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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!

Top tips to encourage children to read by choice

28 April 2021 By Leanne Jephcott - Curriculum Specialist at Peters

Encouraging children to read can have many benefits, including helping to promote improved concentration, strengthening of vocabulary and language skills, and development of imagination. Explore our top tips for teachers and parents on how to get children to read more, and how 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 Eden Learning Spaces & Emily Mayer

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 - Assistant Category Buyer for Curriculum 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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Save Education: Mobile and Unified Communications

20 April 2021 By Matt Dykes - Chief Operating Officer at Abzorb

Although the children are now back at school there will still be thousands who are having to self-isolate if they have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been in contact with someone who has it, and will need to ‘home school’. So, daily disruption in UK schools will sadly be the reality for the foreseeable future and education will be delivered by a hybrid approach of digital learning and face to face in the classroom.
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To infinity...and beyond!

19 March 2021

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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YOU are the perfect teacher

10 March 2021 By Cath Chell & Learn Well

What a challenging time to be a teacher! This wasn’t the start to the year that you had planned. Not only have you had to manage all of your personal worries and concerns, but you have also had to be there for each and every child in your care.
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Meet the education procurement team - Elle

02 December 2020 By Elle Barratt - Procurement Project Advisor at YPO

Elle has worked at YPO for just over two years and is the procurement project support in the newly formed education procurement team. She’ll be your first point of contact for when you’re needing help setting up contracts or just need some advice on your school’s procurement activity.
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Provoking curiosity in early years

24 November 2020

Children are naturally curious, as educators it is our role to encourage and develop this to enable them to learn through their interests and investigations. The more curious a child is the more observant they are, which in turn encourages deeper thinking and an ability to figure things out.
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Meet the education procurement team - Liann

14 October 2020

Liann has worked at YPO for nearly five years where her role has evolved massively. Now leading the education procurement team, Liann is responsible for managing the partnerships with YPO's MAT customers and pulling together their procurement tender responses.
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Meet the education procurement team - Amanda

06 October 2020 By Amanda Quinn - Category Manager, Education Procurement Team at YPO

Amanda has worked at YPO for 11 years and loves working for an organisation that gives back to the public sector, with brilliant core values who really cares about its customers and employees.
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