March 19, 2017
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I am perplexed. Perhaps slightly naïve/idealistic in my thinking but I believe the solutions to many “issues” in education can be solved quite simply. As a mother of two children, with varying degrees of ASN and also as an educator, the issues … Continue reading
October 7, 2016
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Having had a break from blogging for quite a few months, mainly due to time constraints and most certainly not for the lack of things to blog about. I felt that now would be a good time to restart. There … Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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A recent car journey with my seven year old son had me revisiting and marveling at the way in which young children’s minds work. To set the context, Riyad my son, has issues at school with social boundaries and has … Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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Recently there has been a lot of services offering advice on campus, anti social behaviour , rent advice, Dundee energy efficiency services to name but a few. As a mature student I really had no need for these services but … Continue reading
February 10, 2016
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As part of the module Interagency Working I was asked, as part of a tutor directed task, to write a brief essay (250 words) describing GIRFEC and outline advantages and disadvantages of interagency working. For those people that know me … Continue reading
January 28, 2016
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As a passionate early years officer and a mother I find this extremely interesting and I am 100% in agreement that the starting age for our children should indeed be later than four or five years old. I have been … Continue reading
November 13, 2015
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It would appear that maths is permeating my entire life at the moment. This is undoubtedly because of the looming assignment I am due to write and the several books that I am dipping into. However, I have found myself … Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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I love playing around with words and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to do so . I have never submitted an entry before although I love making up stories with my children. We go on all sorts of adventures … Continue reading
October 18, 2015
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I am deeply perplexed to hear of the recent news that the First Minister announced regarding the reintroduction of National Testing. I find it difficult to understand exactly how this can be achieved under the new curriculum. With 5 … Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Last year saw the increase of hours in nursery and partnership pre-school settings increased to 600 hours. This move meant that children were now entitled to sessions of three hours and ten minutes where previously a session would last two … Continue reading
