Useful Links: Courses to Enhance Your CV

Here's some cool (and free!) courses you can take to enhance your CV. I have found Alison to be a nice resource for courses. It's free to study and buying the certificate is inexpensive. Alternatively you can get a participation certificate for free and a link so you can attach it to your LinkedIn profile, if you have one.

First Aid

Educational Psychology

Communication Skills

Dyslexia Awareness

Professionalism in the Office

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel for Beginners

Autism for Newbies

Autism - An Explanation
I hope this brief explanation of autism will help those navigating unchartered territory for the first time. Please ask questions and comment on this post. I want to help people to understand as much as possible. 

Dr. Russell Barkley

I have been following Dr. Russell Barkley on social media for quite some time. He is a specialist of ADHD and has a great way of explaining what ADHD is, why and how ADHD affects us in the way it does and strategies to help manage symptoms. I recommend checking out his videos. You can find him on YouTube and Instagram. 

https://www.youtube.com/@russellbarkleyphd2023

http://www.russellbarkley.org

Books by Dr. Barkley:

https://www.guilford.com/books/Taking-Charge-of-ADHD/Russell-Barkley/9781462542673

https://www.guilford.com/books/12-Principles-for-Raising-a-Child-with-ADHD/Russell-Barkley/9781462542550

https://www.guilford.com/books/Treating-ADHD-in-Children-and-Adolescents/Russell-Barkley/9781462545148?promo=AF2E

Here are some videos that you might find useful. 

It's almost time for a holiday

It's June, now it's the home strait for us at school. (In Italy, anyway. I think UK still goes on until July)

We are so drained this year, I think the summer holidays can't come soon enough!

Our students are tired and they've got their end of year exams, but some of them have got their middle school exam (terza media) which enables them to move into high school in September. Middle school isn't a concept in the UK in general (apart from Worcestershire as far as I'm aware). But the UK doesn't have this exam anyway, it's a very Italian thing. In any case, not long now until the summer holidays!

The weather is starting to warm up somewhat, accompanied by humidity and storms. The humidity in the north of Italy, especially on the Po Plain is quite full on but we have air-con so that helps a lot! You can see some slow-motion storm videos in the north of Italy here. The mountains are less humid, which are quite lovely to visit. I usually spend my weekends in the mountains.

There are a lot of "staycations" in Italy. We have some great places, and Italians, who do enjoy traveling, also enjoy relaxing at home. So, I'll leave some recommendations here for you, should you feel like trying something a bit different from the usual Italian holiday in the south. 

Northern Italian destinations:

Lake Garda             Lignano Sabbiadoro

Venice                     Grado

Trieste                     Bologna

Florence                  Trento

Lido di Jesolo         Cortina d'Ampezzo

Milan                      Cinque Terre

Mantova                  Genova

Padova                    Torino

Siena                       Verona

Chioggia                 Sanremo