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All children have the right to access and enjoy the life-changing benefits of sport. The pandemic has seen participation gaps grow between those with and without disabilities. Vicci Wells looks at how this can be addressed.
Like it or not, screens are going to be a central part of children's lives for the foreseeable future. It makes evaluating the quality of screen time children have, even more important. Education consultant Fiona Goddard offers a guide for parents and educators
In the second of three articles for TeachingTimes devoted to how frameworks already in existence can be repurposed in order to help older students reflect on the products and processes of their independent learning. Andrew and Ken Shenton , explore how to use the Johari Window – a well-known management tool – to provide a model of self-analysis.
This is the first major Ofsted survey on the broader aspects of health and well–being of pupils since the introduction of the Every Child Matters agenda. It covers the school ethos, the curriculum, food and drink, PE and school sport, lifelong health messages and barriers to improvement. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 11
This 90–page review looks at 5 main areas: Roles and Responsibilities; Qualifications and Training; Career Pathways; Recruitment and Retention; Workforce Planning. The Reviews findings are aimed primarily at managers of services, representative bodies, training providers and other organisations involved in early years and childcare. Folder: Leadership Briefings Issue 12
Schools are embracing interactive whiteboards and students are reaping the benefits from new software, says DUNCAN MCMILLAN, who looks at how one award-winning company is bringing a new dimension to maths through interactive games designed specially for interactive whiteboard use.
Professor Rhona Johnston and Dr Joyce Watson, explore analytic versus synthetic phonics; consider the research into the merits of the techniques; and look at the outcome of phonics teaching on a child’s reading success.
Chris Watkins takes a closer look at collaboration between pupils: why do they enjoy it and how does it work?
In its 30 years of operation Ofsted has been painfully slow to embrace reform by moving towards greater emphasis on school self-evaluation. Graham Handscomb argues that the era of peer review has arrived and trumps outmoded adversarial inspection.
By Manu Kapur, Professor and Chair of Learning Science and Higher Education, ETH Zurich
Amy Mercer, Newcastle College, argues that younger students have lost the skills for social interaction
Barry Mansfield rails at the government's disinterest in embracing the digital skills that our young people need.
Maria Rossini, Head of Education at the British Science Association (BSA), offers some practical suggestions on ways to bridge the gender gap in STEM.
