The UK’s best-selling children’s paperback of 2016 comes to a theatre near you in 2017/18Perfect for all KS2 pupils (and teachers will have a good time too!)The Birmingham Stage Company will be touring their world premiere of David Walliams’ Awful Auntie, from this September and throughout 2018. It follows their record-breaking production of Gangsta Granny, which is back on tour from 15 February before it transfers to the West End for a summer season at the Garrick. A list of tour venues for both shows can be found on www.birminghamstage.com David Walliams said: Awful Auntie was published in September 2014 and won the National Children’s Book Award. Last year the paperback sold 212,000 copies, making it the best-selling children’s paperback of the year. Awful Auntie tells the story of Stella, who when she sets off to visit London with her parents has no idea her life is in danger. Waking up from a coma three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened. But not everything Aunt Alberta tells her turns out to be true and Stella quickly discovers she’s in for the fight of her life against her very own awful Auntie. David Williams’ amazing tale of frights, fights and friendship features a very old car, a very large owl and a very small ghost! Awful Auntie will mark the Birmingham Stage Company’s 25th anniversary, during which times they have produced all of the Horrible Histories stage shows, plus Roald Dahl adaptations including most recently Georges Marvellous Medicine WHAT THE TEACHERS SAID ABOUT GANGSTA GRANNY! It was an excellent show and very entertaining! It was very clever and much funnier than the book. The children loved it! Absolutely brilliant – it kept very close to the book and was even better in parts. A truly excellent show. You brought the West End to Nottingham! An amazing show. The props and scenery were fabulous. Our students said they got lost in it all as it was so good. See more information at www.birminghamstage.com |
Daily Archives: 24/01/2017
An opportunity to trial Play Therapy at very little cost
About 1700 primary schools are using Play Therapy UK therapists to support pupils with emotional, behaviour and mental health issues. Between 75% and 84% show a positive change.
This reduces stress on teaching staff caused by disruptive or ‘difficult’ pupils.
You can find a fully qualified therapist on www.playtherapyregister.org.uk , accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
If you have a limited budget or are not sure if play therapy would work in your school you can have up to 100 hours of therapy for your pupils at virtually no cost by using our trainee placement scheme. They will carry out assessments, parent interviews and provide measured outcomes as part of their service, as well as the therapy.
We have about 300 trainees from 13 training centres in all parts of the UK so hopefully one will be available for your school.
Email me personally at jefferyht@majemail.com for details.
More information on play therapy at: www.playtherapy.org.uk
Kind regards
Jeff Thomas – Registrar Play Therapy UK
Organising work experience for students with SEN
Information and activities to support your SEN students to demonstrate good work etiquette during their work experience placement
Organising work experience for SEN students can be something of a challenge, for not only must it be tailored to the needs of a young person, but it must also be tailored to the needs of a young person with a SpLD or who may view the world in a wholly different way.
So, to help your SEN students to succeed during their work experience placement (and to make organising their work experience placement easier for you) SEN Press has devised the Work Experience Value Pack.
The Work Experience Value Pack contains a wealth of information, support, and resources about what your students can expect when undertaking work experience and how to demonstrate good work etiquette in the array of situations they’re likely to find themselves in.
Not only has the value pack’s content been specifically designed to respond to the way in which students with autism typically view the world, but it will also respond to their learning needs – it has been designed for older students with a reading age of around seven.
The Work Experience Value Pack uses an approach that we have adopted through a series of six student reading books each focussed on a particular work setting, ranging from an animal charity to a fast-food restaurant, from a garage to a supermarket.
The six reading books, each of which builds upon the themes of the series (time-keeping, showing respect, and so on) are accompanied by a set of copiable worksheets and teachers’ resources, supplied in spiral-bound format for easy use.
The teachers’ resources also include around 100 A4 pages of additional resources including keyword flashcards, word searches, and spot the difference pictures.
Finally the pack also includes a CD rom which has a set of eBooks and whiteboard resources. These include real voice audio tracks of the eBook versions of the readers and a wide range of interactive activities so that the students can practise various life skills.
The complete set of resources containing two copies of each of the six readers, the complete teacher book, and the CD Rom is available for £139 plus VAT. Individual elements from the pack are also available separately.
For further information, please click here.
Alternatively, please email info@senpress.co.uk or call 01582 833205.
Janie Nicholas
The best resource for learning French is France.
Would you like to inspire your pupils with a French language trip?
At Château Beaumont, we offer an expertly crafted selection of language and cultural based excursions to ensure all our guests get the very best from their trip.
Experience the thrilling history of Normandy by exploring the magnificent castle of Fougères or beautiful beaches at St Malo. Enhance French language skills with a trip to Laval Market, interacting with our local stall holders. Combine these, and so much more, with our stimulating range of on-site adventure and team-building activities to create memories that stay with your pupils for a lifetime.
For more information please visit: www.chateau-beaumont.co.uk
We have been organising trips for schools to suit any budget for nearly 20 years; we are fully registered with the British Activity Providers Association (BAPA) and hold the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge.
I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have, and discuss your various options. You can contact me on 01388 741 370, or by emailing Lyndsay@chateau-beaumont.co.uk to request a call-back.
We look forward to hearing from you,
À bientôt
Lyndsay Creaser
Château Beaumont Ltd.
Tel: 01388 741 370
Email: Lyndsay@chateau-beaumont.co.uk
Website: www.chateau-beaumont.co.uk
Improving outcomes with Doddle at BETT
At BETT 2017 we will be showcasing our latest platform developments and you can speak with Doddle experts about the strategies that help school leaders to improve outcomes.
Visit us at stand A140 to see how Doddle’s powerful online system provides:
- Complete progress tracking,
- Timesaving homework solutions,
- Effective targeting and intervention,
- Insightful reporting for all stakeholders,
- Automatic parent communication.
You can also explore the 16,000 online resources Doddle contains, including our comprehensive presentations, self-marking homework quizzes and new specification materials.
Not attending BETT? Book a free in-school visit with one of our Education Consultants to see how Doddle can help your school.
Philippa
Doddle