LGBT staffing issues guidance to be developed by the NAHT…
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has announced that it will create guidance for all LGBT staff in light of recent research from Stonewall indicating that 90 per cent of LGBT students have been bullied because of their gender or sexuality; with many battling depression and anxiety. The organisation will be inviting a number […]
Guest Blog, John Holden: Can you teach educators to utilise online learning?
This was the dilemma faced by Online Business School as they received a string of enquiries from overseas organisations complaining about the dearth of teacher training opportunities. Online Business School is well versed in delivering online university pathway programmes in business and management; as their model is devised around a social learning platform with comprehensive […]
Industry Spotlight: DigiExam ‘frees up quality time’ for teacher-student interaction…
Launched in 2014 and originating from Sweden, DigiExam‘s digital assessment, exam and grading solution is used and widely favoured in more than 1,000 schools and universities across 50 countries, including: the USA, Australia, Canada, Russia, Finland, Israel and, since launching in the UK within the last month, institutions here can benefit from the multi-functional and cost effective tool. Promised […]
Forum Insight: The essential client meeting checklist…
A well prepared face-to-face client meeting can create a significant impact on the quality of existing and new business relationships; as well as vastly increasing the value of a company in the long term. Conducting client meetings is also a viable solution to sustaining business longevity which, is primarily determined by the loyalty and commitment […]
Combatting education inequality ‘should be at the heart’ of new government agenda…
The education charity and graduate recruiter, Teach First, is publicly calling on the new government to urgently tackle the increasing issue of educational inequality, and to place it at the centre of its new agenda aiming to ‘build a better Britain’. It comes after Theresa May put education at the heart of her mission, highlighting […]
Four in 10 trainees not teaching after five years due to high costs, new study claims…
Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and funded by the Nuffield Foundation indicates that 40 per cent trainee teachers who commence initial training are not in state school posts after a five-year period. The study also shows how routes into teaching have changed in recent times; analysing the costs, benefits and retention rates for each available […]
New transgender guidelines aimed at teaching those ‘in the dark’…
Official guidance issued by the Boarding Schools’ Association recommends that teachers should address transgender students as ‘zie’ in order to avoid causing offence. To remind all England, Wales and Scotland-based education professionals on their obligations to follow the Equality Act 2010, the guidance advises all teachers to ‘learn a new language’ to include students who wish to […]
UCAS: Twice as many women as men enter teacher training…
The recently published ‘UCAS Teacher Training End of Cycle Report 2015‘ report has found that more than twice as many women (19,025) as men (8,775) were accepted on postgraduate teacher training courses through the admissions service last year. Despite not giving a clear explanation as to why this may be, UCAS — which manages applications to most postgraduate teacher training in England and Wales including: […]
Guest Blog, Helen Caldwell: Have you got the skills to inspire the future digital makers?
In September 2014, the UK Government rolled out drastic changes to the computing national curriculum. For the first time, children from the ages of five to 16 were required to study computing; replacing the ICT syllabus with a computing syllabus designed to introduce children to computational thinking from an early age. The changes, it’s hoped, […]
Industry Spotlight: Series of new reports uncover teacher training drop-out rates…
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has released a series of new reports centred on three focal points: the customer journey to initial teacher training (ITT); teachers returning to the profession; and linking initial teacher training and workforce data. Highlighting key issues within the application process for ITT courses, as well as labelling the many available routes as ‘overwhelming’ and ‘confusing’, one report also showcases a significant variation in […]