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With a closing date of Monday 6th February 2017, entries are now being recieved from all companies wishing to enter The Education Resources Awards 2017. All suppliers who wish to enter the awards can access a full list of categories available to enter, plus read criteria information and download an entry form, …
Read More »Northern Ireland to showcase its exciting edtech cluster at Bett 2017
As Northern Ireland’s business development agency, Invest Northern Ireland’s (Invest NI’s) role is to grow the local economy. The organisation does this by helping new and existing businesses to compete internationally, and by attracting new investment to the region. With that in mind, it will travel to London Excel from …
Read More »‘Around the world in 10 days’ for Sustrans wheely big school challenge
Schools across the country are being invited to sign up for The Big Pedal 2017 – a national challenge to get more young people cycling and scooting to school, backed by double Olympic gold medallist cyclist Joanna Rowsell Shand. The Big Pedal 2017, which runs from Monday 20 to Friday …
Read More »Oxford school to exhibit art at Christ Church Cathedral for Unity Week
Oxford-based day and boarding school Rye St Antony is preparing for a creative start to the new year with a huge art project in collaboration with Christ Church Cathedral. Work is already well under way for the Year 5 pupils under the direction of the school’s Head of Art and …
Read More »Prospect seeks talks with DfE on school improvement
The Prospect union has written to education secretary Justine Greening requesting a meeting with Department for Education officials to discuss the government’s funding plans and strategy for school improvement. In the letter, national secretary Philippa Childs welcomes the government’s announcement of £50m a year for local authorities to continue to …
Read More »Character education and strong resilient learners top of the agenda
Character education – important for building strong, resilient learners – is once again top of the agenda thanks to Inspiring Learning, winner of Best Residential Experience in this year’s School Travel Awards, who have announced plans to expand its network of award-winning Kingswood outdoor learning centres, designed to help develop …
Read More »New report finds social background has a negative impact on educational choices made by children at the age of 16
Bright children from poorer backgrounds are far less likely to go to university or study A-levels that could get them into top universities than their wealthier counterparts – even if they live in the same neighbourhood and achieve similar results at GCSE. New research by the Social Mobility Commission has …
Read More »Government needs to get the basics right on recruitment, says NAHT
Commenting on the announcement that the National Teaching Service will be scrapped, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says: “NAHT welcomed the pilot scheme when it was created. The idea of helping to get the right people into schools that need them the most …
Read More »Primary schools in Northern Ireland continue to rank among the best in the world in maths
A major international survey of pupil achievement in mathematics and science shows that pupils aged 9 -10 in Northern Ireland continue to perform very well in maths. The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) carried out the research for the Department of Education. Achievement in science was found to be …
Read More »Into Film Awards 2017 announced – call for entries now open
The Into Film Awards are back for 2017 as Into Film sets out to find the best young filmmakers, reviewers, film clubs and teachers of the past twelve months – this year with the support of education partner NATE. This year’s Into Film Awards ceremony will once again take place …
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