allmanhall’s Procurement Director, Mike Meek, has been providing clients with some helpful and practical advice around procurement and supply chain management. Working with an expert partner for your food procurement will ensure and enable this approach and deliver the cost savings and support that may be essential for you, at this time. Key tips: Provide […]
Drug offences in schools across country rise New data reveals shocking numbers of Cannabis and Class A drug criminality and trafficking happening in schools 01 July 2020 New data obtained under FOI – individual regional police force data available on request Cannabis offences rise by 47%, hard drug offences rise by 65%, drug trafficking offences […]
** Gen Z – and their teachers – say online learning is here to stay ** ** In a major survey, 6 in 10 teens favour blended learning, wanting some or all lessons online and 8 in 10 teachers want it to become a permanent fixture of classroom practice ** Throughout lockdown, online learning has […]
School teachers on Teesside University’s MA Education (Trauma-Informed Practice) have highlighted how they are applying their studies to support pupils who have been directly affected by Covid-19 and the implications of lockdown. With schools remaining open to key worker and vulnerable children throughout the pandemic, and in the past month ‘reopening’ for further year groups, […]
New research from Renaissance found consistent communication (31%) and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils (23%) are the biggest challenges to teaching during the phased return But one lockdown silver-lining is that almost two-thirds (65%) feel more confident using edtech New research from Renaissance, which creates educational software tools to improve outcomes and […]
Inspire Partnership, based in South-East London and Kent, has added IMP Planner – budgeting and forecasting software which is designed specifically for multi-academy trusts (MATs) – following the Trust’s near doubling of size during the current academic year. The MAT, which increased from five to nine primary schools on 1st March and now has ‘hubs’ […]
The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) is delighted to formally announce a new partnership with instructional coaching platform Powerful Action Steps (PAS) – https://powerfulactionsteps.education/pas. PAS, an online learning mentoring tool, is underpinned by the principles of a trained expert working with teachers individually to help them learn and adopt new teaching practices, and […]
According to a survey of 1,000 children in 2017, more than three quarters of children aged 6 to 17 aspired to be YouTubers, vloggers and bloggers. The research by travel firm First Choice revealed that 34 per cent of children would like to be a YouTube personality, while one in five wished to start their […]
A new visual guide for specifiers has been launched to help get schools, colleges and universities Covid-19 ready. Bringing together a suite of materials with hygienic benefits, the guide has been designed to support educators as they reorganise teaching spaces to cope with social distancing measures and subject their surfaces to a harsher cleaning regime. With a huge range of products available, each with different levels of hygienic performance, materials supplier James Latham developed the […]
Following the government’s announcement this week that schools in England will reopen with “full attendance” in September, a new COVID-19 Essentials course has been launched to provide practical skills and support for teachers feeling apprehensive about returning to a full classroom. While many teachers have taught key worker and vulnerable children in schools over the […]
