Barnardo’s appeals for more foster carers as number of children referred to its fostering services rises by a quarter
Barnardo’s is urgently calling for more people to consider becoming foster carers, after the number of children referred to the charity’s fostering services across the UK jumped by over a quarter in 12 months. The UK’s largest children’s charity has launched its annual Fostering Focus campaign, which runs throughout the whole of September, and warns of […]
Foundations Live construction and engineering careers event returns
Teachers, lecturers, course leaders and heads of departments are being encouraged to sign their students up to attend the biggest and best construction and engineering careers, trade and networking event in the North – Foundations Live. Foundations Live, which launched in 2016, is a unique event that enables students to explore the huge variety of […]
British Council to widen access and remove financial barriers to UK’s top universities
Students applying to top-ranking universities in the UK will benefit from a new collaboration between the British Council and Cambridge University Press & Assessment. The new arrangement for the university admissions tests will focus on widening access and removing financial barriers for eligible students. Students who need to take a Cambridge Assessment Admissions test for […]
Teachers working many hours each week through the holidays as lesson planning dominates their time
A majority of teachers are continuing to work for several hours each week during the summer holidays in contrast to popular perception, a new survey from education giant Tes has shown. 61% of teachers who responded to the survey admitted spending 7 hours or more per week working during the summer break, while more than […]
Is RE in schools a route to stopping the rise in religious hate crime?
Religious education isn’t part of the National Curriculum, but it is compulsory in all maintained primary schools. RE sometimes seems to be more like an add-on than an integral part of what takes place in the classroom. But learning about other faiths and beliefs is key to fostering tolerance in young minds. Is your child’s […]
National Effort Required To Get Children And Young Adults Writing After A Wave Of Poor Literacy Results
Five to 18-year-olds across the UK are struggling to put pen to paper. As writing and literacy skills are so important to success both in school and post-education, a national effort is required to get children (enjoying) writing again, a campaign group says. Key Stage 2 SATs in 2022 showed the highest drop in writing […]
Major Failings Uncovered Across UK Schools During COVID-19 Closures
At a time when the effect of COVID-19 on learning outcomes is attempting to be measured, policies and professional development in education specialist Dr Ryan Thomas Williams is speaking out to end the assumption that remote and in-person learning experiences were equivalent during school closures. The University of Sunderland Associate Lecturer has uncovered major failings […]
Financial education charity reaches over 100 primary schools in one year
In the first year since launching, The Centre for Financial Capability, a charity aimed at strengthening financial resilience for children and young people, has been working with MyBnk, a specialist financial education charity, to provide crucial financial education lessons to over 100 schools. Research has shown that money forming habits and behaviours begin at the […]
Coppice Primary School awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag certificate
Oldham-based Coppice Primary School has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Certification having demonstrated its commitment to encouraging good environmental behaviour amongst pupils and within the local community. The Eco-Schools awards have international accreditation; recognising and rewarding young people’s environmental actions for over 25 years. Their aim is to empower young people to take […]