Why goals in PE should reach further than nets and hoops
With childhood obesity and mental health coming increasingly under the spotlight, the need to promote an active lifestyle amongst young people is greater than ever. For many children, active habits begin in PE…
Cyber Security training for staff and head pupils?
In a recent article in UK Authority on an audit carried out by The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the London Grid for Learning (LGfL), on 432 schools around the UK earlier…
Finding confidence in speaking up
An interview with former Headteacher Jackie Beere OBE: Jackie Beere OBE is a former Headteacher of a large secondary school in Northamptonshire. She was awarded an OBE in 2002 for developing innovative learning…
Data security incidents show over 10% from the Education sector
Figures for Q2 of 2018/19 from the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) Of the 4,056 data security incidents reported to the ICO for Q2, 511 came from the Education sector. As you can see…
Enhancing your playground? That’s child play!
Ask any pupil and they will tell you that the playground is one of the most important areas in a school – certainly the most popular. It’s where children can come to let…
Encyclopaedia Britannica to light up Bett 2019 with Gogglebox’s Baasit Siddiqui and the launch of LumieLabs
In its 250th year, Encyclopaedia Britannica, will launch its new edtech resource, LumieLabs at Bett 2019. Allowing educators to use personalised, project-based video lessons to promote creativity, student voice, and choice, LumieLabs is…
Leadership by Design
Scholar 6, Transforming the Sixth Form There is a memorable scene in Oliver Stone’s film Nixon where the US President is confronted by a group of students about the Vietnam War. At first…
Growing Holes in Head Teachers’ Budgets
(advertorial) Time constraints is one of the many problems faced by Teachers and support staff alike, due to the increasing pressures on them to raise standards of pupil achievement, but with limited funds…
Swotting Up on Payroll
Running payroll in the education sector can be a real challenge. Every month is different and every once in a while, something turns up that casts everything in a new light. Teachers’ salaries…
North West entrepreneurs back life-saving anti-bullying app
North West based tootoot, creators of the award-winning anti-bullying app for schools, colleges and universities, has successfully raised over three quarters of a million pounds in Series A investment. The app, which has…
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