The PlanBee Blog

The end of term is a time of change in school. Discover how you can support children's mental health by seeing their behaviour as a request for help.

If you’re busy setting up your primary classroom for the new school year and you want to create a positive learning environment for your students, we’ve got twelve fantastic FreeBees to help you out. 

Ask yourself honestly, does everyone in the school feel valued, trusted, supported and listened to? If the answer is no, start looking at how you can make your school a better place to be. 

Attendance is important in a child's overall attainment and achievement, however, a lot has changed since the post-war schooling system, in particular how we approach the mental health of children. With this in mind, is it time to rethink attendance in schools?

Find out what the catch-up curriculum is and how it has impacted teachers and children since the pandemic. 

Who doesn’t love Elf on the Shelf? The mischievous little fellow who encourages good behaviour at Christmas...but is it time we approached the tradition differently?

For many professionals worldwide, the pandemic has flipped the once traditional office-based role on its head...but what about teaching? We asked a number of teachers how they felt about flexibility in schools. Read on to find out what they said. 

Ensuring good mental health in schools, for both children and teachers, has never been so important. Here at PlanBee we’ve been looking through our archive and have pulled together some of our posts which include lots of helpful hints and tips for creating and maintaining good mental health, as well as ideas for wellbeing activities for children.

Many children will be returning to the classroom this September, with some attending their first day at secondary school, and others stepping into the classroom for the very first time. Read PlanBee's blog to help you and your child manage the transition.