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Benefact Group and Ecclesiastical Insurance invest more than £90,000 to support education and skills causes
As part of the Movement for Good Awards Benefact Group and Ecclesiastical Insurance have donated £90,000 to eight charities working in the education and skills sector. The eight charities which include Breaking Barriers, Read Easy UK, Black Swimming...
Welsh GCSE reforms don’t go far enough – time to remove them
Words by Barry Mansfield – Director at Halcyon London International School in Marylebone In light of the Welsh government’s changes to GCSEs – which include a slightly lower emphasis on exams, and a nod to the importance of digital skills...
EU Code Week: Hillingdon Pupils Crack The Code
Pupils from a Hillingdon primary school have been showcasing their coding skills during EU Code Week – a global event which celebrates computer programming. Launched in 2013, Code Week aims to shine a light on the importance...
Parent Zone hosts sixth Digital Families conference
Parent Zone is pleased to announce that its annual Digital Families conference will return for 2022 at the Royal Society of Arts on Tuesday 18 October 9.00am to 4.00pm. The free conference is the only annual event to examine the challenges and...
Only 1 in 10 teachers have a good understanding of Dyslexia, new report highlights how Dyslexia has been swept under the carpet for decades
New report launched today from Made By Dyslexia, ‘The School Report’ highlights that across the globe only 1 in 10 teachers has a good understanding of dyslexic strengths. despite them being the most sought-after skills by today’s...
‘More data does not equal better data’ Arfan Ismail, PhD, Product Manager, Education Software Solutions July 2022
A recent report from Deloitte found that as of 2020, 97% of companies were either already using AI or had plans to use it in the short term. Importantly, the report bears out a key trend: the use of data and advanced machine learning has become...
School support staff face violent attacks from pupils, with some receiving death threats, new research finds
Teaching assistants have reported being kicked, punched and spat at by pupils in mainstream primary and secondary schools, new research by the University of Roehampton released on Monday 17th October finds. The analysis is the first to...
New research shows that 3 in 10 children see footballers as role models as Marcus Rashford Book Club engages 25,000 children to inspire a love of reading
New research from the National Literacy Trust finds that 3 in 10 (29.8%) children and young people see footballers as role models, rising to almost 1 in 2 (45.8%) of boys, with over a third (35.5%) of children saying that seeing a role model...
Alder Tree Primary Academy unveil Reading Caravan, alongside distinguished author, Richard O’Neill.
In an addition which will transform children’s literature journey, Alder Tree Primary have recently opened the doors to their Reading Caravan, which is located in the school’s grounds. Given its grand opening by Richard O’Neill, where he read...
SPORT ENGLAND PROGRAMME FINDINGS REVEAL HOW TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE PE ENVIRONMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Sport England, in association with Sheffield Hallam University, Youth Sport Trust, Activity Alliance and Association for Physical Education, has shared key insights taken from its Secondary Teacher Training (STT) programme. The research...
Study shows surprise improvement in wellbeing for thousands of special needs pupils, bucking overall trend of deteriorating mental health
New figures published today reveal that while young people’s wellbeing has deteriorated alarmingly since the pandemic, it has unexpectedly improved significantly for thousands of students with special needs. A study of almost 11,000 students...
Protecting your school from cyber attacks
Hacking, phishing, malicious software and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks are on the increase according to the National Crime Agency. With more and more schools falling victim to cybercrime and pressure mounting on governors and school...