‹Martin Robinson, author of Trivium 21c and its recently published sequel Trivium in Practice, has uploaded a new post on his blog page questioning '21st century skills' and proficiencies in schools.

You can read his blog here.

Dr Russell Grigg˜s title Big Ideas in Education has been given a glowing review on the UKEd Chat website, fetching an impressive 9.5/10 mean on content, practical ideas, and value amongst other criteria!

Feel free to follow the link to take a look inside the book for yourself before buying your very own copy here.

You can now read a chapter from Judith E. Pearson˜s title Why Do I Keep Doing This!!? on the MindBodyNetwork website, where you can also find out a little more about Judith™s background before becoming an author!

Click here to read the chapter and here to order your own copy of the book in full.

‹Rob Plevin, author of Take Control of the Noisy Class, and Dr Sam, author of Girl Bullying, have written features for the June 2016 issue of education union ATL™s Report Magazine in which they share their expertise and insight on classroom behaviour-management strategies and how to help both victims and perpetrators of girl bulling respectively.

You can read both features in the online edition of the Report Magazine (Girl Bullying, p.19) and Trainee & NQ Report (Take Control of the Noisy Class, p3) by following this link.

‹Avril McDonald, author of the recently published Feel Brave series of ˜little stories about big feelings™, has written a guest post for blog page Culture Baby in which she shares ten great ideas to help children build emotional intelligence. Click here to read the article!

Avril has also been busy elsewhere of late and has attracted some rave reviews for both her books and her recent school visits¦

œThe Feel Brave stories provide teachers with a valuable hook on which to address critical issues in children™s lives such as friendship, anxiety and loss. Conversations about such topics can be tricky to manage so it is essential that discussions take place in a safe and positive environment. The activities provided in the teaching guide offer both creative and cooperative strategies for building resilience, confidence and emotional literacy and are easy for teachers to incorporate in their classes. The earlier that children learn to understand their emotional selves and how important it is to support each other through challenging times the better for their future wellbeing. Well done Avril and Tatiana, this is a brilliant and very welcome resource. - Dr Sue Roffey, Director of Wellbeing Australia Adjunct Association; Professor UWS, author, speaker and educational consultant; Founder Wellbeing Australia; Twitter @sueroffey; www.sueroffey.com

œAvril visited Mead Road School and shared some of her Feel Brave stories with our staff and children. The stories deliver powerful messages about managing emotions which all children can relate to. The children were mesmerised by Avril™s retelling and they were hooked in by the beautiful illustrations that accompany the stories. We hope to use these stories alongside the teaching guide to deliver outstanding PSHE sessions across the school. - Victoria Bird, Head of School, Mead Road Infant School, Kent, UK

The five beautifully illustrated Feel Brave story books are all designed to help children explore emotional intelligence, positive psychology and some of the real-life issues which they might face “ such as bullying, anxiety, bereavement, friendships and worries “ in an engaging, creative and non-threatening way, whilst the Feel Brave Teaching Guide serves as the perfect companion in providing activities and guidance on how to explore these issues in the classroom.

‹Avril McDonald, author of the recently published Feel Brave series of ˜little stories about big feelings™, has been interviewed by Kathy Caprino on the subject of helping children better manage their emotions and anxieties in order to grow braver and more confident. The feature has been published on both the Huffington Post website and on Kathy Caprino's Forbes blog page.



The five beautifully illustrated Feel Brave story books are all designed to help children explore emotional intelligence, positive psychology and some of the real-life issues which they might face “ such as bullying, anxiety, bereavement, friendships and worries “ in an engaging, creative and non-threatening way, whilst the Feel Brave Teaching Guide serves as the perfect companion in providing activities and guidance on how to explore these issues in the classroom.