Mary Edwards Therapeutic Education

21/05/2023

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It's me! 🧒👋

21/05/2023

Hello there page-likers! I hope you're well and enjoying the May sunshine. I am soaking it in, albeit through a generous layer of sun cream, as I burn faster than a sausage on a barbie.
I'm currently immersed in my Level 3 Forest School Leadership training and loving every minute (okay, maybe not all the paperwork I'm wading through today, but the rest of it for sure!)
My amazing branding photographer Folk and Tale took this gorgeous snap of me and my son on a walk in Macclesfield Forest, to show I how I look when out and about in all my gear 🧑‍🌾
A new blog post is currently chitting on a shelf in the back of my mind, all about how the ethos and practice of Forest School tie in to my work as a therapeutic educator. As a preview- they tie in really, really well, not least because it is so brilliantly inclusive of all learners!
Now I must return to my risk asessments, which are definitely being made more fun by the chorus of garden birdsong 🐦🌿🌞

12/03/2023

New blog post! With spring greetings to you all 🌸🌱🌞###

Hello! It’s been a few months since I last wrote on here and for myself and my family they have been full to the brim with trips and transitions and some rather intense toddlering, and I’ve felt my mind full and body tired as a result. The title of this blog refers to the season of spring, which...

19/02/2023

Here in Northumberland for a week and looking forward to resting and walking and drawing and writing and playing with two kids who will inevitably get sand absolutely everywhere!

Come March I will be sharing some more details of my therapeutic teaching practice, including what exactly therapeutic teaching is and what I can currently offer.

And at the end of March I’m off to Rookhow in Cumbria for the first week of my Level 3 Forest School training. Very excited! 😁🪱🌳🔥⛰

Happy nearly Spring everyone ###x

08/02/2023

Wrapped up another three session cycle with this wonderful kid today. So pleased we’ll be continuing our work together next half term. We listen to music and make things and chat about life. Every child is different, every learning relationship is different, but I am always as enriched by the child as I hope they are enriched by me.

01/01/2023

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Happy New Year! Here’s a blog post to mark the beginning of a new calendar year. I feel like we would be better off celebrating the new year at Imbolc, the mid point between winter solstice and spring equinox, but I guess changing it now would involve far too much admin. I hope you’ve had a cosy winter break and wish you all the best things for 2023. ###

A year is a long time- a lot of hours, a lot of days, a lot of weeks. Too long to be seen in review without some kind of editing tool, which is why there are so many ‘Best of…’ lists. I will use books as my tool, because they are all around me, like fallen leaves in various states of decomposi...

13/12/2022

My first blog! It’s a chilly one ☃️❄️🎄

I’m sipping my tea and looking out through my bedroom windows. I can see the bare branches of the ash trees, like a troupe of friendly scarecrows doing jazz hands. It looks cold and grey. That sounds grim but it isn’t. It’s the sort of muted grey that suggests stillness and rest. The garden se...

25/11/2022

My website is now live! 🥳

Hello! I’m Mary. I’m a therapeutic teacher with a passion for creativity, nature and literature. I work one-to-one with primary age children facing emotional barriers to learning. I strongly believe that, given the right support, every child can flourish in their own unique way. I can help with ...

15/11/2022

I'm very excited to announce that my independent therapeutic teaching practice will be open for business from January 2023 🥳
Follow this page and watch this space to find out more about what I can offer 😊