Pupils must follow ‘five-a-day’ rule to boost mental health

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "The headmaster of Highgate School [...]

September 6th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Brain, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Mental Health, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Primary school language lessons not translating to secondaries

The Guardian - Anna Bawden "Lack of co-ordination between primary [...]

September 2nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, K-12, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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BBC begins kids coding push with Bitesize and TV shows

BBC - Leo Kelion "The BBC has published computer programming [...]

September 2nd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pupils begin ‘tough’ new national curriculum

BBC - Hannah Richardson "Millions of children in England will [...]

September 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to teach … the transition

The Guardian - Staff Writer "Whether it’s a new school [...]

August 25th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why language learners don’t have to miss the punchline

The Guardian - Matthew Jenkin "Humour can help you get [...]

August 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Economic Worries Loom as UK Foreign Language Skills Lag

Education News - Grace Smith "Studying French, German, or any [...]

August 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Britain, Career, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Economy, Education, England, Foreign, Foreign Language, Great Britain (UK), Language, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to teach … financial literacy

The Guardian - Emily Drabble "As of next month maths [...]

August 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Financial Literacy, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Child’s drawing ‘predicts later intelligence’

BBC - Hannah Richardson "The way children draw at the [...]

August 19th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, 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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UK Study Suggests 6-Year-Olds More Tech-Savvy Than Adults

Education News- Kristin DeCarr "A new study from UK’s Ofcom [...]

August 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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