Author: Claire Murray

Could this be you?

JOB VACANCY 10 x TRAINER-CONSULTANTS (0.2 Part time, 7.5 hours per week) £38,000 pro rata (£7,600pa) Application by CV and covering letter by deadline of 5pm on Friday 26th April 2019 PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE! We are looking to appoint a team of Emotion Works Trainer-Consultants who are experienced in using Emotion Works in […]

Register your interest in attending a previEW event

If you’ve heard about Emotion Works and you’re interested in purchasing for your school, nursery or wider learning community you may like to consider attending or organising a get-together with local colleagues to find out about our programme and roll out across Scotland. We will be very happy to deliver a free information session when […]

Emotion Works Practitioners Private Facebook Page

Did you know we have a private facebook page for sharing Emotion Works practice ideas and examples? Also for asking questions and getting advice from fellow teachers and Claire at Emotion Works too. It’s a members perk so please join us if you’d like to browse or contribute. If you have an individual or school […]

SPECIAL OFFER FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Are you a Primary School with end of year budget or PEF funding to allocate? An Emotion Works purchase offers excellent value for money alongside an opportunity to join a growing movement of people working to promote emotional literacy and wellbeing within Scottish education. Much more than just a resource pack, an Emotion Works Primary […]

Starter Symbol Bank resource currently piloting

Is it easier for your learners to understand the concepts of the Emotion Works cogs and the links between them using symbol supports? We’re very happy to be working with Lynburn Primary in Fife to pilot the idea of offering a ready made symbol resource where 12 laminated symbols relating to each of the first […]

ACEs, ‘Resilience’ movie screening and Emotion Works

There is a growing interest among Primary Teachers around addressing the needs of children affected by ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) in schools. What is our role? Can educational intervention be helpful? How can we engage and teach children affected by such experiences? Emotion Works is also very interested in this area and is very happy […]

We’re recruiting!

Now that our new website is up and running – providing a comprehensive platform for information, online sales, training programmes and practice support – Emotion Works is set to grow.  We are looking for the right person to join our team and to take responsibility for all aspects of administration for the organisation.   JOB […]

Coggle-tastic Cascaders!

When Emily Sinclair and Nicky Hocknull from Bankton Primary School in West Lothian expressed an interest in trying out our ‘School Cascader’ package last June, it was a pleasure to pencil in a couple of meetings to prepare them for delivering their staff training in August. Emily and Nicky turned up to our first meeting […]

Christmas Thanks

To our customers, clients and collaborators. Thank you so much for supporting Emotion Works over the course of this year. Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful holiday. Special Christmas love and thanks to the following people whose efforts, contribution and support over the year have been significant and very much appreciated. Geoff Smith Kathryn McKay […]

A sad, reflective post – by founder, Claire Murray.

I’m pausing for thought this week to remember my close colleague and friend David Wright – graphic designer and illustrator, and co-creator of the Emotion Works cogs. David, your contribution to Emotion Works over these important founding years has been huge, both as an artist and as a companion. As I consider the number of […]