How to teach… the last Christmas lessons of term

The Guardian - Zofia Niemtus "It may be the season [...]

December 14th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Majority of students experience mental health issues, says NUS survey

The Guardian - Natalie Gil "Eight out of 10 students [...]

December 14th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Healthcare, Learning, Mental Health, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ofsted warns against ‘extremely disruptive’ tablet computers

The Telegraph - Javier Espinoza " The education watchdog, Ofsted, [...]

December 12th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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UK Committee Recommends Sugary Drink Tax to Reduce Obesity

Education News - Kristin Decarr "A new report released by [...]

December 11th, 2015|Categories: Britain, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Government, Obesity, Overweight, Taxes, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Reading, writing and mud: the growth of Forest Schools

The Telegraph - Becky Dickinson " The afternoon sun covers [...]

December 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, England, environment, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Outdoors, Scandinavian, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Two simple mindful meditation exercises for teachers

The Guardian - Erin Olivo "Teaching can be hard, and [...]

December 7th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Mindfulness, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Practice makes perfect: why mock exams are great for students’ brains

The Guardian - Bradley Busch "Many things happen in the [...]

December 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Brain development, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Mental health issues ‘ignored by schools’, head warns

The Telegraph - Josie Gurney-Read " Mental health issues among [...]

December 2nd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Mental Health, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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How do we close the education gender gap?

The Telegraph - Jonathan Wells " Despite closing slightly this [...]

December 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Gender, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is it time to introduce a national syllabus for teacher training?

The Guardian - Rebecca Ratcliffe "The government’s push to shift [...]

December 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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