The Role of a Wedding Planner
Such a tricky question. Wedding planners, also known as coordinators and event planners, quite simply help brides and grooms organise their big day. But what they actually do can vary greatly.
The answer will be different for each and every client they’ll[...]
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Caring For Someone With Dementia
What is Dementia?
Today, more than 800,000 people live with dementia in the UK. This is projected to grow by up to 40% within the next 15 years. Dementia can affect people in different ways, or with different combinations of symptoms.
The risk of developing[...]
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The Wildest Dog Grooming Styles You’ll Ever See
We’re in a very good mood in the office today. So happy indeed that we decided to share it with you.
We were talking about our Dog Grooming Courses at Stonebridge when we came across this:
Dogs groomed to look like wild animals.
I blame the Victoria[...]
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Praise children for effort not ability
Praising for ability
Parents and those working with children know that criticizing the child rather than their behaviour is unproductive and often causes the child to live up to a negative label. However, most of us don’t realise that you should praise[...]
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The use of body language when dealing with difficult children
Just how important can body language be when managing difficult children? The influence of body language should not be underestimated. Research has found that in our communication, just 7% of a message is conveyed in words, 38% by vocal tone and command[...]
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Parents Invited To Share Their Views On Teaching Assistant Standards
As from today (28th October 2014) parents are being asked for their views on what standards should be set for Teaching Assistants.
Read the full press release here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/teaching-assistant-standards-review-call-for-evidence-launched
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New Funding For Disadvantaged Early Years Pupils
Today (23 October 2014) the government has announced that Schools, nurseries and childminders with children aged 3 and 4 years old from low-income families will now receive £300 per child free funding.
The early years pupil premium, totalling £50[...]
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Guidance for preparing for your OFSTED visit
OFSTED – THE OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
This document is intended for private and voluntary children’s nurseries in the UK, but can also be applied to pre-school groups, out of school clubs and holiday play schemes.
Download this page as a[...]
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11 strategies to use with aggressive children in the classroom
Teaching Assistants often have to work with individuals who, because of the nature of a condition or syndrome, can sometimes be aggressive children. The skill is to know the individual who displays the behaviour and understand the causes and what triggers[...]
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Teaching Assistants – Our role in reducing aggression in the classroom
The Guardian reports that in a recent poll of 1500 teachers by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), more than half reported experiencing aggression from pupils and a quarter from parents and carers. In addition to verbal insults, threats and[...]
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