Music to Their Ears! 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,…
Building an Effective Enrichment Programme at Your School A broad extra-curricular 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…
‘How Teachers Can Improve Financial Education in Schools’ 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…
‘Teacher Recruitment: Is it time to change the image of teaching?’ With teachers often demanding better conditions, people often complain that teachers are already well-off, thinking they have long holidays. However, teaching is anything but easy and teachers deserve to be paid more. More to the point, they are often working during school holidays –…
How is teacher training being shaken up? Here is what schools need to know The government has published the outcomes of its major teacher training review, outlining how the sector could be radically reshaped over the course of the next academic year. The Times Educational Supplement (TES) adds: “The Department for Education (DfE) expert advisory…
How Schools Use Public Speaking to Build Pupils’ Leadership Qualities 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…
7 Time Management Tips For Busy Teaching Professionals Two 2021 Pearson silver award winners Reema Reid, headteacher at Hollydale Primary School in Southwark, and Aashna Jethmalani, a science teacher at Haileybury Turnford, a secondary school in Waltham Cross, offer some top tips for busy teaching professionals to manage their time effectively. 1. Prioritise – decide…
The Role of Creativity and Innovation in Teaching Innovative teacher Lucy Bate, of Delamere Academy in Tarporley, Cheshire, found a creative way of teaching her students their times tables. As a Key Stage 2 teacher she has been taking her classes outside and using a drone “to capture the imagination of her maths pupils.” The…
Helping pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) With children back at school, teachers and support staff are rightly focusing on helping students to catch up on the work they may have missed during lockdown. But an important balance must be struck to ensure the needs of students with special educational needs and disabilities…
The Government’s Early Career Framework reforms. What is the difference between NQT and ECT – and what do these changes mean for you? First of all, it is important to point out that the reforms due to take effect in September this year are an extension of the government’s long-standing teacher recruitment and retention strategy, which…
