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Cathy Layton
Mar 6, 20221 min read
Boost your Mental Fitness
We go to the gym and workout to help keep our bodies strong and healthy, but what do you do for your mind to keep it at peak performance?...
Cathy Layton
Mar 4, 20221 min read
World Engineering Day 4th March
Looking to increase Science Capital? Get involved with World Engineering Day. Check out the website to find lots of resources to support...
Cathy Layton
Mar 3, 20221 min read
World Wildlife Day 3rd March
Get to know the species that face the most urgent threats in your area and how and you and your class can help conserve them or support...
Cathy Layton
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Action for Happiness - Mindful March
We often live in our heads listening to our saboteurs - why not try some activities from the Action for Happiness calendar. This month is...
Cathy Layton
Feb 28, 20221 min read
World Book Day 3rd March 2022
One of Education Guru’s favourite ways to start a lesson is by reading a story or a poem to give the science a context and engage the...
Cathy Layton
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Free Positive Intelligence® Workshop
Following the success of our February workshop, we're excited to bring you our next free Positive Intelligence® online workshop on...
Cathy Layton
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Science publications you need to read!
If you are a science subject leader you probably need to make sure you have read these publications – not quite bedtime reading I am...
Cathy Layton
Feb 23, 20221 min read
The Green Planet
Have you been watching the Green Planet on Sunday night on BBC1 ? If not, you can catch up on iPlayer. This series, focusing on plants is...
Cathy Layton
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Weekend Get away & Easter Break
Are you thinking about booking a spring break - or even planning next years holiday? If so, Arden Holiday Cottage are starting off the...
Cathy Layton
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Do you want access to one of the best science resources ever?
Sounds a little be over the top? Well we don’t think so. The ASE have produced an absolutely fantastic resource after a pilot project...
Cathy Layton
Feb 17, 20221 min read
Get topical to increase Science Capital - 2
Helping children to understand the world they live in means we need to link the science in the curriculum to current events. With so many...
Cathy Layton
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Get topical to Increase Science Capital
We learn about science so we understand the world we need to live in, so teaching science through events that are in the news is a great...
Cathy Layton
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Muddle Head!
This activity created by Education Guru, is a great way to start conversations during Children’s Mental Health Week and can used across...
Cathy Layton
Feb 12, 20221 min read
Want to spot the signs of mental health illness in your pupils?
According to the NHS data there were 349,449 people in contact with children and young people’s mental health services, at the end of...
Cathy Layton
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Worried about a colleagues’ wellbeing ?
Teaching is a high stress level job, even more so after the last couple of years. We can still feel worried sharing about how we are...
Cathy Layton
Feb 10, 20222 min read
What is teacher burnout?
Unsurprisingly the last two years have left a devastating impact on the teaching profession. Burnout is leading to a crisis in teacher...
Cathy Layton
Feb 9, 20221 min read
Do you want to love teaching again?
Teaching has one of the highest rates of burn out in all the professions. Even more so recently, with the pressures of filling the gaps...
Cathy Layton
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Spread wellbeing during Children’s Mental Health week & beyond
Action for Happiness produce an interactive calendar each month that gives daily suggestions of quick activities you can share with other...
Cathy Layton
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Interested in improving your mental fitness?
Education Guru is looking for teachers who are committed to improving their own mental fitness for a pilot project using the Positive...
Cathy Layton
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Do insects hibernate?
You may have come across a butterfly hiding in the curtains or a ladybird under a chair and wondered if they were still alive. Some...