Classroom Ventilation, a Hot Topic this September
(advertorial) As unions call for improved classroom ventilation, and government backed trials of air purification systems are set to begin in West Yorkshire Schools, action is being demanded in order to improve the…
North West entrepreneurs back life-saving anti-bullying app
North West based tootoot, creators of the award-winning anti-bullying app for schools, colleges and universities, has successfully raised over three quarters of a million pounds in Series A investment. The app, which has…
Teachers Guide: Detecting Signs of OCD in the Classroom
While schools have a responsibility to look after the health and safety of a child in their care, it can be difficult for teachers to observe mental health problems which aren’t so readily…
Teaching the Hand Hygiene Curriculum
Paul Jakeway, Marketing Director at Deb UK discusses how to reduce germ transfer and encourage hand washing in schools. At school, children are exposed to all kinds of germs and bacteria that they…
‘i can c u now’ – New Plan to enable pupils to book school nurse by text or email
Young people could soon be texting their school nurses for appointments in a new drive to improve health in schools, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. It is part of a new plan…
Tripping up – Are health & safety concerns and logistical red tape making school trips untenable
School Trips have clear social and educational benefits for pupils. But are health and safety concerns and logistical red tape making them untenable asks Helen Gordon. Despite the fact that ninety-nine percent of…
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