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“An oasis in the city” Dallington School to Exhibit at the Independent Schools Show 2016
The brainchild of Mogg Hercules, independent family-run school, Dallington, is set to showcase its unique brand of nurturing, creativity and “multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary experiences”, at the Independent Schools Show, Battersea Park, London...
SDSA to Showcase Schools’ Support Services at The Academies Show
The School Development Support Agency, (SDSA), is set to showcase its unique brand of schools’ support services at The Academies Show, NEC, Birmingham, on the 23 November 2016. Following a successful appearance at the National Conference on...
To See Or Not To See; The Shakespeare Schools Festival At The Civic
The Civic presents Shakespeare Schools Festival, All the World’s Our Stage The Civic brings the largest youth drama festival in the UK to Barnsley. Abridged Shakespeare plays will be performed by local schools, showcasing an interpretation of...
4 Secrets of Successful Lesson Plans – By www.theeducator.com
Courtesy of the superb www.theeducator.com One of the secrets of successful lesson plans is how you decide to structure them. Lessons should have a mixture of activities and time for students to be involved in collaborative group work. One thing that...
Sir Lenny Henry launches On Demand in Schools Primary
Sir Lenny Henry today launched On Demand in Schools Primary at Shenley Academy, Birmingham. On Demand in Schools Primary is the second phase of the National Theatre’s digital initiative offering acclaimed curriculum-linked productions free of...
BUILD-ON-BUILD – A TALL SOLUTION TO UK’S DIMINISHING DEVELOPMENT SPACE
As building space in our towns, cities and countryside becomes ever more premium, perhaps it’s time – in construction terms at least – we stopped thinking big, and started thinking taller. Erecting buildings on top of existing structures...
GENDER PAY GAP AT 26.7 PER CENT FOR EDUCATION SECTOR
ONS statistics show the gender pay gap has narrowed to 18.1 per cent National gender pay gap now lowest on record – 18.1 per cent Lowest gender pay gap since the survey began in 1997, when the gap for all employees was 27.5% The Minister...
Parent Zone and Securus join forces to help schools meet KCSIE duties
November 2016, London Parent Zone and Securus join forces to help schools meet KCSIE duties Parent Zone has joined forces with leading e-Safety software and monitoring company Securus to help secondary schools comply with the Department for...
Spanish e-learning startup partners with the world’s open source learning platform to deliver first-class edtech solutions.
3rd November 2016 Moodle continues its mission of providing educators and learners with powerful and flexible learning tools through its partnership with Inserver E-Learning Factory in Spain. Today, Moodle – the world’s open source learning...
NEW GUIDELINES PUBLISHED FOR BUSINESSES TO REDUCE PRIMARY EDUCATION ‘BLIND SPOT’
Prudential UK, Business in the Community (BITC), and the CBI have collaborated to produce new guidelines for businesses to help increase their involvement with the primary education sector. The report, Principles & Practices for Primary...
We NEED parents reading at home with children, say UK teachers
BookTrust relaunches Children’s Book Week for schools and families to help avoid a generation of non-readers 01/11 2016 – BookTrust, the largest children’s reading charity in Britain today relaunches Children’s Book Week in a bid to help...
Bett 2017 shines the spotlight on education game changers
Bett is returning to ExCel London from 25 to 28 January 2017 The focus of the show is on game changers and best practice within education Bett Futures returns to nurture edtech start-ups The Higher Education Leaders Summit and School Leaders...