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Government announces new bursaries for upskilling and retraining. In line with the government’s commitment to give tens of thousands of people the chance to retrain in later life, the Secretary of State for Education James Cleverley announced on the 15th July new bursaries to help people attend more than a hundred new flexible short courses. Developed […]
Government to back Britain’s young players with major investment in music and sport. Acknowledging the vital role of music in developing not only young people’s creativity but also their cognitive development – and that of sport, not just in developing our future champions but in nurturing wellbeing, both physical and mental, the government’s Schools White […]
How one eco-school is taking recycling to the next level. Over the past four years, committed recycler Karen Hill has been on a mission to help spread the environmental message at Nields Junior, Infant and Nursery School in Huddersfield. It all started in 2018 when the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) member wondered how many of the […]
A broad extracurricular programme can help create well-rounded students and put schools ahead of local competitors when it comes to attracting new pupils. That’s why headteachers are recognising the importance of supplementing the curriculum with well-thought-out enrichment activities. Why should schools offer enrichment activities? An associate head teacher at a west London school, which has […]
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) launched a new initiative in November 2021 to promote ‘Financial Education Guidance for Primary Schools in England’. It will act as the co-ordinator of the 10-year UK Strategy for Financial Wellbeing, and IFA Magazine says it is “aimed at encouraging conversations about money in the classroom by setting out […]
With an increasing number of parents seeing smartphones as a distraction in schools – particularly in the classroom, questions are arising about whether they should be completely banned, or whether they can actually be managed in such a way that they can benefit children and their education. Despite the temptation to use personal mobiles devices […]
As schools focus on trying to make up for learning lost during lockdown, teaching professionals will be looking at ways of boosting their students’ performance. Here are a few tried and tested methods that some of the UK’s top secondary schools are putting into practice. Now you’ve done all you can, it’s over to the […]
Students are honing their debating skills as part of schools’ involvement with the English-speaking Union (ESU), which works up and down the country to promote oracy. Oracy means being able to speak eloquently, express ideas and thoughts, and influence others through talking. It involves speaking as well as listening. The importance of this key skill […]
Dr. Jo Foster, Director of The Institute for Research in Schools, believes girls studying and working in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) is a cause to celebrate and not one for complacency. Rightly so. In her 13th August 2021 article for Schools Week in this topic, she suggests that the increasing success of girls […]