LITTLE KNOWN facts about a Teesside town are being brought into the spotlight, thanks to The Peculiar Past of Stockton tours. From 24 April until mid-July, youngsters from schools across the town will take part in a walk which will showcase a number of fascinating facts about its history. While the town is universally known […]
Twenty-two students from Redcar & Cleveland College are celebrating taking a step closer towards securing future employment with the Royal Navy. Following a successful event held at the college, 22 uniformed public service students have now completed and passed an initial assessment, the highest of any north-east training provider during this year’s recruitment process. Two […]
New research from teaching unions, the ATL and NUT, has found that schools are not only cutting hours of teaching for core subjects, but also stripping entire subjects from the curriculum. A survey of 1,200 union members found that almost three quarters (71%) of the secondary staff said there had been cuts to teaching […]
Education software pioneers, the Orovia Group, are set to unveil their latest payroll management solution – ‘EduPay’ – at the Academies Show in ExCeL London, on 26th April, (stand number 412). Established in 2004, the now 40-strong team of designers, developers, marketing, sales and helpdesk staff, attribute their extraordinary success to their hands-on approach to customer care, […]
UK employers value more than just work-related skills in young people coming out of the education system and into the workplace, according to a study by education charity Central YMCA. The survey of senior managers at more than 200 businesses revealed that learning new skills (57%), being well-read (47%) and having a strong interest in […]
Lynne McClure, Director of Cambridge Mathematics, has spent a week in Beijing visiting leading policy makers to discuss how the UK and China can collaborate to create a mathematics education that benefits students from all countries and backgrounds – ensuring they are prepared with the skills necessary for adult life. The visit comes at a […]
PlayStation and Digital Schoolhouse reveal the career potential in games Ukie’s creative computing initiative, Digital Schoolhouse, powered by PlayStation, hosted its eSports Tournament Grand Final with Gfinity on Tuesday 4 April, as part of the London Games Festival. On a mission to inspire students by exposing them to careers within the games, eSports and creative […]
Calls for Welsh primary schools to sign up to project aimed at inspiring next generation of digital entrepreneurs A new national project to help boost the computing skills of Welsh primary school children has been launched today (Weds 5 Apr) by Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams. The Barefoot Computing project in […]
CXK, the leading provider of vocational advice and support to schools and colleges across the south-east, has been recognised as ‘Good’ following an Ofsted inspection of the National Careers Service. The Ashford-based charity is a prime contractor of the service, a government initiative to help people make decisions on learning, training and work. Pauline Smith, […]
With reports of violence in schools increasing, Klaus Allion, Managing Director at ANT Telecom, examines what schools are doing to protect their staff. His school report? Could do better. The 2014 murder of Leeds school teacher Ann McGuire at the hands of a student was a brutal reminder of the potential dangers teaching professionals face in the […]
