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Pancake Day comp: Win a Scholastic Resource Bank membership
A chance to win a whole school membership to the Scholastic Resource Bank with our Pancake Day Competition! Plus win crafts for Easter
School Activities: Pancake Day Recipes
Pancake day is almost here why not try our School Activities: Pancake Day Recipes and join in on the fun! Use our easy-to-follow pancake recipes!
Teacher Top Tips: Get Children Reading for Pleasure
How do you encourage children to read for pleasure? We’ve come up with 5 teacher top tips to encourage children to read independently!
Creating a Multi-Sensory Space
Help children improve their self-esteem, mood, and verbal & non-verbal communication with a multi-sensory space. Perfect for building key developmental skills.
Inspiring Cross-Curricular Ideas for World Book Day
Looking for cross-curricular ideas to inspire the whole class for World Book Day? We’ve got you covered with inspiring World Book Day activities
5 facts about St David’s Day
Discover why St David’s Day is celebrated on the 1st of March, find out about St David himself and learn 5 facts about St David’s Day
Supporting Children’s Mental Health in Schools
At Hope, we take pride in supporting children’s mental health. We have shared different ways in which you can support children at school.
A guide to: Keep Fit and Active During a Pandemic
Exercising has always been difficult to fit into a teacher’s hectic schedule. We’ve created A Guide To: Keep Fit & Active during a pandemic.
National Storytelling Week: Storytelling in your class
National Storytelling Week encourages children to tell stories. But what are the benefits of storytelling in the classroom? Let’s find out!
National Storytelling Week: Classroom Activities
National Storytelling Week encourages children to tell and listen to stories. So why not make it fun and beneficial with these storytelling activities!
Quiz: Which Christmas film character are you?
With Christmas around the corner, we have created this fun quiz to see which Christmas film character are you? Take the quiz now to find out!
Classroom craft: Stained glass decorations
Create amazing, festive stained glass decorations to put in your windows for all to see. Follow these simple steps and get Christmas crafting