Top Tips for Reading with Your Little One
Reading is one of essential skills children acquire in the early years. Through books they will learn about the world around. Here are top tips for introducing your child to reading.
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Education
Can You Help Us Bid for a New Primary School in Cheadle Hulme?
Cheadle Hulme Education Trust, which is responsible for the outstanding Cheadle Hulme High School, is leading an exciting bid for a new primary school to serve the Cheadle Hulme area. The new school would be a free school, sponsored by the Trust.
Read MoreSchool Of Your Choice VS Catchment Area
Parents are under pressure as demand for good primary school places in England is much greater than current supply. ITV is conducting research and looking for families interested in taking part in a programme about Primary School Places in Cheshire and Manchester. If you are one of these parents please let us know…
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New school with 400 years of history
The new free school, West Didsbury CofE Primary, will be open in West Didsbury in September 2015. It has grown out of a successful free school Didsbury CofE Primary and will run alongside… The application for September 2015 entry begins in September 2014.
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How Good Is Wood?
Woodwork is a perfect activity where boys and girls from age three can learn effectively. Benefits include physical development as muscles become stronger when children vary the force they use and development of hand-eye coordination. Fine motor control is needed to hold nails in place. Personal, social and emotional development is supported as children demonstrate deep levels of involvement when undertaking woodwork: perhaps because it seems a ‘real’ task and is truly challenging. They develop problem solving abilities; discuss the rules and safety, enhancing communication and language development. Self-esteem is boosted as children feel pride in their hard-won achievements.
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Any child is a mathematician
Would you like your children to enjoy maths and be able to use it in the future whether they choose to be academics or business people? I believe that the foundations are laid in primary school. Later may be too late.
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How to Teach Your Children About Money
If you have ever wondered what to teach your child about money, and at what age to broach the subject, take a look at our handy hints and tips below. No matter how old your child is you can introduce them to money in fun and interactive ways!
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Pause for thought
Having spent the morning at St. James, I was left with a wonderful impression of a small, happy school doing exceptional things. It’s a school with a distinct philosophy and ethos, backed by firm academic standards and a proven record of success for their children. It’s not a school for everyone, but I think it’s a school my son would be very happy in.
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How making a Wormery supports your child’s early years education
How building a wormery enhanced learning opportunities for the children aged 2-3 who took part across the 3 main ‘prime’ and 4 ‘specific’ areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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Belonging, Believing, Becoming
Most schools in South Manchester are massively oversubscribed. The answer? Open more schools. Rev Dr Nick Bundock of St James and Emmanuel Didsbury, with his team is doing just that. | Interview on opening new free school in Didsbury.
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Making Mistakes
When we are prepared to make mistakes, we become more adventurous in the process, pushing the boundaries of our normal comfort zone and stretching our capacity for learning. If we always played it safe, we might always ‘get it right’ but once we reach those more momentous landmarks in our life – A Level results, the let-down after a job interview – our ability to deal with the unexpected becomes more difficult.
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