What is Raspberry Pi?
You may have heard people refer to this in the context of education, and particularly around the computer sciences or robotics, so what is it? Essentially Raspb…
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Can you Learn to Revise in Better Ways?
Revision is an essential component of any learning experience. Whether you are studying,working or taking a course outside of work, revision is an important par…
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How to Help Everyone Learn
It can be hard to cater for mixed abilities, mixed interests and mixed learning methods. Some subjects will be split down into ability groups but if this is not…
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Finding a New Role as a Teacher
Teachers are highly-trained professionals who will often seek new positions in schools. They may want a new challenge, they may be looking for a more advanced r…
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It’s Never Too Late to Learn
Education has lots of options for everyone in the UK and the good news it, it’s never too late to become a mature student. If you are still interested in studyi…
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Varying your Teaching Methods to Help your Pupils
Everyone learns differently and this is one of the things that can make teaching an especially challenging job. After all, how do you target one lesson to thirt…
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Three Reasons Why Using an iPad in The Classroom May Be A Bad Idea
There are many positive reasons for why you should use an iPad in the classroom. They are a great learning tool but there are also many reasons why using an iPa…
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The Benefits of Having NVQ Qualifications
Here are some of the key things you need to know about having an NVQ Qualification and how it can benefit you. The opportunity to develop new skills, and accred…
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Justine Greening – new Education Secretary
In Theresa May’s first cabinet re-shuffle, Justine Greening, who is MP for Putney in South-west London was appointed as Education Secretary and Minister f…
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Subject Knowledge Enhancement Courses in ICT
Trainee teachers about to embark onto teacher training courses as a post-graduate are often asked to complete a subject enhancement course before undertaking a …
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Homework in Primary Schools
In 1998, the Education Secretary, David Blunkett, produced guidelines for homework for children of primary and secondary age. It was recommended that children i…
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2016 Key Stage 1 SPAG tests cancelled
For many parents with school-age children, education can seem a quagmire of acronyms. Key Stage 1 refers to Year 1 and Year 2 in English and Welsh primary schoo…
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My child will have lessons in phonics. What does this mean?
If your eldest child is due to start to primary school in September, you should soon hear whether or not they have a place at one of your three choices of schoo…
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A levels or BTECs?
If your 16 year old is sitting GCSE exams this Summer, they are probably also considering their next moves for the following 2 years. It’s no longer possi…
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Helping a young child with maths
Along with literacy, maths is an essential subject from Reception class to GCSE. Developing an interest in maths can start quite young, even before a child star…
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The Importance of Reading with Babies and Toddlers
If, as a parent, you are already and always have been, an avid reader, then reading to your child will just be an extension of the pleasure that you gain from r…
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Preparing your child for their first day at school
Most children in the UK will start school in the September after their fourth birthday. Some local authorities will also have a January intake for children who …
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GCSEs – Not the be all and end all
Students are put under a tremendous amount of pressure when it comes to GCSEs, but it’s always important to let them know that it’s not the be all and end all. …
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How to be Successful During Your NQT Year
Once you’ve trained as a teacher and have gained QTS (qualified teacher status), you will need to complete a year as an NQT, or newly qualified teacher. This ye…
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The Importance of Outdoor Exposure
Classrooms can become dull and predictable at times, and they’re not always inviting for students, especially young children. At lower school, it’s important th…
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Newly Qualified vs. Experienced Teachers
Students naturally compare teachers, and today there’s even review based websites where you can rate your teacher out of 10, and one common trend that always se…
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Dealing with Bullying in the Classroom
While many children may feel that bullying is relatively harmless, the fact is it can destroy lives and it needs to be stopped. There’s a tremendous amount of p…
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Becoming a Head Teacher
To become a head teacher, you first need to prove yourself as a teacher, meaning you will need a minimum of five GCSEs including English and Mathematics (plus S…
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Teaching Young Children Coding
It’s quite crazy to think that some young children can ‘code’ but that’s the way the world is going, and there are not going to be many careers that don’t invol…
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Dealing with Aggressive Behavior in Young Children
It can be easy to ignore aggressive behavior in young children, but that will soon become problematic for a school when another child gets hurt as a result. Thi…
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The Homework Debate – Part 2
There should arguable always be a balance between too little and too much homework, and there still needs to be improvements made in UK schools. By setting home…
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The Homework Debate – Part 1
Homework is a sensitive subject in schools, not just for students and teachers, but for parents as well. From a teachers’ point of view, homework gives them mor…
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Textbooks – Why They Still Work
There can be good few moans and groans when you say ‘turn to page 45 in your textbook’ but the fact of the matter is they work, and they’re vital in terms of re…
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Teaching Difficult Students
When you’re teaching large groups of students, say 30 in a class, there’s a chance you’ll have to deal with one difficult and distracting student. Some students…
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Supply Work – The Advantages
There’s a lot made of supply work, and it’s often said that students use ‘cover lessons’ as an opportunity to misbehave. That may be the case in some situations…
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Teaching Assistant Roles and Career Progression
Teaching assistants work closely with teachers to ensure pupils enjoy learning, take the information in and learn and develop important skills. These roles can …
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How Technology is Influencing Education in the Developing World
A few decades ago, the gap in technological engagement in the developed, developing, and undeveloped world was a massive barrier to advancement for entire popul…
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Learning About Excel in School
Excel is one of the most important bits of software in the world; used in most businesses to organise data and present it in a comprehensive manner. Therefore, …
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Learning About Technology
In the digital age, one of the most important set of skills people can get is a solid understanding of technology and how to use it. So much of our daily lives …
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Career Opportunities in Teaching
A lot of people go into the world of employment with their opportunities being few and far between, but there is almost always opportunities in teaching for rec…
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