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TEACHING TALENT UNDER THREAT AS OLDER WORKERS EXIT THE CLASSROOM
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...
The Search is on for the Nation’s Most Passionate School Gardeners
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...
hey!tech at CES 2016: Express yourself inside and outside your device!
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...
Schools getting fit for the New Year
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...
Climate Games mark exciting conclusion to economics summer school
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...
Science Teaching in the Digital Age: Discovery Education to lead session at ASE Conference
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...
Dr. Sylvia Taylor-Goh to lead Postgraduate Education at Sensory Integration Network
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...
PARENT HUB SET TO LAUNCH FREE SERVICE & HOST INFLUENTIAL ROUNDTABLE ON PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS AT BETT SHOW 2016
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...
Fennies Serves Up Memorable Mealtimes with the Help of Leading UK Food Expert Annabel Karmel
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...
Ways to make sure infant free school meals serves up value for money. Part 4 of 4 – Words by Paul Aagaard.
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...
Ways to make sure infant free school meals serves up value for money. Part 3 of 4. Words by Paul Aagaard.
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...
Ways to make sure infant free school meals serves up value for money. Part 2 of 4. Words by Paul Aagaard.
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...
