The Top Six Ways To Reduce & Manage Stress

1. Have Fun

This is the easiest and most basic way to reduce your stress level. It sounds simple, but many people don’t practice it enough. It’s far too common for adults to forget to spend time having fun. Family and career considerations — and the ever-present email waiting for replies — can suck the fun out of life. It’s your job to schedule fun time the same way you schedule meetings. Spend some time with loved ones. Take up a hobby or sport. Go roll around in the grass with your kids or your dog. Enjoy yourself. It’s a key part of life

Head-Teacher Super-sizes School Classes and Believes its the Best!

This looks fine... Honestly! However, consider the fact that this is a picture of an over-sized class and think again. The Headteacher of Bure Valley Junior School in Aylsham, Norfolk, Mr. John Starling, said that larger classes improve the progress of younger children. 

Product of head teacher, Mr Starling... Super-sized classes.

He revealed this discovery two years ago after he had grouped the youngest pupils of his school into a class of 70 and now he has decided to teach the entire school in the same way. He grouped his year three children into a class of 70 and his year four children into a class of 60. These classes have two teachers and two teaching assistants on hand - with the year three class also having an extra teacher to help.

The pupils books in a pile

Starling said today that the scheme was a success, and he is now grouping the older years in a similar way.

Since Starling introduced the ‘super-size’ classes, the school has received positive Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) inspections. In November 2010, the school was rated ‘good’  with some areas ‘outstanding.’

The report said the way the classroom sizes had been ‘super-sized’ had been "instrumental" in improving the quality of education.

Would you be happy to see your child taught in ‘super-sized’ classroom?














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Story by Sophia Moir - Head Teacher Super-Sizes School Classes