“Made for Mentors”: NASBTT Curriculum Designer champions new teacher development programmes

A former School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) tutor and Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning is making her mark as the newly-appointed Curriculum Designer at the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT). ...

Schools and environmental impact.

  Since the Industrial Revolution, human polluting activity has caused 1.0°C of global warming and an increase to 1.5°C is expected between 2030 and 2052 if emissions continue to increase at the current rate. Despite the UK government’s Net Zero ...

Schools stand to get a potential bill reduction of up to 61% this month…

Schools stand to get a potential bill reduction of up to 61% this month compared to if they had to pay expected wholesale energy prices, according to new analysis following the rollout of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme.  The energy bills insight, ...

THE DYING ART OF LETTER WRITING: 1 IN 3 CHILDREN IN THE UK HAVE NEVER SENT OR RECEIVED A LETTER

Research from Nationwide Building Society and The Diana Award has revealed that a third of children (32%) have never written a letter, with a similar amount (35%) having never received one either. However, the same survey concluded that 4 in 5 (84%) ...

Connecting children to the ocean

Primary school children take part in UK’s first Ocean curriculum, written by teachers in Devon with help from world’s leading scientists     As world leaders grapple with climate catastrophe at COP27, the UK’s first Ocean ...

V&A East launch schools engagement programme, taking museum objects into schools for the first time in V&A’s history

  Your Collection: V&A East in Schools is a major new school’s engagement programme from V&A East. For the very first time in V&A history, objects from the national collection are heading into schools in east London. Your Collection: ...

Amazon launches the Alexa Young Innovator Challenge to help young people bridge the skills gap, as research shows demand for jobs that require computer science, AI or machine learning skills are expected to increase by 40% over the next five years

    London, 8 November 2022 – Amazon has launched the inaugural Alexa Young Innovator Challenge, an educational programme for secondary school students aged 13 – 18 to create an Alexa Skill to promote social good in their community. ...

1 in 10 children now need speech therapy: Language expert stresses its importance

The number of five and six-year-olds who need speech and language support at school has risen by 10% in England over the past year, BBC analysis shows. Experts claim the increase, which is substantially greater than in previous years, is partly due ...

Highcliffe school joins HISP Multi Academy Trust

A Christchurch secondary school and sixth form has joined a multi academy trust (MAT) in a bid to expand facilities, resources and to improve investment in staff training.   Highcliffe School has partnered with HISP Multi Academy Trust to ...

Free cybersecurity toolkit for schools launched

LGfL’s Elevate Cybersecurity Toolkit for schools.    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 ...

Game-changing recruitment and training supplies a solution to England’s teacher shortage crisis

James Lowe, MD of Moxi Education Recruitment Schools up and down the country are still dealing with the fallout of pandemic-prompted-disruption, with many children lagging behind due to months of missed education. Throw into the mix austerity, ever ...

Celebrate Remembrance Day 2022 with diverse voices from the British Army

London, 25 October 2022: Ahead of this year’s Remembrance Day celebrations on 11 November, the British Army has developed new, free resources that introduce students to the ways different groups commemorate Remembrance, highlighting diverse voices ...