Outstanding Leaders Partnership to deliver new-look leadership qualifications from September
Outstanding Leaders Partnership (OLP) has been confirmed as a major provider of the new-look National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) by the Department for Education. OLP – a national partnership of schools, teaching school alliances…
Keeping Staff in Check – 100% Satisfaction with Quay HR Training
On 14th July 2017, Quay HR Solutions offered Dorset School and College leaders a free place at a Managing Employee Discipline training event, held at Rubicon Recruitment’s offices in Poole. ACAS state that…
The Classroom Essentials Every Primary NQT Needs
As the start of the school year approaches, the time has finally come for you to be in charge of your own class, and in your own classroom! The prospect of preparing for…
How effective UV protection can help children enjoy the sun safely
Schools have a responsibility to protect children from the sun when they are in their care. Paul Jakeway, Marketing Director at skin care expert Deb, assesses the risk that Ultraviolet (UV) rays can…
Industry Immersion: teachers get hands-on experience at IBM Computing Summer School
This July, teachers will have the chance to step out of the classroom setting and into the technology industry with the IBM Computing Summer School, which will take place 3-5 July 2017, at…
When is a teacher a salesperson?
Teaching is selling I was chatting to a headteacher at an event I had organised recently and I can’t even remember what we were talking about exactly, but he said to me: “So…
Irlen syndrome – Wear your rose-coloured (or blue or green) glasses…and read on!
Most folks have never heard of Irlen syndrome. When people ask why my daughter wears tinted spectacles, I tell them it’s because she has Irlen; the usual response is ‘what’s that?’ or ‘isn’t…
Nottingham Trent student develops virtual reality technology to help people, like him, who stutter
An MSc student who has stuttered since the age of six is using virtual reality technology to help rehabilitate people with speech impediments. Gareth Walkom, 24, an MSc Medical Product Design student at Nottingham…
How to empower students with SEN through drama
Last week, Labour started an investigation into access to the arts to look into what prevents working class people from entering the world of drama. Not only are actors from less privileged backgrounds…
The importance of using CCTV in schools
When parents send their children to school, they expect that the school will do everything in their power to ensure that all pupils are kept safe at all times. An increasing number of…
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