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Bristol primary school children kick-off Shakespeare Week celebrations
One of the world’s most historic ships, proudly docked in the European capital of graffiti, will form a stunning backdrop for a special performance of Shakespeare’s famous plays marking the launch of Shakespeare Week – the annual national celebration of Shakespeare in primary schools.
Children from two Bristol primary schools will be showcasing their Shakespearian learning with a performance of The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet at Brunel’s SS Great Britain. Organised by independent charity the… Full story
Robotical Ltd offer a free trial of Marty the Robot for 3 weeks
Free STEM resource: Robotical Ltd offer a free trial of Marty the Robot for 3 weeks to schools throughout the UK!
The Edinburgh based tech company, Robotical, are on a mission to create classrooms ‘Where learning comes alive’ with their programmable, walking, dancing, football-playing robot named Marty. To achieve this goal they are offering 3 week free trials of the robots throughout the UK and even covering all of the shipping and collection costs!
Marty is designed to deliver real-world… Full story
QA Education named 9th top education mag in the world
QA Education has been ranked as the world's 9th top education magazine to follow in 2020. For the second time, the school products and services guide – which also features news and views on primary and secondary education – has been named in Feedspot’s Top 15 education publications.
The content reader announced the list recently, saying it contained “the Best Education Magazines from thousands of online magazines on the web ranked by relevancy, social engagement, domain authority, web… Full story
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School invites parents to unveiling of building plans
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School – a brand new setting due to open September 2020 – invites local members of the community to the unveiling of the school campus plans. The public consultation event will be held from 4-8 pm on Tuesday 25 February at the Eastgate Centre in Springhead Parkway, DA11 8AD. Held in partnership with the school’s building company Kier Construction, GDM Architects, planning consultants DHA planning and Project Managers Gen 2, the public consultation is an opportunity for… Full story
Primary academy in Manchester raises £140 for NSPCC
Pupils from Manor Green Primary Academy take part in NSPCC Number Day 2020
A primary school in Denton has raised over £140 as children donated money to dress as their favourite rock stars for the school’s NSPCC Number Day 2020.
Dubbing the initiative as the Manor Green Rockstar Day, the school encouraged pupils to ditch their uniforms and take part in the maths-inspired fundraising day, helping children with their numeracy skills whilst supporting the charity.
As part of the event, the… Full story
Maximise space on your school campus
Whether it is in the classroom or on the sports pitch, every inch of space matters to school leaders.
Schools cannot afford to have teams washed off sports grounds due to bad weather or outdoor seating at lunchtimes made out of bounds due to rain or excessive heat.
Streetspace has a range of solutions to help. Its ZONE glazed buildings are perfect to create additional indoor dining hall space and its covered canopies can create all-weather outdoor social spaces that can be used for break time… Full story
Raising child self-esteem takes patience
Andrea Chatten, the founder of mental health service Unravel, is the Lead Children’s Emotional & Behavioural Psychologist and author of The Blinks novels. Here, she discusses raising child self-esteem and its effect on behaviour…
I have always been fascinated in children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties. Starting out as a teacher, I recognised that, although it was my role to educate them in maths, English and the ten plus subjects that they needed to be taught, but these children… Full story
A third of education professionals suffer from Sunday night fear
A third of education professionals suffer from Sunday night fear, with a further one in three calling in sick because of it but nearly three-quarters feel better once they’re ‘over the hump’
The latest survey from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, reveals that over a third (34%) of education professionals suffer from Sunday night fear; with 33.9% admitting that they’ve called in sick because they were too worried to go to work.
The study, which surveyed 2,000 British… Full story
Astonishing March Of New School Insurance 'Disrupter'
A school insurance 'disruptor' have secured an astonishing 3,400 % increase in market share in just 12 months.
Only a year ago, they had 20 schools on their books but they now boast over 700 - and the numbers are rising weekly.
Education Mutual, set up for schools by schools, is gaining customers at the expense of more traditional private insurance providers like Towergate and The Schools Advisory Service.
Some schools, who have switched school insurance providers, have already made savings… Full story
BETT Awards victory for Texthelp!
Texthelp - the global technology company helping learners of all ages to improve their reading, writing and maths skills - has won best ‘International Digital Education Resource’ in the UK’s BETT Awards 2020 for its flagship Read&Write product.
Read&Write is a software toolbar with literacy support features designed to help teachers deliver inclusive, personalised learning experiences to all students - and assist every member of the class in meeting their full potential.
For educators… Full story
Raspberry Pi purchase a Speedy 100 laser cutter from Trotec
Raspberry Pi has pushed the boundaries to bring a Speedy laser cutter from Trotec to their makerspaces.
Who is Raspberry Pi?
Digital making and fabrication are becoming core areas of focus in many industries. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has been leading the way in this field since it was founded in 2008. The charity's mission is to put the power of digital making into the hands of people worldwide. In 2011 the first low-cost, high-performance Raspberry Pi computer was released for people… Full story
Qualification for aspiring headteachers to become a prerequisite from August 2020
Qualification for aspiring headteachers to become a prerequisite from August 2020
As of August, this year, any teacher appointed to their first permanent headteacher post must have been awarded the Standard for Headship.
Aimed at teachers likely to reach a headteacher post within the next two to three years, the fully funded ‘Into Headship’ programme brings a wealth of career benefits and opportunities.
Headteachers play a vital role in shaping schools and the lives of pupils and staff –… Full story
Free period products for all schools and colleges
Free period products are to be made available to all schools and colleges in England from next week, as the Department for Education launches its fully funded scheme.
The new scheme is set to give pupils easy access to free period products at school or college, helping to break down stigmas and ensure no young person’s education is disrupted by their period.
From Monday 20 January, schools and colleges across the country will be able to order a range of period products from supplier phs… Full story
STEM event set to launch competition to stop plastic pollution
The British International Education Association (BIEA) is proud to host its second annual international Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) conference on 15 January 2020. Focusing on the theme of plastic pollution and how to combat the global issue, the conference will convene a series of expert speakers and panellists who will discuss how technology can help counter plastic waste and save threatened marine and land-based life.
“We know that the world has a plastic problem… Full story
Revealed: Education sector among best industries for hiring in 2020
If you’re looking to expand your team this year, then you are in luck! The latest report from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board reveals that job applications in the education sector have increased by 5.1% in the last year.
The report from CV-Library analysed job market data throughout 2019 and compared it with statistics from 2018. It reveals that the education industry saw the tenth biggest jump in applications year-on-year, with the top 10 including:
Hospitality - job… Full story
Sex and relationships education stalling in schools
Sex and relationships education will soon become a legal requirement in every child’s education. With only nine months to go before this process starts*, a survey of young people suggests that teaching of the subject in schools is flat-lining, and for many the ‘talk’ with parents is not filling in the gaps.
In a poll commissioned by the Sex Education Forum, 16 and 17-year-olds were asked to rate aspects of their RSE at school and home. Only 41% per cent rated their school-based RSE as good or… Full story
Recruitment for education roles slows down in the run up to the general election
As the UK gears up for its fourth general election since 2010, increased economic uncertainty has led to a significant drop in job advertisements across the education industry. In fact, according to data from the UK’s leading job board, CV-Library, the number of advertisements fell by 4.9% month-on-month and a further 1.6% year-on-year.
The findings, which explore job market data from November 2019 and compare this with the previous month and the same period in 2018, also reveal that while the… Full story
The head who lobbied for £18.4m to build a new school
When the roof collapsed just days after a condition survey carried out by the Department for Education concluded the building was in A1 condition, High Tunstall College of Science Headteacher Mark Tilling headed to Parliament to lobby for a new school.
With the help of the previous Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, Iain Wright, Dean Jackson, the former assistant Director of Education for Hartlepool Borough Council, Mark was able to secure a meeting with Minister of State for Schools at the… Full story
Plastic Pioneers drive climate change campaign in schools
Thousands of primary and secondary school pupils have joined a major new campaign to drastically cut the consumption of single-use plastic in UK schools in a bid to help stop climate change.
More than 7,000 pupils, across 12 schools, have signed up to Plastic Pioneers - a campaign led by environmental charity Hubbub, and sponsored by retailers TK Maxx and Homesense.
The schools benefit from being part of a community stretching from Scotland to the south coast, sharing ideas on how to reduce… Full story
More applications to education roles, as job opportunities improve
Are you looking to ramp up your hiring efforts as Brexit pressure eases? Well, according to the latest job market report from CV-Library, the UK’s leading independent job board, it’s definitely a good time. In fact, applications for new education jobs have increased by a promising 6.6% year-on-year.
Indeed, the findings, which analysed job market data from October 2019 and compared it with findings from September 2019 and October 2018, found that salaries for education jobs also increased by… Full story
Ofsted finds parents ‘coerced’ into home education
According to a new Ofsted report, students are being pulled out of school to be educated at home with little notice.
Parents are advised that students should not switch to home education simply to solve difficulties in schools.
The report - based on a small study of families in the East Midlands area, found that students with special educational needs, medical needs and behavioural issues were all reasons why children had been moved from secondary school to being educated at home.
Parents “… Full story
Empowering the Education Sector - Schools and Academies Show
The education sector remains under pressure and faces both new and long-standing challenges. Funding remains tight, inspection frameworks are changing, rates of disadvantage and high needs are increasing, all of which places more work on teachers and school staff.
But there is opportunity too, with more solutions, providers, talent and expertise within the sector than ever before. There is also a new Secretary of State, with a background as a Governor and a TA as a wife, promising extra money… Full story
Cardiac Science Launches New Defibrillator For Schools
Cardiac Science Launches New Defibrillator For Schools
Thousands of school children will learn about the role of a defibrillator in saving lives next year under the latest government plans for health education.
From 2020 pupils in secondary schools will be taught basic life-saving skills and first aid, including how to administer CPR, the purpose of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and basic first aid treatments for common injuries.
It is a landmark result for those who have long… Full story
Lancashire Police Warns Parents Of Money Mule Scam
Lancashire Police have warned parents about the dangers and consequences of their children becoming money mules.
Young people are increasingly being targeted to become money mules. They are being approached online through social media, or in person at school, college or sports clubs. Sometimes people they know will persuade them to take part, often because they are also acting as money mules.
A money mule is someone who transfers stolen money through their own bank account on behalf of… Full story