There are many misconceptions which circulate about good sports nutrition and it’s easy for young athletes, and their parents, to take on board inaccurate advice. To dispel the myths, we’ve asked expert performance nutritionist, Dan Richardson, for his top 10 nutritional ‘facts’, which are simply untrue.
If your child has a sporting event or its your school’s annual sports day, it’s important to ensure that they are well fuelled. We’ve teamed up with performance nutritionist Dan Richardson to get his top tips for keeping energy levels high throughout the day. Share them with your children, so that they know exactly what to eat or drink to maximise their potential.
Tests, assessments or exams are a great way to find out how we are doing, what we are good at, and where we could do even better. Once your child has their assessment results, encourage them to use this activity to help them think about the things that they are proud of, what they are excited about and little goals that they can set, to help them learn even more.
Tests and exams are a fact of life for all children. As parents, our goal should be to teach them that exams are not to be feared or perceived as stressful or traumatic. We should encourage them to view tests as a normal part of school life, which they should approach as proactively and positively as possible. Our top tips on preparing younger children for assessments will help you to consider how you talk about exams in family life, how to help your child feel calm and in control, and ways to make revising fun.
In this podcast, Dr Weston talks with Dr Naomi Flynn about what makes a great teacher of children with English as an additional language (EAL). They discuss the significance of assessing English proficiency, fantastic classroom practice and the importance of getting to know and welcoming each individual child and their family.
Aporia is a feeling of confusion and perplexity, traditionally experienced through doing philosophy. However, it is a useful term for capturing a host of emotions and experiences that children may go through at school or at home, in their learning. Download our poster and use it at home or in the classroom to help young people name the different emotions they might feel when thinking about complex ideas and expand their emotional vocabulary. Use the space at the bottom to add your own.
Asking children questions and then allowing them to think through a response is a great way to activate their thinking. We’ve teamed up with The Philosophy Foundation to bring you some top tips for asking questions effectively and unlocking young people’s potential. They work just as well whether you are a parent at home or a teacher at school. Give some of these strategies a try and let us know how they go.
Following our interview with Peter Worley from The Philosophy Foundation, we decided to collaborate on a list of books that can encourage children to think philosophically. It features books about encouraging philosophical thinking for teachers, parents and young people, as well as children’s fiction and poetry with a philosophical flavour.
Dinnertime is the perfect opportunity to spark interesting family conversations. Here are 20 scientific topics to discuss with teenagers around the table (or anywhere else you choose). Use the question prompts to get them thinking. Factual answers are provided, but quite a few of the questions have no right or wrong response and will simply encourage a stimulating debate.
Young children are innately curious about the world. Their questions offer a great opportunity for scientific discussion, but sometimes we don’t feel equipped with the answers. Here are 20 commonly asked questions along with clear and concise answers to get you started.
