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One in two school students consider an apprenticeship as their route into employment
16-18 year olds still at school cite ability to earn money straight away and gaining valuable work experience as reasons to gain an apprenticeship 8 million1young Britons aged 16-30 believe an apprenticeship could fast track their career 54% of degree holders would in hindsight consider a different route into employment over university Three in four…
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Teachers quit due to workload
Did you know that workload is the main reason people leave the teaching profession? And that pupil to teacher ratio is experiencing a steady decline? Check out the info-graph from www.astarteachers.co.uk to see how the landscape of teaching in the UK is changing.
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SELF-BELIEF IN SCHOOLS SOARS WITH HELP OF LITTLE BIRD PROJECT
A recent study has found that 88 per cent of young people in Britain today say they ‘lack confidence and doubt they will succeed in life’, proving that self-confidence is fundamentally missing from our schools’ syllabus. However, a new project is changing this one school at a time. Led by Alison Delaney, an author,…
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27th in the Pisa rankings. Why is it ok for the UK to be bad at maths?
By Charlotte Gater, Head of Curriculum at Explore Learning (www.explorelearning.co.uk) In the recent PISA rankings that compare the results in maths, reading and science of 15 year olds from across the globe, the UK came 27th in maths. Education policy will have some affect, but I believe that it’s our attitude towards maths that…
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Raspberry Pi Foundation partners with FutureLearn to train teachers all over the world
Two online courses for educators around the world, focusing on teaching computing and computational thinking, are now open for registration. FutureLearn, a leading social learning provider, is delighted to announce its new partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Together they are launching two free online CPD training courses aimed at giving teachers the experience…
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Children’s charity launches new online support for young people
Winston’s Wish, the charity for bereaved children and teenagers, is delighted to announce its new online support for young people. The launch of #Help2MakeSense sees a video campaign, new young person’s website and social media campaign aimed at making bereavement advice, support and information more accessible for young people. The launch marks the end of…
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Putting the Tech in Teaching
Students at Inverness College UHI are benefiting from exciting new technology-based teaching methods after a group of lecturers completed a unique qualification designed by the Centre for Engineering and Technology Skills (CETS). The Inverness College UHI-based Centre developed the Professional Development Award (PDA) in e-Learning to raise awareness of new technology and software systems amongst teaching…
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Young people in Scotland to explore the power of debate with James Plays playwright, Rona Munro
A school pupil from Glasgow’s Southside has been chosen to represent their school at a national debating and creative event in connection with the National Theatre of Scotland and National Theatre of Great Britain’s productions The James Plays by Rona Munro. Peter Ward Stoddart, 17, a student at Kings Park Secondary, has already taken part…
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