Super Mario to help pupils jump tech skills gap as Nintendo backs digital...
According to the Telegraph, Super Mario is set to take his place in UK schools as Japanese gaming giant Nintendo announced it is joining the ‘Digital Schoolhouse’ programme.… Read the rest
View ArticleUK schools and youth groups have chance to rename planet and star
CAN you think of a better name for a new planet than WASP-13b? … Read the rest
View ArticleParents’ fury as political ‘propaganda’ is beamed into thousands of primary...
Parents have been left furious over claims digital noticeboards in 3,000 primary schools have been beaming pro-government propaganda to children.… Read the rest
View ArticleTim Peake welcomes new UK Space Agency scheme to reach 1 million children a year
The new programme aims to recruit more professionals to enthuse and inspire young people.… Read the rest
View ArticleEducation secretary announces plans for vocational training
Gavin Williamson will tell the Conservative party conference on Monday of plans to launch a further eight institutes of technology – a collaboration between further education (FE) colleges,...
View ArticleSadfishing: Social media trend threatens teenagers’ mental health, report warns
According to the Independent, youngsters facing genuine distress who seek support online are being accused of jumping onto the same publicity bandwagon as celebrities, according to research...
View ArticleDo teachers on the frontline need one-to-one support?
A headteachers’ union leader has questioned whether teachers need more support to cope with their experiences of “being on the frontline”, and hearing “disturbing news” from pupils and their families.…...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of UK business leaders say teaching children tech is more...
The importance of teaching technology in schools outranks even maths and the sciences, according to more than two-thirds (68%) of industry experts polled in a new survey.… Read the rest
View ArticleGuest Post: Nesta Challenges to help UK’s young people find innovative...
Nesta Challenges is calling on young people from across the UK to come up with pioneering technology solutions to the issues they care about, from climate change and pollution to health and wellbeing.…...
View ArticleGuest Post: Securing your school: fit for purpose access control
Access control for schools is becoming increasingly important as part of the security provision keeping students and staff safe.… Read the rest
View ArticleTechnical schools lavished with Gove funding criticised by watchdog
Technical schools set up with lavish public funds by Michael Gove are half full and often score lower results than other secondaries, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.… Read the rest
View ArticleFunding for colleges and sixth forms will go to ‘high value’ subjects like...
According to iNews, funding for colleges and sixth forms will be targeted at subjects which get students higher wages, the Government has said.… Read the rest
View ArticleAdults without A-levels to attend college for free under £3.2bn Labour plans
Free vocational courses – including for the equivalent of undergraduate degrees and diplomas – will also be made available if Jeremy Corbyn wins the general election, the party says.… Read the rest
View ArticleTeachers need better training to combat child sex abuse, says charity
According to Sky News, the NSPCC’s charity Childline service was contacted by 4,500 children and young people in 2018-19 who said they had been sexually exploited – a 16% rise compared to the previous...
View ArticleHere’s an election idea: why not let anyone sit Oxbridge finals?
Political parties are so busy suddenly falling over themselves to put money into education, it feels as if we’re living in a learning piñata.… Read the rest
View Article‘The atmosphere is of utmost concentration’: Inside the primary school with...
You may have read about Broadclyst Community Primary School, Devon in the news.… Read the rest
View ArticleV&A director Tristram Hunt: Creative deficit is an education emergency that’s...
The director of the V&A has told Sky News there is “an emergency” and “we need to act” in order to stop the drop in young people taking creative subjects at school.… Read the rest
View Article‘Alarming’: Government misses teacher training targets for seventh year in a...
Education experts have condemned the government’s failure to hit targets for recruiting secondary teachers for the seventh year running as schools suffer a staffing crisis. … Read the rest
View ArticleFluorescent lighting in school could be harming your child’s health and...
If you step into any British classroom, chances are you’ll be greeted by the bright white light of fluorescent lamps.… Read the rest
View ArticlePupils who take government’s technical qualification could miss out on top...
Ministers have been pushing for teenagers to choose to study T-levels – which are intended to have an equal status to A-levels – ahead of the first technical courses being rolled out in September.…...
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