Resources

For Teachers & School Leaders

A Practical First-Week Safeguarding Reminder for All School Staff

A practical first-week safeguarding reminder for school staff covering disclosures, attendance, online safety, child-on-child abuse, reporting concerns and KCSIE 2026.

For School Suppliers & Education Businesses

How to Write a September Email That School Leaders Will Actually Read

How to write a September email that school leaders will actually read, with practical advice on timing, subject lines, targeting, structure, follow-ups and compliance.

For Parents & Students

What to Do When Your Child Is Anxious About Going Back to School

Help your child manage back-to-school anxiety with practical advice on routines, worries, physical symptoms, attendance and working with the school.

For Teachers & School Leaders

How to Establish Effective Classroom Routines in the First Week

How to teach and practise classroom routines for entry, attention, transitions, equipment, help and lesson endings during the first week.

School Trips & Educational Visits

Planning an Autumn School Trip: Weather, Daylight and Backup Plans

Plan a safe autumn school trip with practical guidance on changing weather, reduced daylight, clothing, transport delays and contingency arrangements.

For Parents & Students

Starting Secondary School: A Parent Checklist for the First Month

Help your child settle into secondary school with a practical first-month guide to routines, homework, friendships, travel, tiredness and anxiety.

For School Suppliers & Education Businesses

When Should School Suppliers Start Their Autumn Outreach?

Learn when to contact UK schools in late August, September and October, how to time follow-ups and adapt autumn outreach to school buying cycles.

For Teachers & School Leaders

How to Set Up a Calm, Independent and Effective Classroom

Set up a classroom that supports calm behaviour, pupil independence and learning through practical seating, routines, resources and inclusive design.

For Parents & Students

My Child Has Not Been Placed With Their Friends: What to Do

Worried your child has been separated from their friends at school? Learn when to contact the school and how to help them settle and make new friends.

For Teachers & School Leaders

Beginning-of-Year Baseline Assessment Without Exhausting Pupils

How to assess pupils’ starting points through low-stakes tasks, observation and everyday teaching without excessive testing or teacher workload.