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Mental Health and Wellbeing award launches for schools
With half of mental health problems in adulthood beginning before the age of 14, the addition of the Mental Health and Wellbeing award to the curriculum is a step in the right direction. The award aims to help young people understand more about their own mental health and wellbeing as well as how to help others. It…
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Nearly one in 10 school staff buy food for hungry pupils
A new survey has revealed that almost one in ten school staff buy food for pupils who would otherwise go hungry. More than 4,600 school support staff took part in the poll by GMB Union that found eight per cent of staff felt they had to spend their own money on food for hungry children.…
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Recycle week: Bringing recycling into the classroom
This week is recycle week ♻️. Incorporating recycling into the classroom can be fun and easy. This year recycling has been in the spotlight with the ban of plastic micro beads in cosmetics and a public outcry on the use of non-recyclable plastic straws. Despite the war on plastic taking centre stage across social media…
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100,000 Scots to be trained in data skills over the next decade
Two Edinburgh universities have launched a drive to train 100,000 Scots in data skills over the next decade. The new venture between Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt universities could transform the area into the data capital of Europe. It is estimated that Scotlands needs around 13,000 extra workers with data skills each year. The Scottish Government’s Digital…
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Sex education and the SEN student
This week is sexual health week and the theme is consent. Sexual abuse is more prevalent for those living with physical or learning disabilities so sex education is is even more important. In 2015, after an investigation from the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme, figures revealed that there had been 4,748 reports of sexual abuse in England against adults with disabilities two years prior.…
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Dentists call for pudding and soft drink ban in schools
Dentists say puddings and soft drinks should be banned from school meals if the Scottish government wants to improve children’s health. The Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCSPG) is calling for excess sugar to be cut from school meals. The faculty were consulted as part of…
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A decade of Girlguiding UK research reveals changing demands in education
2018 marks 10 years of the Girlguiding UK Girls’ Attitudes Survey. The survey asks girls and young women aged seven-21 their opinions on growing up as a girl. Within the survey questions are split into seven categories: education, leadership, aspirations and role models, appearance pressures, happiness and wellbeing, social action, safety and socialising and growing…
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Nearly a third of Scots value apprenticeships over higher education
Thousands of students are getting ready to start university this week, but just one in three Scots believe that higher education will give them the best career prospects. A survey by the Bank of Scotland has found that the proportion of Scots who believe that university remains the best option has fallen from 38 per…
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Teachers are bringing in the new year this September
New research has revealed that 87 per cent of teachers are bringing in the New Year in September instead of January. The poll by online educational publisher Twinkl asked more than 3,000 teachers when the New Year begins for them. A second poll asked what their resolutions were. The top aspirations included better work-life balance,…
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Acing the big reveal: results day
Across England results for GCSE’s, A-levels and AS will be coming into schools and colleges. A stressful time for everyone involved, let the adrenaline take hold and guide your students in the right direction – no matter the outcome Thousands of students nervously await the big results reveal. Emotions will be in overdrive, anxiety will…
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