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Colour Change Freaky Frog stretchy fidget toy

Colour Change Freaky Frog: A Stretchy Fidget with a Visual Surprise

Meet the Colour Change Freaky Frog, a quirky stretchy fidget...
2 min read
Colour Change Freaky Frog
Spoiled Rotten Nasty Noodles squishy sensory toy

Nasty Noodles Squishy Toy: Gross-Out Fidget Fun Children Love

The Spoiled Rotten Nasty Noodles Squishy Toy combines silly gross-out...
2 min read
fidget toy gift
Moving Multi-Colour Wormz tactile sensory toys

Moving Multi-Colour Wormz: A Bigger Bag of Tactile Fidget Play

The 200g Moving Multi-Colour Wormz pack offers colourful wriggly sensory...
2 min read
classroom fidgets
Moving Wormz Bag colourful sensory fidget toys

Moving Wormz Bag: Wriggly Sensory Fidget Fun in a Handy Size

Find out how the Moving Wormz Bag brings colourful, wriggly...
2 min read
fine motor toys
Taba Treats cute dessert squishy fidget toy

Taba Treats: Cute Squishy Fidget Toys for Sensory Play

Discover Taba Treats, a collection of cute dessert-themed squishy fidget...
2 min read
cute squishy toys
SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake sensory fidget toy

SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake: A Sweet-Looking Sensory Fidget Toy

Explore the SCRUNCHEMS Sugar Cupcake, a colourful squeezable fidget toy...
2 min read
fidget toys UK
Stuck Pig squishy sensory toy

Why the Stuck Pig Sensory Toy Is a Brilliant Squishy Fidget

Meet the Stuck Pig Sensory Toy: a funny squishy fidget...
2 min read
fidget toys for children
3D Printed Cone Medium sensory fidget toy

3D Printed Cone Medium: A Transforming Fidget Toy for Busy Hands

Discover the 3D Printed Cone Medium, a transforming sensory fidget...
2 min read
3D printed fidget toy
Maltose Fidget Toys

Maltose Fidget Toys

If you’ve been scrolling TikTok or browsing sensory toy collections...
3 min read
Fidget Toys
Explained: Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Explained: Government to ‘update’ collective worship guidance for England’s schools

Move comes after the Supreme Court ruled the delivery of...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Talk isn’t cheap: it sets up a child to thrive in the classroom

Oracy must be nurtured across all settings – especially as...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Small schools don’t need fixing. The system needs to learn from them

Headlines about small schools ‘escaping’ the DfE’s school improvement drive...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Support staff can recognise and share their value by journaling

By recording and reflecting, ‘invisible’ staff can evidence their professional...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Spending on speech and language therapy is vital to tackle SEND

I’m calling on government to view early intervention, training of...
2 min read
classroom

Explained: Coast and Vale paid Delta £440k ahead of merger

The sum was handed over for ‘extensive work’ before trusts...
2 min read
classroom
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