Industry Spotlight: Every Software For Every School
Whether you are a small special school or a large secondary with over 1500 students, Every’s software plans to make a difference. With modules that manage all the key areas of school operations, we’ve got it all covered. We’re ideal for managing contracts, health and safety compliance, reactive maintenance and making sure that you’re always […]
Schools battling offensive online comments from parents…
Leaders in more than half (56 per cent) of mainstream schools across England say they have encountered negative or offensive comments on social media from pupils’ parents over the past year. Coinciding with Anti-Bullying Week, new data from the Department for Education shows that at least 11,300 school leaders across the country have received negative or offensive comments on […]
Guest Blog, Dennis Hayes: The current state of bullying policies in schools…
It is no exaggeration to say that an ‘anti-bullying’ industry exists and its negative consequences are rarely discussed. Who would dare? You would be pilloried as someone who was indifferent to the safety and wellbeing of children. When I first touched on the issue of bullying in 2004, the playground culture had come to colleges […]
Every: Asset Management Made Easy…
The recent growth in school autonomy has seen many schools taking on more responsibility in areas such as risk management, facilities and budgeting. Because of this, the implementation of a pragmatic and comprehensive asset management system is more important than ever. Many schools are finding traditional audit measures, such as asset spreadsheets, to be cumbersome, […]
NASUWT: Urgent action needed to combat gender inequality in schools…
As a result of a fringe meeting organised by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) – the largest teachers’ union in the UK – it has been revealed that schools have a critical role in the issue of gender equality, and to make sure that all students have ‘the best life […]
Guest Blog, Paul Hennin: Create a Grade A learning experience with digital…
Connected devices such as tablets and smartphones – along with other innovative platforms for students to learn from – have directly impacted the teaching and learning experience. A digital learning environment has proven itself to engage students with materials in a format that they have become used to in all other aspects of life. Supporting […]
Poorer students ‘under-represented’ in a number of school types…
The latest educational analysis conducted by SchoolDash has revealed that students from poorer backgrounds are under-represented across an array of school types, such as; single-sex secondary schools and grammar schools, schools rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, and non-Christian and Roman Catholic schools. As well as focusing on the types of schools that are either enabling […]
MPs advise Ofsted to downgrade schools that provide poor careers advice…
MPs have claimed that schools who provide poor careers advice to students should be downgraded, stating in a report that inadequate advice is negatively impacting the economy and depriving young individuals to consider all available career opportunities. The document, supplied by the House of Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy, also urges the government to straighten-out the ‘complex’ and ‘unruly’ web of service providers, websites and organisations offering careers […]