Boys ‘held back by reluctance to write at home’

BBC News - Hannah Richardson "Boys' reluctance to write outside [...]

December 18th, 2014|Categories: Achievement Gap, Boys, Children, Primary School, United Kingdom, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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What We’re Missing in the Global Education Race

Time - Wendy Kopp "Nearly 15 years ago, the global [...]

December 12th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Global, Primary School|Tags: Education, School|

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Risk of childhood obesity doubled in poor areas

Diabetes.co.uk - Staff Writer "Primary school children from poor areas [...]

December 5th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Diet, Health, Low Income, Primary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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School clubs teaching children how to manage their money [Video]

BBC News - Caroline Wyatt "Children as young as four [...]

November 14th, 2014|Categories: Childhood Education, Financial Literacy, Money, Primary School, Savings, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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How my school integrates languages into the primary curriculum

The Guardian - Heather Martin "A language can be learned [...]

November 12th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cultural Intelligence, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Primary School, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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UNESCO Report: Universal Primary Education a Long Way Off

Education News - Grace Smith "The United Nations Educational, Scientific [...]

October 9th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Early Education, Elementary School, Primary School, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, UNESCO, Universal education|Tags: Education, School|

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Mother’s thyroid level ‘may predict child’s poor maths’

BBC News - Staff Writer "Children born to mothers who [...]

September 19th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Math, Mathematics, Moms, Primary School, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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Education can save lives, help reach sustainable development goals – UN agency

UN News Centre - Staff Writer "If all women in [...]

September 19th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Primary School, United Nations, Women|Tags: Education, School|

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Sir Richard Branson: Want to be an entrepreneur? Start at primary school

The Telegraph - Josie Gurney-Read "Soft skills such as grit, [...]

September 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Entrepreneurship, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Primary School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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10 things every new primary school teacher needs to know

The Guardian - Staff Writer "Congratulations on qualifying to enter [...]

September 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), K-12, Learning, News, Primary School, Teacher, Teacher Autonomy, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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