To say a massive thank you to #NHS staff, & doctors & nurses, we present, ‘HEROES’ as an anthem to cheer them along! . @banjisclass . Thank you @ChelwestFT @Penwortham212 we had some much fun!. @NHSEngland @NHSuk @nhs @AmandaPritchard . FULL VIDEO HERE:

Great start to the weekend working with Father 2 Father and @NexusEnfield over in Enfield @EnfieldCouncil @FeryalClark. I led today’s reading workshop for dads!. As a father, how often do you read to your child?. 📸: andytokkallos

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. Today, I was at Cranford Park Academy. 120 Year 6 pupils spent the afternoon discussing e-safety, friendships & relationships, and their feelings surrounding the transition to Year 7. We shared coping mechanisms and strategies which could

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. I’m no stranger to this school, SS Peter & Paul Primary, Merton! Working with a reflective group of Year 6 pupils, we discussed how they could stay safe in secondary school (& beyond) and focused on their feelings around transitioning to

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. Freshly back from their residential trip, I worked with three Year 6 classes today at New City Primary School. Pupils were intentional in discussing their worries and thinking of strategies and solutions to address them. The #Reflections

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. On the hottest day of the year so far, I was at Coombe Hill Jnr School, working with 90 Year 6 pupils. In the cool of the air conditioned library, we discussed a range of topics from the RSE curriculum & combed through strategies to help

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. Today, I was at St Anne’s Primary School working with two Year 6 classes. Despite the heatwave, pupils participated in transition discussion and engaged with thought provoking topics from the RSE curriculum. The #Reflections Workshop is all

Mr Hilton - they don’t call him the Running Headteacher for nothing! . Have I been cornered? Peter has been inviting me to join his running groups for a while…and today, after completing a workshop at his school, I was handed a T-shirt. I think this means I have to commit to the

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. I spent the day at ‘Lady Bankes Primary School’ working with a cohort of 90 Year 6 pupils. They too have been working on their end of year production, but today was a day for reflection. We explored coping mechanisms for the transition

RT @lady_bankes: Year 6 enjoyed a great workshop to support them with transition to high school with the author @banjialexander #TeamLB htt….

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. I was at ‘The St Teresa Catholic Primary School’ this afternoon working with an energetic group of Year 6 pupils. Taking a break from rehearsing their end of year production, they articulated well their thoughts and feelings surrounding the

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. Today, I was working with around 108 Year 6 pupils (4 classes) at Uphall Primary School. It was encouraging to see the strategies they came up with for some of the transition issues which were raised. The #Reflections Workshop is all about

June/July Year 6 REFLECTIONS Workshop. I spent the morning working with two Year 6 classes at St Luke’s Primary School, Isle of Dogs. Very sensible discussions and input from pupils. The #Reflections Workshop is all about preparing Year 6 pupils for the transition to secondary

Day 270: Bordesley Green Primary . With Reading Lead, Miss Stroud. By the time I arrived at the school and heard pupils calling out my name from the playground, I had forgotten all about the 3hr plus journey and was ready to match their energy! Poetry, book reading, singing and a

Day 269 PM: St Thomas More Primary . With Assistant Headteacher, Mrs Webster. Pupils enjoyed excerpts from Lockdown Looms and were in fits of laughter reading along to my unreleased poem, Freddie’s Soliloquy. It was nice to see so many avid readers and children keen to share