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Why devalue vocational qualifications?
The days have gone, if they ever existed, when a society could survive by having an elite who were well educated according to a particular…
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Iconoclassroom: Should maths be compulsory?
We have a strange relationship with mathematics in this country. Few would deny its value as an area for study, or its considerable…
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Product review: Pupil Reward Points
Contact: pupilrewardpoints.co.uk Reviewed by: John Dabell Ofsted once said that staff need to do twice as much praising as complaining.…
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Product review: U-explore
Contact: u-explore.com Reviewed by: John Dabell Motivated, Educated and Missing Out. That's how CompTIA, the non-profit trade association…
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Providing careers guidance for students
It's becoming increasingly important for young people to receive the 'right' advice. In the UK, they are facing a host of challenges…
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Teachers’ stories: Nicki Bovey
The moment I... ...chose to become a teacher At school the careers advisor said I had the skills to become a prison officer or a social…
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The effect of landscapes and buildings on learning
When a new secondary school is built or an existing one refurbished it is often easy to see where the priorities lie – impressive,…
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Classroom life: Honywood Community Science School, Essex
In these times of enforced austerity, there are few things certain branches of the media seem to enjoy more than being able to raise…
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Great ideas for computer games based learning
Over the past few years, many a teacher has stared into a Nintendo DS-strewn homeroom, and pondered a fearful question. Games! How can…
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SEN: Helping students with dyspraxia
Since the turn of the 21st century, scientific and medical literature has been peppered with case reports of children without an…
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Raise standards by improving parental engagement
The transition from KS3 to KS4 can often be as difficult for parents as pupils. At primary, parents often spend a good deal of time on the…
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Opinion: Educating Essex’s Vic Goddard on school uniform
It's interesting how something that is supposed to provide consistency and avoid students being distinguished by how much money their…
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Rethinking how we teach ICT
For a few years now there has been a growing number of teachers who have been working to put computer science and computational thinking…