Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaborative solutions company, will be demonstrating the latest version of its integrated solutions on stand C160 at Bett 2018. New features in Nureva™ Span™ software, digital working walls and the HDL300 audio conferencing system combine to create a dynamic collaborative learning environment for primary, secondary and postsecondary settings around the world. […]
Governors of Hallfield School have today announced the appointment of a new Headmaster. Keith Morrow, currently Headmaster at The Elms School in Long Eaton in Nottingham, will take on the headship role at Hallfield School from September 2018. Keith will be the 14th Headmaster to lead the independent school in Edgbaston in its 139 year […]
Reclaiming Radical Ideas in Schools Examples of hate crime and terrorist attacks are rising in the UK and Europe. In 2015-2016, there were 7,631 referrals to the Prevention programme, which aims to stop people being drawn into terrorism. A quarter of these referrals were under-15’s. Never before has there been a greater need for […]
With teaching-to-the-test, gaming and curriculum-narrowing all on the rise, RSA issues call-to-arms Former Number 10 policy adviser to Nick Clegg warns that school leaders’ growing desperation to meet the government’s high-stakes performance targets is leading to decisions that are not in the best interests of children and young people. While acknowledging the important role the […]
Mersey Ferries offers discounted rates on school bookings, with access to their attractions including Spaceport and The U-Boat Story Schools receive one adult free per six paying children for all ferries attractions Mersey Ferries days out are top of the class for school groups when it comes to educational days out in Liverpool, with […]
CATs taken by Year 7 children at beginning of secondary school as a measurement of intelligence and a predictor of GCSE grades may put a ‘glass ceiling’ on academic ability and potential, according to study Nearly three quarters (70%) of Year 7 teachers use the test results to inform level of support given to […]
Ten primary school pupils from across the UK are celebrating after scooping top prizes in a national competition. The children were all winners of Discovery Education’s Make Your World Bigger, a video challenge designed to keep children learning during the summer holidays. The competition, which attracted over 2000 entries from schools across the […]
The Chancellor promised to “build a Britain for the future” in his first Autumn Budget but for schools and academies, it is difficult to see how his announcements will make a significant impact warns Kreston Reeves. Phillip Reynolds at Kreston Reeves comments: “The one positive to note was the fact that the Chancellor avoided the […]
Stephanie Baxter, Education Lead at the IET, said: “As we are facing an engineering shortfall in the next decade, the financial boost for students studying the crucial engineering gateway subject of Maths at A-Level is welcome news. “This is a small step in the right direction and there remains huge demand for engineers. We […]
Speaking in response to the Budget announcement today, David Hughes, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, said: “I said last week that the Chancellor should take a long term and moral view of investment in young people and adults to address the skills challenges which he has so eloquently described in today’s Budget. Unfortunately, […]
