SchoolNews Gemma Easton October 2025
The challenges teachers face in the classroom each day are well-reported—the struggle for student attention, the challenge of genuine connection, and the need to create novel, engaging experiences. While screen-based learning and a reliance on technology have become the norm, the solution to some of these daily struggles may lie in putting things into students’ hands.
Ian Holden, Chair of We Support Hands On Learning (WESHOL) and his team, are helping teachers reconnect with practical, hands-on resources in the classroom. With a forty-year career as an educator and principal, Ian has seen first-hand the benefits of hands-on learning.
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