An Easy Guide to Children's Yoga
Beckie, founder of Bhumi Yoga and supply teacher with 20 years of school experience, shares yoga-inspired activities which help with behaviour management.
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An Easy Guide to Children's Yoga
Beckie, founder of Bhumi Yoga and supply teacher with 20 years of school experience, shares yoga-inspired activities which help with behaviour management.
Coping with Stress: The 4 R’s Approach
A recap on 'The 4 R’s Approach to Coping with Stress' from our webinar: Towards Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing.
Staying active in lockdown
Are you finding time for fitness right now? The Zen team has lockdown fitness ideas to share with teachers and anyone working remotely.
Teacher Checklist: How to prepare for Primary Supply Teaching
Robert, an experienced London supply teacher, shares ways to succeed on your first day of primary supply teaching. A helpful guide if you’re wondering what to bring to school.
Five books to promote friendships, inclusivity and understanding of SEND
It’s Anti-Bullying Week, which is a great opportunity to emphasise the collective responsibility of students to end bullying and respect each other. With powerful illustrations and encouraging messages, picture books are an ideal way to help children understand and celebrate their differences.
Why Teach Supply
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What is Makaton?
Who uses Makaton, how can I learn it, and how can I introduce it in my classroom?
3 ways supply teaching helped me start my own business
Robert, a supply teacher working with Zen Educate, shares his insight into how teaching supply can provide the flexibility, extra time and experience to start your own business.
How and Why I Got Into Supply Teaching in London
Explore the main benefits of supply teaching with one of Zen's best teachers, as she recalls how she became drawn to supply and how she ended up working with Zen.
The Advantages of Becoming a Supply Teacher
Supply can offer a lot of benefits for teachers depending on personal needs and wants. Working as a supply teacher with her own business on the side, Gerrie shares some of the advantages of supply.
For schools
Helping schools overcome obstacles and provide for their staff and students See all
Teacher Training Through a Pandemic with Rob Caudwell - 10 with Zen Episode 3
For this episode, Helen Woodward talks with Rob Caudwell, Leader of Oasis Innovation Teaching School and Co-founder of Penrose Education. Rob touches on the learning that’s informed his decisions on teacher training since COVID-19 began, as well as supporting ITT trainees, assessing trainees as they teach online, and why schools “need mentors now more than ever”.
Catch Up Funding - How to Use it Effectively Webinar: Key Insights
Some key insights from our Catch Up Funding - How to Use it Effectively webinar from the 3rd February 2021.
Inclusion, Not Exclusion with Angela Holdsworth - 10 with Zen Episode 2!
For this episode, Helen chatted with Angela Holdsworth. As well as being CEO of the Seaview Trust in North West England, Angela is a Regional Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Leader for nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs), and a Teaching Schools Council Regional Representative. Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and more.
Towards Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing: Key insights from our webinar
In light of the pandemic and its affects on mental health, Zen Educate hosted a Towards Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing webinar. Read our summary of the topics discussed.
Zen updates
Insight into Zen HQ: who we are, how we work and what we stand for See all
Standing up to racism
At Zen Educate, we stand united in the efforts to challenge racial injustice in all forms.
We’ve now saved schools and teachers over £500k in agency fees
Last week we were thrilled to hit a milestone £500k of savings in agency fees — these savings go straight to schools and back into teacher’s pay
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