12,700 Chinese pupils in UK independent schools – 44% of all overseas pupils Many Chinese pupils at UK independent schools are set to go home to mainland China or Hong Kong for February half-term at the end of this week – schools break up on February 14. Given China’s Coronavirus outbreak, Wilsons, a leading law […]
As part of Justice Week 2020 (24-28 February), Young Citizens is calling all schools in England and Wales to delivery of ‘The Big Legal Lesson‘. More than 40,000 young people in over 440 schools are already expected to participate in the biggest public legal education event of its kind on the fundamentals of the justice […]
SKETCH Classroom is built to be the complete 3D printing classroom setup with an ideal student-to-printer ratio that maximizes students’ access and teachers’ success in the classroom MakerBot, a global leader in 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), today announces the launch of the MakerBot SKETCH Classroom™, designed to be the most reliable […]
New report looks at the immediate and emerging risks facing schools Managing pupil mental health and wellbeing is the biggest risk to schools in the short- and long-term Cyber-bullying, recruitment and retention of staff and managing the mental health and wellbeing of staff are also major concerns, while keeping pace with digital change is a […]
Ten projects put forward by teams of 11-14-year-olds from schools across England from Middlesbrough to Woking, have been shortlisted for the inaugural V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge. Tasked with creating a solution for a real-world issue, pegged to themes inspired by the V&A’s exhibitions programme, the wide scope of entries submitted range from solutions for […]
NBB supports Time to Talk Day 2020 Time to Talk Day is taking place on Thursday 6th February 2020 and encourages everyone to be more open about mental health. With one in four us being affected by mental health, the team at NBB want to help spread the word about how powerful it is to […]
Amid shocking recent statistics around the very real safety risks presented in UK schools, Bureau Veritas is urging all education institutions to add a more diligent approach to safety and compliance as a priority focus this year. According to a recent investigation, 13% of schools in the UK have not carried out a fire risk […]
Fertility education should be compulsory in schools, says Simon Fishel IVF pioneer and co-founder of menopause delay procedure ProFaM. Scientist Professor Fishel, who worked alongside ‘test-tube’ baby trailblazers Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe, says education is key. “I believe strongly that young people should have as much education on these matters as possible if we want to make a major impact on preventing infertility,” he said. “There […]
Ten projects put forward by teams of 11-14-year-olds from schools across England from Middlesbrough to Woking, have been shortlisted for the inaugural V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge. Tasked with creating a solution for a real-world issue, pegged to themes inspired by the V&A’s exhibitions programme, the wide scope of entries submitted range from solutions for […]
A West Midlands school which has been placed in special measures by Ofsted is adopting a radical approach to exclusions and behaviour problems in order to make a step-change in its culture for pupils and staff. The most recent Ofsted inspection at Shenley Academy, in Birmingham, found a catalogue of issues including: under-achievement by disadvantaged […]
