by vinnie walsh | nd May 2019 | News
Apparently yes, it is possible, because so far over 100,000 secondary school students have watched the theatrical presentation ‘Alphabet of a Teenager’ in their own school. Feedback from teachers has been universally positive. What these students...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2019 | News
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) says 31% of graduates are overeducated for the job they are doing. For those graduating before 1992, the number was only 22%, but this jumped to 34% for those graduating after 2007. London had the highest proportion of...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2019 | News
Parents should not stop children playing sport in the run up to exams because it has no impact on results, a new study suggests. Taking part in competitive team games in the run up to GCSE and A-level exams will have no negative effects on a teenager’s...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2019 | News
There is a growing trend of primary schools running Easter holiday revision classes for formal tests, known as Sats, a teachers’ union says. The NASUWT union says “cramming sessions” are becoming more common in schools ahead of the tests sat in May....
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2019 | News
Large funding shortfalls for special educational needs in schools are causing “untold misery” for thousands of families, a teaching union says. National Education Union analysis found spending was not keeping pace with rapidly increasing demand in nearly...
by vinnie walsh | th Apr 2019 | News
If we have learnt anything from Matilda’s Miss Honey or Mr Keating from Dead Poets Society,’ that teachers can have a big impact on their students’ lives. Whether you are heading to university or tired of your desk job, you can train to become a...
