London, 20 January, Stone Group, the IT and services company for the education and public sector, today announced that it has entered the Internet Service Provider (ISP) market. The launch of Stone Connected, available immediately, gives school customers the ability to purchase broadband connection, management and support from Stone Group. The launch of Stone […]
3 – 24 February Clore Learning Centre, National Theatre A 4-part course aimed at those aged between 16 and 21 years old will commence at the National Theatre on Wednesday 3 February. How do you watch a theatre show and then talk about it? What is theatre criticism? Is there a difference between […]
Johnnie Pavey, Assistant Head at Lampton and also Teaching School Specialist Leader of Education discusses the performance management and CPL programme he and his team have implemented for the school’s 120 staff, who year on year have been responsible for significant student progress or ‘value added measure’. About the school: Lampton in West […]
Bett, ExCeL London: Awarding body OCR with education software developer, Sonocent, have today announced the launch of interactive activity packs for OCR’s new GCSE (9-1) English Language, English Literature and MFL qualifications. Written by OCR and powered by Sonocent, the innovative series of interactive activities and teaching resources are designed to support OCR’s new GCSE English and […]
The K’NEX Education range educates, engages and inspires pupils in today’s busy classroom, from Nursery through to Key Stage 5. Each innovative construction kit helps teachers bring to life a world of 3D STEM learning aligned to the curriculum, with support from a comprehensive Teachers Guide and easy to follow, colour coded instructions for pupils. […]
Playmakers is a new project from the National Theatre available to all state primary schools across the UK. It uniquely connects learning across the curriculum with an end-of-year school production of Emil and the Detectives. Starting after February half-term, participating classes will read the book Emil and the Detectives by Eric Kastner and receive […]
Swim Safe For Schools, the UK’s FREE outdoor swimming and water safety programme for children in Key Stages 2 and 3, will be returning to beaches, lakes and sea pools across the UK this summer term. Taking place just before the summer holidays, when families will be making the most of the UK’s great […]
Classrooms set to loose large swathes of senior talent and teaching experience as baby boomer generation nears retirement Four-fifths of teachers feel under pressure to leave teaching at state pension age Almost a third (32%) of teachers plan to retire early as a result Mentoring the main motivation to keep senior teachers in the schools […]
RHS School Gardeners of the Year 2016 competition is now open for entries The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has today (Monday 11 January) launched its annual search for the most talented and inspiring school gardeners in the RHS School Gardeners of the Year 2016 competition. Schools across the UK are invited to nominate their gardening […]
January 2016-. Hey!tech (Booth 36511-LVCC South Hall 4) is a pioneering and worldwide unique technology that is built into the back of mobile devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones, through a 16×16 dot display. It allows interaction with the environment by displaying everything that happens on the screen and giving real-time feedback and expressing […]
