In their recently published Compass Research Report, BESA (British Educational Suppliers Association) revealed that over 70% of schools report issues in teaching and learning for MFL. With that in mind, it seems that the imminent changes to the Modern Foreign Language GCSEs could be coming at just the right time.
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- Education
TOTS (Turn On The Subtitles), the world’s largest literacy campaign, has announced the launch of its latest initiative, asking 40 million households in the UK and US to turn on the subtitles to improve children’s literacy.
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- Education
With children in the UK reported to be spending an average of 3 hours and 16 minutes watching television every day, parents will be pleased to know that some of the UK’s favourite children’s television programmes could actually be doing wonders for their children’s literacy levels, helping to ease the perceived guilt around too much screen time.
We analysed the transcripts of over 1,000 episodes of children’s television programmes aimed at those between the ages of four and seven to see which, on average, contains the highest volume of basic phonics words that children are expected to know by the end of Key Stage One.
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- Education
When it comes to educational budget management, staying on top of financial allocations and expenditures is paramount. With the ever-evolving needs of educational institutions, the ability to monitor budgets effectively and make adjustments in real-time is a necessity rather than a luxury.
Recognising this demand, we are thrilled to introduce our latest product feature – Budget Monitoring Snapshots – Budget Adjustments.
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- Education
Leading education software provider, Access Education, has been shortlisted for two awards in the prestigious Education Resources Awards (ERA), highlighting the quality and diversity of its product offering.
The division, part of The Access Group, has been shortlisted for ‘Supplier of the Year – Over £10 million annual turnover’ and ‘Secondary Resource or Equipment – ICT’, for its success in supplying schools across the UK with high-quality resources to meet their everyday teaching and learning needs.
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- Education
By Kat Howard, director of DRET Teaching School Hub, expert advisor for Teacher Development Trust, founder of UK charity Litdrive, author of #1 bestseller Stop Talking About Wellbeing and co-author of #1 bestseller Symbiosis: The Curriculum and the Classroom.
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- Education
Gaining good results is integral for pupils, teachers and leadership staff – yet the conditions to achieve them are constantly making the route to the top seem out of reach. How can we tighten our grip on the ever more slippery slope?
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- Education
The race towards academisation is moving closer to the finishing line. Voluntary transformations are a popular option, but the administrative burden could be putting lots of pressure on schools. Back-end systems are just as important as pupil-facing processes - how can SLTs ‘lead from the back’?
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- Education
Sonali Mohapatra's Quantum Innovation Sector Lead at the National Quantum Computing Centre discusses her inspiring journey and what she thinks are the biggest struggles to engage students with STEM subjects.
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- Education
Naomi Bartholomew Miller, head of Science and Maths at Polam Hall, discusses the common challenges many students face when studying STEM subjects, and the steps schools can take to help pupils thrive.
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- Education
