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10 Top Tips for ECTs Free Download
Being an academic or intellectual in early career extends beyond the content knowledge that people read, write, and speak about.
Here are 10 to bear in mind for anyone embarking on an academic career in education and for those who support them.

Easter Fun with Make Your Own Rainbow
Pick up this free Easter resource by Amazelab, makers of Make Your Own Rainbow: Rainbow Bouncing Eggs!

This is a FREE resource to celebrate World Poetry Day 2025
The poem explored in this lesson plan created by Leah Crawford is an intimate, poignant portrait of the impact of forced migrancy. Although it moves towards hope, teachers should want to privately prepare any students in their class who are refugees or migrants that this subject will be explored through poetry.
Download and keep as part of our Opening Doors collection.

Free simple five-minute routine for kids
Learning this โI Am a Treeโ poem alongside the stretching exercises below can give children a comforting feeling of structure and routine, as well as some pleasant visual imagery and a feeling of connection to nature.
This very simple five-minute routine is free to download and will give kids a taste of just how enjoyable a short exercise break can be and how good it can make them feel.
All poses can also be found in the Feel Brave book The Purrfect Pawse by Avril McDonald.

Address the problems in your teaching life.
You can use this FREE resource taken from Love Teaching, Keep Teaching by Peter Radford to assess where you need to address the problems in your teaching life.
Download it to score each aspect and learn to improve so that you may thrive and not simply survive.

Outdoor learning: looking for beauty outside the classroom
Try this nature-based activity with your class by the author of *Independent Thinking on Nature-Based Learning *, Dr Alexia Barrable.
You can find out more about this book on the Crown House Publishing website!

Gemma Clarkโs Christmas Quiz
Quizzes serve as excellent whole-class activities (or home if you fancy some fun with the family!) . They are beneficial not only for assessment purposes but also highly enjoyable as entertainment, especially in anticipation of upcoming holidays and other special occasions.
Use this FREE resource to make some Christmas fun!

FREE Poster! The 12 Days of SENDCo Christmas
What are your plans to support children with additional needs at Christmas time?
Use this FREE poster in your staffroom

Winter Adventures - a free resource for KS1/2 this Christmas
Join Bob on his Winter Adventure, an extract from the book, Bob and the River of Time in this delightful Christmas adventure for KS1/2
Details of how to order this book are available inside the PDF.

Making Poetry Count with Opening Doors FREE resource
Our โOpening Doorsโ schools love creating pioneering work to unpack the wonder of poetry: past, present and across the globe. To make poetry count we suggest placing ongoing poetry work at the centre of English and learning about language, writing and literature.
Download and keep this FREE poster by the Opening Doors team or use for your classroom/staffroom wall

ADHD Awareness
Julia Silver, recounts her experience of living with ADHD and offers hints and tips on how to make life a little more bearable for those who are struggling with their ADHD diagnosis

What can the World Learn from the Poppy Fields of Flanders?
The year was 1914 and Britain was heading towards war. As the army was relatively small at this time, the government set about recruiting 500,000 volunteers. Many cities built their own battalion of local men. All were keen to show loyalty to their country in a war that they believed would be over in a matter of months and from which they would return home as heroes.
Use this assembly plan to raise awareness in your school.

Celebrate Shakespeareโs birthday with this FREE resource
This is a FREE resource by one of the authors of the Opening Doors series, Leah Crawford, to help you celebrate Shakespeareโs birthday in April.

FREE resource - The Seven Myths of Behaviour Management
A lot of important stuff happens in staff rooms. Great ideas are shared, funny
stories are told and colleagues support each other; but some nonsense is
spread too. New teachers need to be wise to the pitfalls that await them
amongst the banter, especially when it comes to the discussion of student
behaviour.
Download and keep the Seven Myths of Behaviour Management according to Steve Baker โ inspired by his book That Behaviour Book.

Celebrate World Poetry Day
This is a FREE resource by Bob Cox to help you celebrate World Poetry Day 2024.
Poetry allows childrenโs creativity to flourish in more ways than one. This is a day that helps celebrate creativity in writing.
Use this lesson plan to explore Kate Wakelingโs poem, โMy Treasuresโ and encourage your pupils to write their own poetry.

Free National Careers Week resource
Download a free, interactive student booklet to help teachers explore careers with young pupils.
Taken from National Careers Week director Andrew โBernieโ Bernardโs latest book,ย The Ladder: Supporting students towards successful futures and confident career choices.
Learn more about this book on the Crown House Publishing website!

This FREE sample chapter shares ways to help you thrive under pressure.
Whether youโve got a project or a deadline, a pile of marking or a report to compile, working in a school/college means youโve constantly got a โto doโ list. This FREE sample chapter shares ways to help you thrive under pressure.

Teach your students to cope better with this FREE resource
Anxiety seems to be the major negative emotion faced by young people today.
Download this free resource from The Working Classroom looking at tips and tricks to manage anxiety in students
Through practice and learned strategies, we can all cope better with those unwelcome emotions that come along for the ride on lifeโs journey.
To find out more about this title, head over to the Crown House Publishing website!

National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day โ an annual mass celebration which encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry with family and friends!
This extract from ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐: ๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ by Bob Cox examines โSnakeโ by Emily Dickinson. It outlines several lesson activities you can try in your classroom to enhance teaching and learning and enjoyment of poetry.
You can find out more about this title on the Crown House Publishing website!

Free science resource for young pupils
Download a free, science resource to help teachers explore connections with young pupils.
Taken from Emily Huntโs book, 15-๐๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ช๐๐๐ , ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง 5โ11-๐ฎ๐๐๐ง-๐ค๐ก๐๐จ.
Discover more here:
https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/15-minute-stem