Sunday, 25 May 2025
Love is Love - An LGBTQ engagement poem
Sunday, 6 April 2025
Alternative Careers for Teachers: Top Jobs for Former Educators
Alternative Careers for Teachers
As the landscape of the education sector evolves (again), many educators find themselves contemplating a career change. If this is you, and you'd like to learn more about the type of roles others are stepping into after leaving teaching, then read on.
The decision to leave a teaching job is often fueled by various factors, including burnout, limited career progression, and the pursuit of new opportunities. For early years specialist teachers, it can often be because the school has chosen to formalise learning too soon, which doesn't align with their values and beliefs around the merits and importance of play based learning. Lack of support, both in terms of staff ratios and also finances for resources, can have a huge impact on the physical and mental health of teachers who simply want to do their best for the pupils but are unable to do so due to issues outside of their control. The ever increasing cost of living means that many teachers can no longer afford to pay for resources out of their own pockets (as so many do) which makes teaching experiences limited and difficult. Many teachers, after starting a family, come to realise that the profession is not 'family friendly' in terms of hours, and the salaries of teachers simply don't cover the cost of childcare needed to undertake the role fully. This article explores alternative careers for teachers, highlighting the motivations behind their career transitions and the valuable skills they bring to new roles. It also includes a list of positions that real-life former teachers have moved into.
Saturday, 22 March 2025
'The Rainbow Fish' Activities
Thursday, 13 March 2025
57 EYFS Tuff Tray Ideas
You can find many of the resources mentioned over in my Amazon affiliate ideas list here (click here for USA version).
Thursday, 6 March 2025
What is EYFS?
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Music and Movement for Preschoolers and Babies
Saturday, 8 February 2025
Kegel8 Ultra Pelvic Toner and Biofeedback Trainer review
That’s not to say that everyone who has carried a baby and / or given birth will struggle, but for the majority of post-partum females there will be a change in the pelvic floor muscle compared to pre-pregnancy which can sometimes have life-long implications. This can range from minor inconveniences such as a difference in strength/tone which can cause back ache, to more life changing issues such as prolapse, incontinence or an inability to use internal menstrual products effectively.
There is no doubt that pregnancy changes the female body forever, but the lack of routine aftercare for new mothers in the UK is in stark contrast to other countries who put women’s health more at the forefront.
Kegel8 aims to change this, by providing women with access to technology such as their Kegel8 Ultra 20 V2 Electronic Pelvic Toner and Kegel8 Biofeedback Pelvic Trainer. I have been testing these two devices for the last few months in order to provide an honest review on their efficacy and usability. Read on to find out my thoughts.
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
How to set up a purposeful Learning Environment for Babies and Toddlers

Just like us, babies and toddlers are affected by their setting and environments, even if they cannot yet tell us how they are feeling. It is part of our role to make sure learning spaces make little ones feel welcome, secure and happy to learn.
Thursday, 16 January 2025
School readiness – preparing your child for Reception Class
How can we, as parents, make sure that we are helping and not hindering when preparing our 4 year olds for big school?
Most of my Teaching career was spent teaching Reception, and so this is something I thought long and hard about when passing on information to Parents. What would I hope, as their Teacher, they could do already? What sort of things would I discuss in the Parents meetings for new starters? Where would my expectations be bearing in mind I don’t yet know the children or what level they are at?
Unlike parenting high school children, where you may find yourself embarking on a Tutor Hunt - Its not what you might expect….
Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Christmas Eve Poem for Parents
Christmas Eve Poem for Parents
Tuesday, 17 December 2024
10 Questions to ask when choosing a Primary School
I found it really hard to approach this task with my 'parent hat' on, rather than my 'Teacher hat'. As many of you will know, I am a Primary School Teacher who specialised in the Early Years (EYFS) and I am extremely passionate about active, free-flow, play based learning.
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Post Natal Depression - What you need to know about PND
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
How to spot a rat infestation when viewing a house
How to get rid of a rat infestation
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
How to set up effective classroom rules
Effective classroom rules will vary depending on the ages of the children involved. What works for a 15 year old will not always be appropriate for a 5 year old.

With this in mind, I am going to tell you a little bit about how I set up effective rules within my Reception class that were conducive to effective teaching and a calm classroom.
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