The education sector remains under pressure and faces both new and long-standing challenges. Funding remains tight, inspection frameworks are changing, rates of disadvantage and high needs are increasing, all of which places more work on teachers and school staff. But there is opportunity too, with more solutions, providers, talent and …
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Civics includes the study of the theoretical, political and practical aspects of citizenship, including the rights and duties of each citizen. While the 2016 Presidential Election in the U.S. was contentious, the outcome was that more people have become engaged in the electoral process, including young adults. Experts forecast high …
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Continuing its series of highly popular interactive LearnEd Roadshow training events for teachers, the Department for Education (DfE), Havering Education Services (HES), Corbets Tey school and BESA announce a national education technology conference focusing on SEND on Thursday 14 November 2019. Designed to deliver free access to peer-to-peer guidance and …
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AJ Products UK is proud to announce that the company will be the official sponsor of referees in the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2019/20 season. Established in Sweden in 1975, the AJ Group has a long history as an official sponsor of the IIHF Ice Hockey World …
Read More »The Learning and Skills Act 2000 was introduced by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair to introduce academies in a bid to give schools in deprived inner-city areas a boost. These academies are independent schools which receive their funding directly from the Government as opposed to their local council – …
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Kids have to reach certain milestones at a given age. You can find charts online that discuss what children can achieve in terms of language. It includes the number of words they can pronounce and the list of words they can understand. Not all kids achieve that milestone at the …
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With the new school year imminent, latest research by public sector procurement specialist Scape Group shows 640 new schools will be needed over the next two years. To handle the demand, Scape Group is asking for focus on delivering a strategy and solutions which not only provide high-quality, modern spaces …
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Today, more than 77,800 International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) students from around the world are receiving their eAssessment results from the May 2019 examination session. This represents an 8% increase compared with last year. 819 schools in 98 countries participated, and students received an average score of 36.54 points (of 56 possible maximum). Regulated by Ofqual in the …
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As part of a focused effort to reduce financial barriers for students and schools to participate in its unique programmes, the International Baccalaureate (IB) has announced that it is eliminating the $172/£138 “candidate registration” fee that students traditionally pay (as a cost separate from individual IB subject exams). This decision …
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Luke Nolan, CEO and Founder, Student.com Networking, a basic in business and the number one step to get a business idea off the ground. But actually networking and partnerships is a valuable tool for your business throughout its growth, not just at the start of the journey. Building a business …
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