“Our sector’s willingness to work towards our common goals positively does pay off – but we have to get this review right”
NASBTT has today responded to the Department for Education (DfE) Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market review policy paper https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review and announcement on a new...
Print Marketplace – ordering small prints jobs is now as easy as online shopping for schools and colleges
Access to compliant printed goods at the click of a button On-line templates for ease of use Over 80% of printing companies are SMEs supporting local economies Collaboration between two of the largest public sector buying organisations...
Accelerating Digital Transformation to Reimagine Education
LONDON, 16 December 2020 – Rene Buhay, VP of Sales and Marketing at AVer Europe, the award-winning provider of video collaboration systems, advices that schools need to keep on top of the new technology available to them in a post pandemic...
50% of schools would like more support with remote learning
Jigsaw24’s lockdown learning survey finds 50% of schools would like more support when delivering remote learning. 70% reported struggling during the UK’s first lockdown – in some cases, up to 80% of students did not engage. However, 75% of schools...
Disadvantaged pupils have no less enthusiasm for science than their more affluent counterparts
UCLan researchers share first-stage findings of Blackpool-focused research project to improve engagement with science and technology Primary school children from low socio-economic areas are just as interested in science as their more affluent...
STEVE CLARKE AND DAVID MARSHALL GIVE TOP MARKS TO SCHOOLS PROJECT THAT TAKES SCOTLAND’S UEFA EURO 2020 SUCCESS INTO CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Scotland Head Coach supports digital teachers’ resource that allows “next generation to share in the achievement” of reaching next summer’s finals Penalty-save hero Marshall says initiative underlines “importance of what we achieved” for next...
Primary pupils to learn how to be compassionate as first UK course launches
A new free course that teaches primary pupils how to be compassionate and resolve playground disputes themselves has launched in the UK – the first of its kind. The Compassion Project, which is for Key Stage 2 pupils, teaches children to...
Teachers, parents and students must work together as Greenwich schools move back online
From Monday evening, all schools in Greenwich will be moving their classes online to reduce coronavirus transmissions between children in education in an effort to control the London borough’s infection rate, which is currently at its highest...
How parents can help children improve mental health during pandemic with fun PE lessons at home
School closures, Covid-19 self-isolation and lockdown restrictions have made primary school children appreciate PE lessons and sport more than ever before. A survey by the Youth Sport Trust found that more than a quarter of youngsters said sport and...
Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner
Opening up the conversation around flexible working in education, this book explores what can work, what has worked, and what could work. Based on the experiences of a professional flex-pert this narrative encourages teachers and school leaders to...
Oxford International Digital Institute launched to meet growing demand for online courses following Covid-19
Oxford International Education Group has launched a new online academic hub bringing together an entire portfolio of digital courses to help international students learn in an education environment turned upside down by Covid-19. Oxford...
Nearly three quarters of educators lack confidence that students are learning at home
Educators up and down the UK have experienced a sustained period of unpredictably this year, which looks set to continue into the spring at the very earliest. The pandemic is something that nobody could have been prepared for and the speed of change...
