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‘JUST ONE TREE DAY’ – still time to sign up!

  There is still time for schools to join hundreds of others and sign-up to the highly popular ‘JUST ONE Tree Day’, taking place on Friday 15 October (England) and Friday 1 October (Scotland). Schools throughout the UK and around the globe are uniting on this international non-uniform day that encourages children to bring in […]

Parent-teacher relationships to be reset, for the benefit of pupils’ social skills, screen time, and mental health

Schools are looking to reset relationships with parents, post-lockdowns and home-schooling, with the partnership needing rebalancing for the benefit of pupils New research finds that school staff worry about pupils’ ability to interact face-to-face (67 per cent), and their screen time (76 per cent), as they return to the classroom Working in partnership with parents […]

Inner Cheerleader Helps Young Children Master Emotions

To Navigate Anxiety Pandemic Children struggling with mental health problems during the pandemic are facing “agonisingly” long waits for treatment, a BBC investigation has found. Data from half of England’s services found one in five seen in the past year waited over 12 weeks for care. Half of all mental health conditions present themselves by […]

New Secretary of State for Education: NASBTT statement

Decision needed quickly on whether fundamental change in the ITT sector, and the likely immediate impact on teacher supply, is really a priority at this time    Executive Director Emma Hollis said: “We welcome the appointment of Nadhim Zahawi MP as Secretary of State for Education. It potentially represents a new chapter for the Department […]

The digital revolution in teaching during the pandemic – world’s largest international study on teachers and education

15 September 2021 – T4 Education has today published a landmark report revealing for the first time how teachers around the world have turned to technology to overcome barriers to education brought about by the pandemic.   Launched in Spring 2021 and informed by 20,679 teachers across 165 countries, T4 Education’s survey is the largest […]

FT poll shows 90% learnt ‘little or nothing’ about finance at school

The Financial Times has launched a new charity endorsed by the former prime minister Gordon Brown, focused on the promotion of financial literacy and inclusion around the world. The FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (FT FLIC) unveiled its strategic plan to boost the financial literacy of young people, women and disadvantaged communities at an event hosted by Roula Khalaf, […]

HAY FESTIVAL UNVEILS AUTUMN PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOLS WITH IN-PERSON EVENTS ACROSS WALES

Hay Festival has today unveiled its free autumn Programme for Schools including two days of in-person events at Hay Festival Winter Weekend, 24-25 November, alongside in-person Beacons Project and Welsh Scribblers Tour events across Wales.  Schools can explore the programmes in depth and register now FREE at hayfestival.org/schools, while pupils can apply to take part in […]