Teach Primary Issue 18.4

I S SUE 1 8 . 4 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 8 WAYS To ace your first school budget 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN Bismha Afzal takes pupils on an interesting tour of the history and meaning of the Hajj 31 HOW I DO IT Using historical artefacts to prompt discussion and deep thinking VOICES 12 SABINA KHANAM We need to let children take more risks 15 THOMAS BOOTH How the OEAP can help you create memorable – and safe – school trips 17 A LETTER TO... Fellow educators on keeping joyful learning at the heart of the curriculum 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER On why pen licences can go in the bin SPECIAL SECTION HEALTH & WELLBEING 56 A DIFFERENT KIND OF LITERACY By embedding SEL in the curriculum, we can help children build the skills they need to face and embrace life’s challenges 59 NURTURING WELLBEING Advice and practical examples on how to establish a robust, whole-school approach to mental health that values staff and pupils alike 63 PUPIL BEREAVEMENT A practical look at the skills and strategies you and your colleagues can draw on to support grieving children in the short- and long term 67 TAKING A MOMENT Find out how to recognise when children are suffering from overwhelm, and what you can do to help them work through their emotions 70 PAUSE FOR THOUGHT Daily reflections can have a transformative effect on children’s learning, and they’re easier to fit into the school day than you might think teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary lydia.grove@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5