teaching
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Read the latest issue of Teachers’ Resource online
Don’t miss out: the newest issue of Teachers’ Resource – Scotland’s leading title for education professionals, is here! Read the spring issue online now.
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Making changes for Stress Awareness Month
After surviving the jokes and pranks of April Fools Day yesterday, we’re here to talk about a slightly more serious subject.
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Handling the personal statement
Who would have thought 4,000 characters could be so daunting? The personal statement is dreaded from students and teachers alike, but it’s easier than you think to get your head around personal statements and lead students to success. Personal statement: two words that are guaranteed to release groans, sighs, and worry from your students. Essential for those looking to apply for university or college, the…
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Anyone out there? On Scotland’s teacher shortage
Pen and paper at the ready, class, today’s lesson is all about teacher shortages. Across Scotland, the prospect of educating young minds has lost its appeal and there are fewer and fewer student teachers. The question on everyone’s lips is why has a career in teaching lost its spark? Teaching is rewarding as it is…
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Bòrd na Gàidhlig The Year Ahead
Bòrd na Gàidhlig a’ coimhead air adhart agus fios mu taic ionmhais a tha ri faighinn airson phròiseactan ann an roinn an Fhoghlaim Bòrd na Gàidhlig looks ahead to some developments in Gaelic Education and some of the funding opportunities available to the education sector Dìleab An T-Siorraidh Dìleab An T-Siorraidh is a new project in…
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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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Teachers believe practical lessons in science and maths classes are key to encouraging students to pursue STEM careers
Survey finds teachers believe practical lessons in science and maths classes are key to encouraging students to pursue STEM careers 87 per cent of teachers of science, maths and technology subjects agree that STEM should be taught with more practical examples to bring the subject to life for students 61 per cent agree that…
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Ask the Experts
If you want to bring more depth to your lessons, why not get a little bit of help from an expert in the field? When it comes to some classroom topics, whether it’s health-related, bullying or global poverty, charities are the very best resource out there. We take a look at what some major charities…
