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Eleanor Bradley, MD Registry and Public Benefit at Nominet says:
“Covid-19 has undoubtedly shone a light on the importance of digital skills, with the pandemic catalysing a digital transformation in the world of work. This is evident in the many organisations embracing technological innovations in order to…
8 year old Kaylie smashes school’s lockdown reading target with animal fundraiser
Renaissance believe that every pupil can be a successful learner and their portfolio of education technology products, from Accelerated Reader to myON news, empower teachers to help their students to reach their full potential.
Eight year old…
Top five tips for robust MAT budgeting
Creating a budget for a group of schools across different phases and local contexts, with the potential to also be spread across multiple local authorities, is by no means an easy task.
The sheer variety of areas that require in-depth…
Implications for MAT in-year forecasting and budgeting
The unprecedented situation facing Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in responding to Covid-19 took another unexpected turn when the Department for Education (DfE) announced it had cancelled “all but the most essential data collections” to “help reduce…
MAT budgeting: to centralise or not to centralise?
Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) have come a long way in the past few years and there are a growing number of Trusts that have started the financial centralisation journey. The Kreston Academies Benchmark report, published in January, highlighted that…
How can we equip trainee teachers to support Looked After Children?
As a teacher I was always frustrated with how to support Looked After Children (LAC) better than I was. I felt as though I lacked information and that I needed to have a greater understanding of how to support them, but at the time I did not know…
How to create playgrounds full of learning opportunities
Marco Boi, Founder and CEO of PlayinnovationTM discusses the importance of playgrounds in primary schools and how they can create plenty of learning opportunities…
Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC) provides children with exciting, engaging and…
4 ways to make a child a master of maths
Tony Staneff, series editor of the latest DfE-approved maths mastery textbook, Power Maths Key Stage 1, outlines four ways schools can embed the much-discussed mastery approach in their classrooms… to make each of their students a master of maths.…
Climate change - through the eyes of our school children
Our younger generation is now more aware of the world's environmental issues than ever before – especially around the subject of climate change and the effects of global warming on our planet.
Greta Thunberg brought the issue even more to the …
The Evolving World of Sixth Forms: The Challenge of Change
In today’s evolving educational landscape, the challenge for school sixth forms to justify their existence and remain relevant and appealing to students looking for a ‘college style’ experience is greater than ever. As ‘consumers’ of further…
Helping students to understand mental health
Mental Health can affect anyone at any time or any age, and our younger members of society are particularly vulnerable. Teachers need to be aware of the issues around the subject and look out for warning signs that could help support children. The…
CLA – online service has potential to ease teacher workload
A service launching this autumn for schools aims to reduce the amount of time involved in lesson preparation by delivering digital books needed for the classroom on a single online platform. Eela Devani explains.
At a time when government and…
Qube Learning Blog – QA Education
BBC Apprentice Kayode Damali talks education and work life
Well-loved BBC Apprentice and motivational speaker, Kayode Damali talks hot education and work topics in The Right Route podcast series. Collaborating with national training provider Qube…
Rocking Ur Teens - events for your teenage students
Founded in 2015, Rocking Ur Teens is a social enterprise that equips young people with the skills that leaders of the future need. It does this through its annual events. To date, Rocking Ur Teens has welcomed over 1,500 students and teachers at its…
School Uniform – A Summary of Government Guidance to Schools
This post was written by Christian McAleenan, Managing Director of Owl & Badger, a schoolwear business. Christian is an advocate of reducing school uniform costs by allowing parents to shop from multiple school uniform suppliers.
At the…
DBS checks a guide for the Education Sector (2020)
The DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) was formed on 1st December 2012 through the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).
Just as the CRB used to do, the DBS conducts background and criminal…