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SCHOOLS CALL OUT FOR GREATER CONTROL OVER BUDGETS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION
Over 80 per cent of schools claim they would be able to provide a better quality of education if they were given greater freedom over managing their budgets, new research has found. A study by HCSS Education, a leading education finance specialist...
Busy Bees response to Save the Children Report
Busy Bees ensures all childcare practitioners are highly skilled and fully trained by its own in-house training academy who provide an ongoing training programme of short courses to supplement the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum framework...
NEW SURVEY SHOWS THAT TEACHERS WANT TO HELP BREAK THE RECRUITMENT CRISIS CYCLE
Talk of teacher shortages is self-perpetuating – over a third of teachers said talk about a “recruitment crisis” made them feel more likely to leave the profession But teachers want to play an active part in the debate about recruitment. 67% said...
DISCOVERY EDUCATION LAUNCHES ANNUAL US SUMMER INSTITUTE COMPETITION FOR TEACHERS
Teachers from Discovery Education’s UK partner schools are being offered the chance to win a trip to a prestigious ed-tech conference in Chicago this summer, where they will network with colleagues from some of North America’s leading digital...
Bookless libraries to sweep education within a generation
Bookless libraries could become common place in UK schools and universities within a generation according to education interior specialist Innova Design Solutions. Far from a far-fetched concept, the first bookless libraries already exist in America...
Day of Excellence for Fennies Nursery Staff
Around 220 employees from Fennies Day Nursery and Preschool will get together for a Day of Excellence at the home of Crystal Palace FC on Thursday (24th March). Staff from Fennies’ eight nurseries located across south London and Surrey will spend a...
Viking Adventures at the British Museum – London Grid for Learning develops new resource for Key Stage 2 Pupils
Captivating illustrations of Viking life, rituals and death are captured in the new online resource from the London Grid for Learning Viking Adventures at the British Museum, created in partnership with the British Museum to educate Key Stage 2...
Northern Parade Infant and Junior School completes solar PV installation in a bid to become more sustainable
Portsmouth primary school works with renewable energy investor, Low Carbon and the Land Rover BAR sailing team to reap benefits of renewable energy technology PORTSMOUTH, UK – Tuesday 22nd MARCH 2016 – A primary school in Portsmouth has become the...
Enfield school wins London Region Public Speaking Competition
St. John’s Senior School beat off competition from 90 London schools to be crowned the regional winners of the Churchill National Public Speaking Competition. Held at the HQ of the world famous English Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, St. John’s team...
Enfield school wins London Region Public Speaking Competition
St. John’s Senior School beat off competition from 90 London schools to be crowned the regional winners of the Churchill National Public Speaking Competition. Held at the HQ of the world famous English Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, St. John’s team...
CAKE FOR THE QUEEN
Win the opportunity for your school to visit Buckingham Palace by making a special birthday cake for Her Majesty The Queen! Following the hugely popular Cook for The Queen competition for children that was held for the Diamond Jubilee, the...
Audio feedback: the key to learning languages
José Picardo, assistant principal and languages teacher at Surbiton High School, explains how Showbie’s audio feedback functionality makes learning a language more comprehensive, and more exciting for students. Surbiton High School is a 1:1 school...
