The International Teacher Recruitment and Retainment Crisis
There has always been a ‘churn’ rate in teachers in school… a rate at which teachers entered and left the profession, many after the first few years of teaching. When … Continue reading
A Small Victory for the Creative Arts in Wales
At a time when the creative subjects are under threat by the march of the ‘basics’ brigade, it was very encouraging to see Huw Jones picking up this under-reported piece … Continue reading
Smacking in Wales Becomes Illegal | BBC News
Smacking children has recently been made illegal in Wales. I’m very pleased to hear this, although it might take a generation for the culture to catch up with the legislation. … Continue reading
Isle of Wight school lesson from 1994 found on hidden blackboard | BBC News
Chalk diagrams from a lesson in 1994 have been found on a blackboard at a disused school ahead of its demolition. The discovery at All Saints’ Primary School in Freshwater … Continue reading
Mobile phone ban plan to improve school behaviour | BBC News
Mobile phone bans and other ways to create “calm classrooms” are to be considered to help improve discipline in England’s schools. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make … Continue reading
Self-harm warning signs can appear decade earlier | BBC Health
Early warning signs of self-harm can appear in children almost a decade before it starts, say researchers. The team at the University of Cambridge found two distinct groups that were … Continue reading
Teens, tech and mental health: Oxford study finds no link | BBC News
There remains “little association” between technology use and mental-health problems, a study of more than 430,000 10 to 15-year-olds suggests. The Oxford Internet Institute compared TV viewing, social-media and device … Continue reading
New children’s commissioner pledges to ‘rebuild’ childhood | BBC News
The new children’s commissioner for England wants to “rebuild childhood” after the disruption of the pandemic. Dame Rachel de Souza says the scale of the challenge is like reconstructing the … Continue reading
Covid-hit pupils ‘should be allowed to repeat a year’ | BBC News
Pupils in England who have lost out on significant learning time due to the pandemic should be allowed to repeat a year, say education policy experts. Certain pupils should get … Continue reading
Virtual library gives children in England free book access | BBC News
Children in England will be able to access books online free during school closures via a virtual library. Internet classroom Oak National Academy created the library after schools moved to remote learning … Continue reading
Parents find all-day Zoom less captivating than they expected | The Guardian
Scrambling for devices and dashing naked from the shower: lockdown 2 has created new hurdles for families – and schools Having every child simultaneously learning online each day has left … Continue reading
Lockdown Learning: BBC puts school materials on TV, iPlayer and online
The BBC is helping school children keep up with their studies amid the latest lockdown to control Covid-19 in the UK. Primary and secondary schools are closed to most pupils, … Continue reading
BBC delivers biggest Education offer in its history – including devoting significant airtime to Education on BBC Two | Media Centre
Education is absolutely vital – the BBC is here to play its part and I’m delighted that we have been able to bring this to audiences so swiftly.”— Tim Davie, … Continue reading
Scotland becomes first part of UK to ban smacking | BBC News
Scotland’s ban on parents smacking their children has become law, making it the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s. Parents and carers were previously … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Lost school time ‘will hurt economy for 65 years’ | BBC News
The school time lost because of the pandemic could harm the UK economy for the next 65 years, research published by the Royal Society suggests. The study says the disruption … Continue reading
‘Skills, skills, skills’ for recovery, says Halfon | BBC News
Apprenticeships must be “front and centre” of plans to boost skills in the post-Covid recovery, says Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee. But he wants the funding levy … Continue reading
Teachers vilified as UK government tries to force opening of schools without adequate protection for pupils and staff…
From heroes to villains in a few days… like other public sector and key workers, teachers have been lauded for keeping schools open to a limited extent to care for … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Stars take part in BBC lockdown learning scheme | BBC News
Sir David Attenborough, Danny Dyer and Jodie Whittaker are among the celebrity supply teachers who will be helping the BBC educate the nation’s schoolchildren during the coronavirus lockdown. Footballer Sergio … Continue reading
BBC offers biggest online education push ‘in its history’ | BBC News
The BBC will offer daily programmes to help parents and children with schoolwork at home during the lockdown. Starting on 20 April, videos, quizzes, podcasts and articles will appear on … Continue reading
Teachers and Existential Problem Solving
Teachers all over the world will be tackling and solving the problem of how education can continue during the Coronavirus pandemic… Source: Ken Buck on LinkedIn
Coronavirus: Keep it simple, stick to facts – how parents should tell kids | BBC News
Keep the message calm, understandable and try not to overemphasise the risks, experts suggest. Read the full article here: Coronavirus: Keep it simple, stick to facts – how parents should … Continue reading
Bad local transport linked to failing schools | BBC News
There is a striking overlap between places in England with slow public transport and places with struggling secondary schools, say researchers at SchoolDash. Instead of only looking at education data, … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Schools told no delays so far to exams | BBC News
The exam watchdog, responding to concerns about coronavirus, is telling schools in England to keep preparing as usual for the summer exam season. Ofqual says it is working with exam … Continue reading
The Perils of a Privatised Education System in England
Accountability and impropriety… it sounds like a Victorian novel. I’ve spoken before of the accountability issues of handing over vast swathes of the national educational estate to private Academy chains. … Continue reading
A damning view of a redundant inspection model: Mary Bousted on OFSTED
A damning condemnation of the role of Ofsted in creating the climate in which stuck schools proliferate. Whilst we have an inspection process which is quality control rather than quality … Continue reading
One of the Problems with Multi-Academy Trusts: Accountability
One of the problems when you transfer state educational assets to Multi-Academy Trusts operating in a commercial environment to generate shareholder value is accountability. I say one of the problems, … Continue reading
Wealth Inequality and Social Injustice: A Message for Christmas
Until such wealth inequalities are addressed this county will not make the progress it desires. We cannot use the blunt mechanism of wealth to determine opportunity. We cannot afford to waste … Continue reading
Primary league tables: How did your school do? | BBC News
New primary school league table data for England has been published by the Department for Education. The tables are based on how 11-year-olds in each school performed in national curriculum … Continue reading
Estonia: How to do education effectively!
With the latest PISA figures published by the OECD now available, it might be worth considering one of the brightest stars in the educational firmament… Estonia. Estonia has come from … Continue reading
Five moments that define Sesame Street’s first 50 years | BBC News
Sesame Street has produced nearly 5,000 episodes, won 193 Emmy awards, and now broadcasts in 150 different countries. Since first airing on television on 10 November 1969, millions of children … Continue reading
The Learning Renaissance 
You must be logged in to post a comment.