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World Space Week – 4-10 October 2022
World Space Week World Space Week 2022 celebrates “Space and Sustainability”! Join thousands of participants in over 90 countries celebrating sustainability in space, and sustainability from space. In 2021, more than 6,000 events were organized in over 96 countries under Continue reading World Space Week – 4-10 October 2022
UK COVID Chaos for Schools
Covid-19: Call for all schools to stay shut amid U-turn ‘chaos’ All schools in England should shut for two weeks after the Christmas break due to a surge in coronavirus, the UK’s biggest teaching union has said. The NEU’s call Continue reading UK COVID Chaos for Schools
Third of world’s schoolchildren ‘unable to access remote learning’
Reported by BBC News With all the talk of returning children safely to school, startling statistics from the UN children’s agency indicate just how important getting back to the classroom will be. At least one third of the world’s schoolchildren Continue reading Third of world’s schoolchildren ‘unable to access remote learning’
Coronavirus: How do I home-school my children and what does Bitesize offer?
I tend to agree with the following paragraph, taken from the article. However, I would include something creative, like some drawing or making, during the day. “But what is more important, say educationalists, is maintaining a degree of normality, rather Continue reading Coronavirus: How do I home-school my children and what does Bitesize offer?
Seth on Education
“Education in your culture is a mixed bag (with irony and humorous emphasis) — and education comes not from schools alone, but from newspapers and television, magazines and books, from art and from culture’s own feedback. Generally speaking, for the Continue reading Seth on Education
Facilitating Brilliance – 18 Feb 2020
Tuesday 18 February 2020 (any time after 10:00 a.m. US Central Time). Join the event here. “The brain is a natural accelerated learning device.” – Paul R. Scheele, PhD The brain’s ability to acquire and creatively use information is unlimited, Continue reading Facilitating Brilliance – 18 Feb 2020
Final Curtain: Bretton Hall
“Bretton was exceptional in the UK and, I think, in Europe more generally” – Sir Ken Robinson – former student 1968-1972 Bretton Hall College opened to students around 1947-49 and was officially founded as a teacher training college in 1949, Continue reading Final Curtain: Bretton Hall
Staying Safe on the Railways
Network Rail and Thomas the Tank Engine have joined together to help young children learn about staying safe around the railway. (Visit the website and download an ebook, here) Hits: 16
Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and numeracy
Research data from 160,000 adults in 31 countries concludes that a sizeable home library gave teen school leavers skills equivalent to university graduates who didn’t read. Growing up in a home packed with books has a large effect on literacy Continue reading Growing up in a house full of books is major boost to literacy and numeracy
The School That Replaced Detention With Meditation
What would you do if you were a school teacher and your students started misbehaving? Traditionally school teachers would give detention or suspension depending on the situation. Most people wouldn’t discipline a misbehaving student by telling them to sit down Continue reading The School That Replaced Detention With Meditation