“Families stressed that children and adolescents with ASD [Autistic Spectrum Disorder]adapted to the situation much better than they expected. “
How Did #Covid Lockdown Affect Young People With Autism ?
How Important is Writing on Paper?
“It is reasonable that one’s creativity will likely become more fruitful if prior knowledge is stored with stronger learning and more precisely retrieved from memory. “Professor Kuniyoshi L. Sakai
Community Learning Courses in Orkney
Orkney Islands Council’s Spring 2021 programme of community learning courses will open for bookings on 8 April.
Science and Technology Kits For Orkney Schools
19 schools in Orkney are able to equip pupils with a range of items which will support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.
Animal Farm Recalled by Adults as Favourite School Read Book
Today, 4th of March, is World Book Day.
Information on Nursery Registration in Orkney
Nursery registration week is from 5-12 March 2021 and parents are invited to register via Education/Learning on the OIC website.
Carer Aware at University: Supporting Student Carers
“This makes it a very compelling resource and really helps university staff better understand the challenges student carers face in juggling their unpaid care role alongside studying.” Shona Littlejohn OU Scotland
Phased Return for Schools
From Monday 22nd of February in Orkney all pre-school children and pupils in P1-P3 will return to face to face teaching in the classroom.
Farming Foodsteps: Homeschooling Resource
Farming Foodsteps, is offering a different way to engage in the sciences, home economics, maths and geography.
Scotland’s NHS Coping But Under Increasing Pressure
“The bottom line here – and I need to be really blunt about this – is that for this lockdown to be as effective as we need it to be, we must radically reduce the number of interactions we are having. “
