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Layer up Did you know that you lose body heat through conduction? The same happens when you sit down and the wind takes your body heat through convection. To prevent these from happening, it is best to insulate yourself by layering up. Ideal ways to do so include: Thick or woolly socks. Long underwear. External […]
Wednesday, October 16th – Bordesley Green Skills Tank, bringing reality into their learning session plans on fire safety around the home and their Skills Tank hub. To take learning out of the hub and into the community, Zaiqa Qurdan, Hub Manager, rang the local fire station on Washwood Heath Road and booked a morning trip […]
Yes, the latest tech is fun, the new clothes smart and the socks useful but the lasting memories are surely created by the people who take the time to make you feel good inside? Your mind never forgets how someone made you feel, whether it was the bully at school or the surprise thanks you […]
A pumpkin, but not any old pumpkin… Great British Bake Off winner and BBC’s The One Show presenter, Nadiya Hussain visited Great Barr in early summer and challenged John Horvath to grow an award-winning pumpkin. John gladly took her seedling and set about creating the perfect environment to grow one of his monster pumpkins. Using […]
No sooner had the Royal Wedding celebrations finished and before the Royal letter arrived the next big task was being planned-summer fair 2018. That is right, following the success of last year’s summer fair and the weather fairy being very kind to us, the time had come to busy the students with planning this year’s […]
It’s not every day you get a letter from the Queen, well her Lady-in-Waiting on behalf of the Queen. It arrived tucked in with the other post, the only hint of what could be inside was the stamp on the front. Excitedly, Maddy, the Skills Tank Learning Mentor, at our Tamworth location opened the envelope […]
Not one ‘could have done better,’ ‘could have tried harder’ or ‘talks too much!’ There is no strict, must follow curriculum – it is a unique person-centered plan, no pass grade pressure, but praise for improvement and appreciation for effort. Do not be thinking ‘sounds a bit unstructured’ not bothered, because you will be far […]
Shivering Shivering is a warning sign. It starts when your temperature drops to low and it is the bodies way of telling you to warm yourself up as it wants to prevent your core temperature from dropping too low. Did you know shivering is your bodies way of creating heat? Tiny sensors in your skin […]
Christmas, it is often associated with celebration, fun and lots of exciting moments. Most of us admit to enjoying the whole Christmas experience, but for those who live with a family member or friend with autism and/or a learning disability, it can be a very different story. Take a moment to consider those around you […]
Late morning on a leafy overcast autumn November day Scott and his mum attended a transition event at Scott’s school, Oscott Manor. They came with one goal; to get a grasp of transitioning Scott from school into an adult service the following summer. The school widely publicises the importance of transition and every year invites […]
