Moving On magazine Careers and Qualifications for School Leavers
National Apprenticeship Week 2016 (NAW 2016) promises to be even bigger and better than last year – don’t miss out on this year’s packed timetable of fantastic events! Celebrating achievement National Apprenticeship Week 2016 is a giant celebration of the achievements of both employers and apprentices and of the positive impact that they have on UK business and on upskilling ... Read More »
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British Science Week 2016. Come on everybody, let’s celebrate science!
British Science Week 2016 is a cool programme of live science, technology, engineering and maths events run in schools and communities throughout the UK. British Science Week 2016 runs from the 11th-20th March this year and activity packs on how to take part are available on the British Science Week 2016 website. Things you can do during British Science Week 2016 include: ... Read More »
Could you live without technology in school?
Network Manager Karl Rivers, talks about why there is far too much Excel and PowerPoint and not enough programming and new tech in schools. Karl Rivers is an award winning school Network Manager, IT Lead Professional for Bedfordshire Borough Council, and is an ICT Across the Curriculum coordinator. He has been working in education for more than ten years and founded ... Read More »
All pupils should get independent careers advice
The charity Teach First have called for all schools in England to have a teacher that is trained to provide high quality careers advice. This is to correct what they call the “fragmented and ineffective” careers advice offered at present. Read the full BBC article here. Schools in England have a statutory duty to provide all registered pupils in years ... Read More »
Government calls for School Governors to raise their game
In the latest report published by the Education Committee, chaired by MP Graham Stuart, Members of Parliament have concluded that school governing bodies need to wake up and take advantage of new regulations, in order to significantly improve and increase school governors’ effectiveness. MP Mr. Stuart, on launching the committee’s findings, said ” Greater freedoms for schools mean we need more effective governing bodies. At the moment, the quality ... Read More »
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