Saturday 24 November 2012

Carers Centres & Schools


Good Afternoon everyone,
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to display Happy Days Interactive Activity Pages and associated products to members of the caring services who support young carers. Chief Officer, Michelle Smith of The Blackpool Carers Centre, presented the 'Children Who Care' one day conference at the Hilton Hotel, Blackpool.

After two hours sleep, I loaded the car up with Happy Days books, samples and pro to-type products and found myself at 7.30am prompt for what turned out to be an interesting, exciting and fruitful day.

Professor Saul Becker; University of Nottingham, presented his MACA findings and explained the 'how to' and 'how not to' to an absorbed audience which included myself.

I'd like to thank Michelle Smith for the opportunity to share my early intervention resources and to the many people who took the time to view, enquire and consider my resources which help to identify the broader needs of children, young people and adults.

It was truly wonderful to meet everyone and discuss the benefits of the Happy Days Pages, how the simple-to use interactive pages can complement assessment frameworks; how the Happy Days Pages can help to identify broader needs, how the easy-to-follow system can be designed to suit your Care Centre, school or community requirements:

All About Me
My Caring Day
Identify Needs
Identify Feelings
Change and Reconstruction
Motivation and Goals
Achievement
Self Care

* Also available: Bullying / Cyber-bullying / Exam tips / Social issues plus more.
* Pages can be made to suit your request, sensitive issue or social topic.
* Activity Pages and Life Story Jotter for Care Homes.

Please contact me by phone or email if you wish to discuss anything in detail, specific requirements, place an order or book a visit,
Gillian
Gillian Hesketh MA
Happy Days Publishing
www.happydayspublishing.co.uk for contact details.


Friday 2 November 2012

Word Palette

Saw this and thought of you

Short simple writing exercise to help when describing settings.

I think Lee Howell's idea speeds up the process at a time when describing something alludes you ...

http://budbin.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/the-use-of-a-word-paletteword-hoard/

Check it out  ...  What do you think ?

Gillian

Thursday 1 November 2012

Wordpool Festival Words ... Blackpool


Not only is it Blackpool Wordpool Festival of Words - check it out this week till 16th November but you have 3 more nights to see the famous Blackpool Illuminations ...

Blackpool Festival of words ...
Writerly stuff, stories, diaries, playwriting, workshops ... the list is endless.

More at:

follow the links or pick up a brochure at Blackpool, Cleveleys, Fleetwood and Fylde Coast Libraries ...

https://www.facebook.com/WordpoolFest

Enjoy, Gillian