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Teaching through the pandemic

Listen to the latest podcast from NCETM and Nikki Bailey, Deputy Headteacher at Oldfield Primary School, to see how Teach Active and Active Learning has been used in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning. Nikki Bailey is deputy head and Year 1 teacher at a primary school in Chester. She has long been an advocate of teaching maths through physical activity but has found this particularly beneficial in autumn 2020, with children returning to school unaccustomed to periods of formal, focused concentration. She describes activities and encourages other teachers to have a go.

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Four top tips for teacher wellbeing in 2021

2020 was a shocking year for most and schools have had their fair share of upheaval as COVID-19 continues to send ripples of uncertainty across the sector.

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Growing the Active Learning movement

It has been an incredible start to the academic year with over a 100 new schools joining Teach Active in the past month! We've also been out hosting Teach Active workshops up and down the country and as always our incredible Teach Active schools have been sharing their Active lessons in action across social media......

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