cathy Layton

Feb 10, 20231 min read

2023 Science CPD - funding available

Here are some of the courses Education Guru are running across the UK in 2023. There will be more to follow. Depending on what area you...

Cathy Layton

Feb 8, 20231 min read

Children's Mental Health Week starts today

After the last couple of years we all know how important it is to support our pupils mental health so why not get involved with 2023...

Cathy Layton

Feb 6, 20231 min read

Children's Mental Health Week 6th -12th February

Let’s Connect is about making meaningful connections for all, during Children’s Mental Health Week – and beyond. People thrive in...

Cathy Layton

Feb 3, 20231 min read

Seasonal Science - Winter Wonderland

Are you a primary school teacher looking for creative ideas for how to link the changing seasons to the science national curriculum? Led...

Cathy Layton

Feb 2, 20231 min read

Action for Happiness - Friendly February

Do you want to learn how to be friendlier to others and give your relationships a boost in 2023? With Action for Happiness there are lots...

Cathy Layton

Feb 1, 20231 min read

February CPD Training

Join me for some CPD to give you some fresh ideas to bring into your science lessons in 2023. Some are online and some are FTF. If you...

Cathy Layton

Jan 31, 20231 min read

Upcoming Science CPD in February

Join me for some CPD to give you some fresh ideas to bring into your science lessons in 2023. Some are online and some are FTF. If you...

Cathy Layton

Jan 25, 20231 min read

Primary Science Quality Mark - join the Spring Round

Are you a science subject leader? Are you struggling to bring science to the forefront in your school with so many other subjects vying...

Cathy Layton

Jan 18, 20231 min read

Global Battery Experiment

The Royal Society of Chemistry is inviting you to become part of a global investigation to help combat climate change: “Be part of a...

Cathy Layton

Jan 12, 20231 min read

Education Guru Upcoming Science CPD

Join me for some CPD to give you some fresh ideas to bring into your science lessons in 2023. Some are online and some are FTF. If you...

Cathy Layton

Jan 9, 20231 min read

It's going to be a long term!

For so many of us life is always on the go, as a teacher your work is never really done – there is something you could always be tweaking...

Cathy Layton

Jan 6, 20231 min read

Action for Happiness - Happier January

Do you want to be part of a happier and kinder world in 2023? Even in uncertain times, there are lots of things we can do to stay...

Cathy Layton

Jan 3, 20231 min read

Annual ASE Conference bursting with ideas for 2023

Join me at the Annual ASE conference in Sheffield on January 5th to 7th. If you are a member of the Association for Science Education,...

Cathy Layton

Jan 2, 20231 min read

Welcoming in 2023

It’s a bit of an early start for some of us – full days training on the 3rd of Jan – whose idea was that !! Hope you all had a restful...

Cathy Layton

Dec 31, 20221 min read

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