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The key components of a mentally healthy school
We have health and safety policies for children’s bodies in our schools – so why don’t we have health and safety policies for children’s minds and brains too?
Child diagnosis: the need to be trauma informed
Whilst autism spectrum disorder has neurological evidence, it is often misdiagnosed in children with Traumatic experiences: read on to be trauma informed.
Mental health trials launch in UK schools
Up to 370 schools across the UK will join one of the largest mental health trials to boost evidence about what works to support mental health and wellbeing.
Adoption experts want rethink on how schools are assessed
Adoption UK and leading education experts are urging a real rethink in how schools are assessed, to reflect the experiences of adopted children.
Skills gap set to widen as schools fail to prepare students for a digital...
New research from Microsoft UK shows 58% of teachers believe the current education system is failing to prepare students for a digital future.
Girls’ education should be development priority for Commonwealth
Report into girls’ education in the Commonwealth has highlighted the gap between ambition and reality, calling on leaders to make this a national development priority.
Is it too late to train to be a teacher?
Teacher Active explains the paths you can take to train to be a teacher, the funding available, and the benefits your life experience will bring.
Managerialism in UK schools erodes teachers’ mental health and well-being
Performance targets, increased workload, curriculum changes and other bureaucratic changes are eroding teachers’ mental health and professional identity.
Teacher recruitment website to save schools thousands
Schools will save thousands of pounds in teacher recruitment costs as the Government launches a new online tool.
Hopes and fears for the ITT sector in 2019
Department for Education (DfE) consultation on strengthening Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and improving career progression for teachers set out enormous possibilities for the teacher training landscape and ITT sector.
Digital remittances keep 3.5 million children in school worldwide
WorldRemit research finds that switching from offline into digital remittances could free up a further $825 million for education worldwide.
Nine out of 10 parents fear for their deaf child’s support at school
Nine out of ten parents of deaf children are worried about the future of their child’s support at school, a new survey has revealed
Primary school PE could be ‘transformed for a generation’ by new funding
Training for teachers, more varied activities, and new equipment to get classes moving are helping to usher in a ‘once in a generation’ transformation of primary school PE across schools in England
Research reveals students are not getting enough exercise at school
More than a third of students (37%) worldwide don’t exercise at school, according to new research by Cambridge International
What’s more, girls are less likely than boys to play sport at school, with two in five female students (41%) saying they don’t take part in school sports, versus 28% of...
Thousands more school children receiving a nutritious breakfast
Thousands more children across the country are now getting a healthy and nutritious start to the day at a new or improved school breakfast club, the Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced today
Public Health England issues new “how to tackle obesity” plan to schools
Public Health England- in partnership with the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)- has released the briefing for their upcoming ‘how to tackle obesity’ guide for education providers
How technology in the classroom is benefiting the education sector
Andy Goff, Director at ONVU learning explains the many benefits of video-assisted technology and how it has positively impacted the education sector.
10% of parents have hit another car as a result of school run stress
MORE TH>N Car Insurance teams up with child psychologist, Sam Wass to recommend tips and techniques on how to survive school run stress
New ‘happiness’ service launched to combat school mental health crisis
A new wellbeing subscription service is launched this week which aims to tackle the biggest issue facing education today – school mental health
Exam results provide crucial chance for schools to recognise role of technology
D2L comments on the need for schools to recognise the role of technology and how they can improve year on year as GCSE results day approaches
