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New online safety legislation outlines greater responsibilities for platforms
Mark Bentley, Safeguarding and Cyber Security Lead at edtech charity LGfL–The National Grid for Learning School’s vital role in keeping children safe online continues, however new legislation outlines greater online safety...
Pencil to Pen: Don’t Banish The Pen Licence But Work With It
The first type of licence that a child will ever strive for is a pen licence. While it symbolises an exciting milestone for handwriting proficiency, opinions on its merits vary among parents and teachers. But this doesn’t mean the ‘pen...
The Impact of Bibliotherapy in UK Education
Bibliotherapy, the use of literature for mental health and wellbeing, is gaining traction in UK education. The recent Farmshore Storytime in School research initiative aimed to evaluate the effects of incorporating a daily 20-minute...
BBFC unveils important new resource for Relationships, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) curriculum
– Developed in collaboration with Brook, the sexual health and wellbeing charity. – Age-appropriate lesson pack for Key Stage 4 (KS4) Year 11 learners in the UK. – Encourages young people to think critically about...
Evergreen School in Warwick helps local children with special needs learn to sing and dance with an innovative visual language
Evergreen School in Warwick hosted a series of music and dance workshops on 15th and 16th November 2023 which gave a group of children with special needs the chance to perform in front of parents, carers and the High Sheriff of...
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...