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From reporter to robotics engineer: Jenni Falconer takes part in Amazon Future Engineer programme at Tilbury fulfilment centre
London, 25th October 2019. Heart FM radio presenter, Jenni Falconer, was in Tilbury this week learning about robotics in the real world through a new programme called Amazon Future Engineer, which aims to inspire UK school children of all ages...
ZUNTOLD PUBLISHING’S LATEST YA NOVEL TACKLES ONLINE GROOMING
Young adult novel Always Here For You by Miriam Halahmy will be launched by ZunTold Publishing on 11 February 2020, as part of its Fiction as Therapy arm, coinciding with Safer Internet Day. Drawing from real life accounts, Always Here For You gives...
Gardener Schools Group invest in fourth school site
An independent school group will launch a new private secondary school in Maida Vale after securing seven-figure bank funding. Gardener Schools Group has used the multi-million-pound funding from NatWest to purchase the former Westminster College...
Edtech charity LGfL and the National Cyber Security Centre (part of GCHQ) reveal an urgent need for more cyber security training within schools
In a growing and sophisticated threat landscape, 2019 Cyber Security Schools Audit reveals only 35% of schools provide non-IT staff with cyber security training. Edtech charity LGfL is highlighting the need for more cyber security training in...
Thousands of pupils join campaign to cut single-use plastic in UK schools
• On average in the UK we each throw away over 34kg of plastic packaging every year – nearly the weight of 5,000 pencils • More than 8 in 10 of us are actively trying to reduce the amount of plastic we throw away Thousands of primary and...
Free Key Stage 4 classroom resources which use real-world examples, such as going to university and running a festival stall, to bring maths to life are now available for teachers to download.
Chartered accountancy body ICAEW has designed the resources to help GCSE maths students tackle context-based questions. Around a quarter of questions in GCSE maths exams involve applying maths to real-world contexts, but analysis of past papers...
Cash-strapped councils failing 1 in 3 children with vision impairment says report
New report shows 44 per cent of local authorities (LAs) have cut or frozen funding for specialist education services supporting children and young people with vision impairment (VI) since 2017. An estimated 11,000 VI children across England are...
Oldham school introduces British Sign Language as part of curriculum
Oldham-based Lyndhurst Primary School has introduced weekly British Sign Language (BSL) lessons across every year group to help better connect their pupils with hopes that BSL will become ‘second-nature’ to them and the...
Samsung’s FAIR Future festival tour invites young people to get ‘hands-on’ with AI at Norwich Science Festival
Samsung is taking artificial intelligence on the road and into communities across the UK as part of its FAIR Future festival tour to involve everyone in AI, by making it easier to understand The interactive tour kicks off at the Norwich Science...
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR EDUCATION BOSSES
-Individual, regular rewards improve employer desirability – Positive connection found between individual rewards and employee motivation for education workers – Clear correlation between lack of expressing gratitude and staff turnover in...
Digital textbooks in schools can enhance teaching and learning – YouGov survey
10 October 2019 – UK teachers see budgetary constraints as one of the main barriers to the adoption of digital technology in schools. Yet greater access to digital versions of textbooks is the most desired resource for teachers. The findings...
Wellbeing and mental health major concerns for parents of prospective university students
Financial instability and academic success are causing high levels of stress for students starting university, while parents are deeply concerned about their children’s wellbeing, a recent survey has found. The research, commissioned by Endsleigh...