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Teachers back collecting data on children’s wellbeing in schools, new polling from The Children’s Society finds
Teachers support schools measuring children’s wellbeing, according to a new research report from The Children’s Society charity. A majority of UK teachers – 60% of those surveyed from over 8,800 – back the idea of...
The Great British Creativity Gap
7 in 10 young adults believe the UK education system is too ‘one size fits all’ 72% wish they had done more creative subjects at school Hyundai launches Year 2 of its Great British School Trip programme, to help teachers plug...
Greater protections for children from future strike action
Proposals will put in place protections for children’s education and provide certainty for parents Minimum service levels to be in place by next academic year New measures will balance the right to a good education with the right to strike...
ITT recruitment “improving”, according to NASBTT survey, as providers’ share their wish list ahead of general election
Over a third of ITT providers are experiencing stronger recruitment at this stage of the year compared to last year, according to survey findings published today by the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT). In her...
Digital Safeguarding Webinar from Smoothwall – KCSIE 2023 Update: Web Filtering and Monitoring for DSLs Explained
Hosted on Thursday 30th November at 11am – 12pm GMT Smoothwall, leading UK digital safeguarding specialists, are hosting a webinar for Digital Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and any other educators looking to understand the differences...
Fortinet Offers Free Security Awareness Curriculum for All Primary and Secondary-Grade Students in the United Kingdom
Curriculum developed by teachers for teachers to provide more than 9 million students across U.K. with fundamental cybersecurity skills and Internet safety best practices John Maddison, CMO and EVP of Product Strategy at Fortinet...
Online training provider High Speed Training celebrating ‘Giving Back Friday’ by offering 500 free courses to UK charities.
Online training provider High Speed Training celebrating ‘Giving Back Friday’ by offering 500 free courses to UK charities. High Speed Training, a leading e-learning provider, are giving away up to 500 free training courses to charities across the...
New free online guide ‘Teaching with ChatGPT’ empowers teachers to adopt generative AI tools for the classroom
London, UK – 23 November 2023: Supported by The Hg Foundation, a grant-giving charity with a focus on removing barriers to education and skills in technology, the new, free online resource to empower UK teachers and other educators to use...
A holistic approach to digital skills in schools – words by Gareth Stockdale, CEO at Micro:bit Educational Foundation
Children and their access to mobile phones is a topic that has always created strong opinions. The recent announcement by the British Education Secretary to ban mobile devices in schools in order to address disruptive...
Over half of UK citizens aren’t recycling properly. Schools can join ‘The Big Recycling Hunt’ to help change that – and win up to £250!
Presently, over half of UK citizens dispose of items in the rubbish bin that could instead be recycled. Recycle Now wants to inspire children aged five to eleven to help change that, with The Big Recycling Hunt – a nationwide hunt to find...
Breakfast skipping means children may not be getting all the nutrients they need, warns new report.
A new scientific review* published today by the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the charity, Magic Breakfast, highlights that many schoolchildren are skipping breakfast, making it harder to get the nutrients they need for...
Major round of appointments to NASBTT Board of Trustees
Six education and training leaders have been recruited to the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) Board of Trustees. Cat Scutt MBE, Deputy CEO, Education and Research at the Chartered College of Teaching...