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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

10 ideas to take learning outdoors on a budget

21 July 2021 By Justine Lee, Communications and Fundraising Manager at Council for Learning Outside the Classroom

Taking your learning outside the classroom is an easy way to motivate your class, engage them with a subject and help them be more active. It can help you achieve school priorities while also making learning fun and positively impact behaviour, learning, and attainment. But it can be hard knowing where or how to get started. Here are 10 cost-effective ways to take learning beyond the classroom:
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How colour influences productivity in a classroom

08 July 2021 By Sally Murphy – Director at Metroplan

As we begin the shift back into the classroom and back to a life of routine, children must be braced with a mindset to learn amongst the exciting stimulation of reuniting with school friends and the hurly-burly of school life.
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Top tips for an eco-friendly classroom

24 May 2021 By The YPO Team

Here are some useful tips to implement in the classroom to encourage children to be more environmentally conscious.
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Top tips to encourage children to read by choice

28 April 2021 By Leanne Jephcott – Curriculum Specialist at Peters

This year Children’s Book Week takes place from 3-9 May, and 2021 also marks the celebration’s 100th anniversary. Children’s Book Week aims to inspire children everywhere to love reading for fun. Below are some top tips for teachers and parents to encourage all children to develop a love of reading, including even your most reluctant of readers!
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How to create an inclusive reading corner

27 April 2021 By Emily Mayer - Marketing Communications Executive at Eden Learning Spaces

Bring out your child’s inner bookworm and create a dedicated reading space where they can lose themselves in their favourite page turner. A space that feels comforting and peaceful. Sounds great, but how do you get started?
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Your updated guide to the PE and Sport Premium

26 April 2021 By Matthew Hancock – Procurement Assistant for Sports at YPO

With the PE and Sport Premium funding continuing until the end of the current academic year in England, we’ve provided an updated guide to help answer any questions you may have.
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To infinity...and beyond!

19 March 2021 By Rachael Lythe - Category Buyer for Curriculum at YPO

As the excitement of a very different Christmas for us all is now a distant memory, the start of 2021 has seen us all face another difficult time. The pressure on our NHS has been at a critical stage, many businesses remain closed, our high streets aren’t bustling with people and our schools were forced to close for a second time, with many parents resuming to home schooling.
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Celebrate our diverse planet in secondary science

17 March 2021 By Deborah Roberts - International education consultant, author and trainer

Focusing on the theme the diversity of our planet, we've compiled a few simple science activities to help you celebrate our planet at your secondary school.
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Inspiring our secondary school science students

17 March 2021 By Deborah Roberts - International education consultant, author and trainer

We need to entertain, inspire and enthuse our future scientists. Our world wouldn’t be the same if we didn’t have modern medicine, technology and of course the latest mobile phone. But how do we engage all secondary school students in science?
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Play tray inspiration

18 November 2020 By Cosy

The trusty play tray is versatile and easy-to-clean, making it the ideal resource for a wide range of activities, both indoor and out. Our friends at Cosy are always creating interesting and inspiring play tray ideas – here are some of their favourites.
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