31/03/2016
How to teach...
There are lots of ways to explore the disease in class – from TED talks about sugar to an interactive game that asks students to think like a pancreas
How to teach... diabetes
There are lots of ways to explore the disease in class – from TED talks about sugar to an interactive game that asks students to think like a pancreas
30/03/2016
Every in England should have a teacher to help toddlers develop skills like speech and language, a children's charity says.
Toddlers 'need early years teachers in nurseries' - BBC News
Every nursery in England should have a qualified early years teacher to help toddlers develop key skills like speech and language, the charity Save the Children says.
29/03/2016
backs ballot on strike action over government white paper
NUT backs ballot on strike action over government white paper - Schools Improvement Net
The Guardian is reporting that schools in England face the possibility of strike action this summer after the NUT overwhelmingly backed a ballot on industrial action to oppose the government’s education white paper. The decision, which faced little opposition at the union’s annual conference in Brig…
24/03/2016
Teachers protest against academy plan
' unions are staging rallies against the government's plan to force all schools in England to become .
Teachers protest against academy plan - BBC News
Teachers' unions are staging rallies against the government's plan to force all schools in England to become academies.
22/03/2016
Three-quarters of parents say their child prefers to play sport online rather than in the real world
are being urged to ensure pupils get the chance to play , following shocking survey findings.
Sir Ken Robinson urges schools to help increase outdoor playtime for children
Three-quarters of parents say their child prefers to play sport online rather than in the real world
22/03/2016
Teachers to march on Westminster to protest against forced academies
Teachers are going to march in protest against the forced academisation of British schools
Teachers will descend on Westminster to march in protest against the Government's plans to force all state schools to become academies.
Members of the National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said they would stage the demonstration outside the Department of…
21/03/2016
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We teach children from young how to care for their bodies – use our resources to help them learn to look after their minds too
How to teach ... mental health
We teach children from young how to care for their bodies – use our resources to help them learn to look after their minds too
16/03/2016
Chancellor George Osborne has used his speech to say all schools in England will become and extend the school day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-35815023
16/03/2016
to set out plans for longer school days in England
Budget to reveal plans for longer school days in England - BBC News
Schools in England will be urged to run a longer school day, Chancellor George Osborne is expected to say in his Budget speech on Wednesday.
15/03/2016
Plans to force all in England to become will be outlined in the budget on Wednesday.
The is expected to proposal legislation as early as Thursday, Newsnight has learned.
Every school may become an academy, ministers to announce - BBC News
Newsnight's Chris Cook exclusively reveals that the government may be about to overhaul the English education system
15/03/2016
Sixth-form college teachers' can go ahead, says High Court
Sixth-form college teachers' strike can go ahead, says High Court - BBC News
Tuesday's strike by teachers at sixth-form colleges in England can go ahead, the High Court has said.
14/03/2016
UK children falling behind in due to ‘superficial’ learning
UK children falling behind in maths due to 'superficial' learning
OECD claims maths teaching in the UK is over-complicated, often with a focus on memorisation rather than mathematical concepts