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 […]
Research carried out by the Get Britain Standing campaign has revealed that the average Brit spends a staggering 8.9 hours every day sitting down, be that at work, in a car or on the sofa in front of the TV. Gavin Bradley, director of the organisation, has likened sitting to smoking in the 70s and […]
Students attending a summer school in the heart of Vienna can get a global perspective on climate change, with a simulated exercise that captures all the pace, excitement and impact of the subject. The Alternative Economic and Monetary Systems (AEMS) summer school gives participants a unique opportunity to take part in the exercise as […]
Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content and professional development for schools, will join hundreds of science teachers from across the UK at the Association for Science Education (ASE) Conference in Birmingham this week. The ASE Conference, held at The University of Birmingham from 6 – 9 January, is Europe’s […]
The Sensory Integration Network UK & Ireland is delighted to welcome Dr. Sylvia Taylor-Goh to its Board of Directors, in the pivotal role of Director of Postgraduate Education. Dr. Taylor-Goh brings to the Board her experience in postgraduate and post-registration health education from a range of higher education settings and in a variety of roles. […]
Parent Hub, the smartphone app that helps parents and teachers connect more effectively will be exclusively launching a new, free version of its service at the BETT Show 2016, which will be held at ExCel in London between 20th and 23rd January. The Parent Hub team will be showcasing the app throughout the show […]
Childcare group Fennies has recruited the UK’s number one parenting author and leading food expert Annabel Karmel MBE to design a series of brand new nursery menus. Recognised all over the world for devising delicious, nutritious meals for babies and children, Annabel is working closely with Fennies’ chefs to bring a wealth of expertise and […]
Readiness for learning will improve if behaviour polices are consistently applied at lunchtime. My final blog in this four part series on how to make UIFSM value for money, is about how Midday Supervisors engage with the children and how they manage behaviour at lunchtime. What they say and how they say it is a […]
Good caterers help create lunchtime systems designed for children, not adults. I have talked in my first two blogs about getting the dining room right and engaging with parents. This blog is all about working with caterers. The vast majority do an excellent job and are extremely good at providing healthy and tasty school meals which […]
A recent survey suggests that 95% of parents of the children taking up infant free school meals are recognising the benefits. In the first blog in this series, I talked about getting the dining room right. But lots of schools have already adopted some of the best practice principles I proposed and uptake still remains […]
