Kitchen Table Teacher

Still beetling away behind the scenes.
Growing an idea whilst life happens.

Keep going folks

It might take longer than you thought and it might be quite a wiggly path. And you might change the destination!

But keep putting one foot in front of the other when you can, how you can and with what you have.

You have got this.

Does anyone know of any primary tutors in the Leeds 4 (Burley ) area? I’m at capacity and have a request from a family asking for help with 2 children.

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Happy Thursday evening.
I've had a few parents asking me what I actually do for a living in the last few days. Many peopleobviously only see the tutoring side which I really love but is something which has only developed in the last couple of years really.
As a primary teacher and senior leader I had a few options in my 50s - and I decided to do something different with my 30 years experience - to work on bridging the gap between parents and schools - and to re empower parents to help their children, equipped with a confident knowledge base of contemporary primary practice.
I also deliver CPD for schools around using communication skills to deepen learning. Oracy. So I'm sharing my website with you just for your own interest and to partly explain why I'm always everywhere!

Kitchen Table Teacher | Enhance Learning Now! Explore primary education resources, CPD courses, and tutoring services focused on oracy and student development in Leeds and beyond.

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This is a really helpful guide to encourage talk with your little ones.
It’s specifically focussed around eating, but the principles can apply in many contexts.

This week we are thinking about routines!

Here are some examples of how you can support communication in the daily routine of snack/mealtimes. Credit: Meath HSE Speech and Language Therapy Department

This is an amazing FREE resource for anyone with a Bradford postcode.

Please share.

🤔 Would you like to learn how to support your child's, or your own, mental wellbeing?
🏠 Do you live in the Bradford District?
😃 Would you like to try an easy to follow, online course, that is totally FREE?

If yes, you might like to look at these online courses from In Our Place.

All the In Our Place courses have a strong focus on mental health and wellbeing for people of all ages.

Themes covered include the brain, feelings, the impact of the pandemic (which is still impacting significant numbers of children and young people), relationships and trauma.

There are also courses to support parents and carers of children with additional needs.

All of these courses, free to Bradford District families, are part of the In Our Place course library, and can be followed on demand, in your own time.

To access any course, all you need is your Bradford District post code and the code BDPARENTS.

You can find out more on the FYI (Families and Young Person’s Information) website – search InOurPlace or click on ‘parenting programmes pathway’.

Look at the list of courses available:

Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby.
Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby: for women couples.

Understanding your baby
Understanding your preterm or sick baby in hospital
Understanding your preterm or sick baby now you're home

Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
Understanding your child's feelings
Understanding your child's mental health and wellbeing
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child

Understanding your child with additional needs
Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs

Understanding your teenager's brain
Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager

Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)
Understanding your feelings (for teenagers only!)

(For adults)
Understanding your relationships
Understanding your own trauma

Courses are followed online, ‘on demand’, through a combination of audio and text, with additional video on some courses, so you can follow them in your own time and at your own pace.

Different language options are available, and the system also supports Google Translate.

To access the courses for free, all you will need is your post code and the access code – BDPARENTS. You can register for as many courses as you want.

The courses have been created by NHS psychology experts working with Solihull Approach.



Bradford Children and Families Trust
Bradford South Family Hub
Bradford East Family Hub
Bradford West Family Hub
Keighley and Shipley Family Hub
Bradford district SEND Local Offer