Drama: Variety is the Spice of Life!
Amy Liptrott, Associate Director at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland explores the importance of diversity – not just on the stage but front and back of house too!
Mental health and wellbeing
Working together to build healthy and happy schools
The Wellbeing Zone
Supporting teachers, parents and young people
The Wellbeing Zone is packed with free resources to support mental health and wellbeing – from advice on coping with anxiety and exam stress, to fun activities and mindfulness.
Q and A with Avani Bhalla
We spoke to 16-year-old mental health campaigner and one of the winners of the ÃÛÌÒapp World Changer Awards, Avani Bhalla, for her view on young people’s wellbeing today and what more can be done in education to help.
The ÃÛÌÒapp School Report
The ÃÛÌÒapp School Report provides an in-depth, independent look at the education system, from the people who work at its core – and is the latest step in our mission to collaborate, listen and learn from each other to drive forward positive change.
Persona Life Skills
We’ve partnered with Persona Education for a pioneering pilot, which will test how effectively life skills can be developed and recognised using digital methods, while assessing how students, teachers and employers value social-emotional skills, and the related digital badges.Ìý
We're passionate about creating a culture of positive wellbeing and mental health and are committed to working together with teachers and senior leaders to help build healthy, calm and happy schools.
Together we can drive positive change, encourage conversation, and create an environment that fosters wellbeing for pupils as well as staff.
Mental health and wellbeing at ÃÛÌÒapp
Within ÃÛÌÒapp, we’ve been working with Time to Change to break down the stigma around mental health and wellbeing, and change the culture and conversation.ÌýHear from our Senior Vice President, Sharon Hague on what we've been doing within our organisation.
Committing to mental health and wellbeing in school
In an ever-changing world of mounting pressures, how can learners – and educators – attain happiness and success in life, and in their careers? Get an insight into the conversation that took place at the Festival of Education.
Mental health and wellbeing support
In uncertain and stressful times, it is natural to feel a certain amount of concern or worry. Practising mindfulness can help you stay calmer and more positive. We have a number ofÌýfree resourcesÌýto help introduce you to mindfulness techniques that are suitable for employers, Clinicians,Ìýparents and young people.
If you feel that you or someone you know (be they a parent, child, teacher or young person) are at immediate risk of causing harm to themselves or others, it’s important to seek immediate professional help by calling 999.  
However you or someone you know might be feeling or going through, it’s important to know you’re not alone. There’s lots of information and support services in the UK to help.
Education Support
There can be many stresses on those who work in education - a challenging student, stress & depression, personal financial worries and so many more. That’s why Education Support offers free, confidential help and support.Ìý
Recent news and blog posts
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How Failure is an Essential Foundation for a Love of Maths
Matt Parker is a renowned stand-up comedian and maths author, with a popular YouTube channel attracting almost one million subscribers. Originally a maths teacher from Australia, Matt now lives and works in the UK. , is a Number 1 Bestseller.Ìý
Following Matt’s recent appearance on ÃÛÌÒapp’s The Right Angle Podcast, Subject Lead and Podcast Host Nicola Woodford-Smith, reflects on their discussion and shares learnings on ways that teachers can foster a passion for maths among learners – not least by encouraging acceptance of mistakes and failures.
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How Abacus fits the new 2022 Curriculum for Wales for Mathematics and Numeracy (with a focus on fluency and logical reasoning)
The 2022 Welsh curriculum in Primary schools
We know that the Welsh curriculum is changing in the new academic year in 2022 for all Primary schools, with Secondary schools to follow in 2023. When it comes to Mathematics and Numeracy in the new curriculum, there are five new Mathematical proficiencies for Welsh Primary schools:
- Conceptual understanding
- Fluency
- Communication with symbols
- Logical reasoning
- Strategic competence
In this blog we are going to look at how Abacus can be used to support the teaching of two of these proficiencies: fluency, and logical reasoning. There is no doubting that these two Mathematical areas are already being developed in Wales in the current curriculum, but the below is a reminder of the fantastic Abacus resources we have on offer to support these two skills.
