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Why We Still Need to Talk About Dyslexia
Teachers are on the front line of recognising dyslexia in children. A learning disability that is not outgrown, dyslexia tends to be most often spotted in the classroom, from children as young as three years old. Sometimes it’s not caught at all, so having the right training and support for teachers is vital. Knowing the…
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Back to school at the University of West Scotland
Teachers spend all day moulding young minds, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to brush up on their own skills. There are so many courses out there to pick from – and studying and teaching at the same time can be a challenge. We speak to David Paterson, a Biology and Science high school…
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Have you ever thought about teaching English overseas?
If you’re looking to take the skills and experience that you have developed teaching in the UK to sunnier climates, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) can open up a whole world of opportunities. Paid and voluntary positions are available all over the globe; from Central and South America to South East Asia and…
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British children facing handwriting crisis
Recent national newspaper reports have stated that children are starting school without the hand strength to use a pencil due to an increasing use of technology from a young age. This follows reports over the last few years that children of senior school age are struggling with poor handwriting, which has a knock-on effect on…
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Learn to code under pressure by breaking your way out of an ‘Escape Room’ box
Break free from the traditional classroom setting with The Coding Box – the world’s first workshop to combine the fun of ‘Escape Rooms’ with maths, coding and learning. ‘Escape Rooms’ are real life adventure games where players are locked in rooms filled with riddles and deceptions that they must solve to escape. The Coding Box has…
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Are apprenticeships the way forward? Helping pupils into the workplace
There’s a lot to balance when you’re a teacher – managing your students’ coursework, teaching everything from the way cells work to conjugating French verbs, and prepping for exams. But what about after they leave school? It’s increasingly important to make sure that students are well-equipped for life outside the classroom. That means with the…
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Raviv Scotland: Learn to Learn
The Raviv Method is a physical exercise and learning programme, specially developed to enable new neural pathways in the brain to encourage the natural learning of essential life skills in as little as six months.
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National 5 revision tips with Leckie & Leckie
Exams are always stressful – but this year’s students have the added challenge of being the first to sit the new format National 5, which places more emphasis on the final exam and less on individual unit assessments throughout the year. This means nailing those revision and exam techniques has never been more important! So how…
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Learn Gaelic in the classroom with Go!Gaelic
Go!Gaelic is a great way to learn Gaelic in the classroom. Go!Gaelic is a vast online suite of sequenced resources designed to support teachers and created by Stòrlann Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, the Gaelic educational resources organisation based in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis but with a responsibility to schools teaching Gaelic all over Scotland.…
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Schools failing young carers, report finds
Schools across the UK are failing children and young people with caring responsibilities, according to new research from Barnardo’s. A YouGov poll found that 40% of teachers were not confident that they would be able to identify a young carer in their class – and as a result, many young people caring for loved ones…
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