In Children’s Mental Health Week, we spoke to 16-year-old mental health campaigner and one of the winners of the Pearson World Changer Awards, Avani Bhalla, for her view on young people’s wellbeing today and what more can be done in education to help.
In collaboration with the DfE and UCL, we will be holding a free virtual conference on 3 February 2021 between 2-5pm and would love for you to join us
With as many as 650,000 students off school and a growing number of schools facing closures in the new year due to Covid-19, digital learning has a significant role to play in education. And yet new research reveals the need for schools to receive greater support so that teachers can confidently and effectively deliver core subjects like maths remotely.
The results of the TIMSS 2019 study have been announced, as you may have seen, with Year 5 children in England scoring 10 points higher in maths than in 2015. This feels like a moment to say a big ‘congratulations!’ to all our Primary teachers, as well as the children themselves.
In November 2020, Steve McQueen’s BBC Small Axe brought the story of the Mangrove Nine to primetime television.
By Isla Billett. This article was originally featured in SENCo Magazine.
With schools closed for a long period of time it would be easy for those outside of education to think teachers have had an easier time this year.
As you may already know, all Power Maths users have access to the Markbook within the online materials (just click the Markbook tile when you log in). This allows you to enter scores from the Power Maths Progress Tests and analyse results against age-related expectations.
By Sharon Hague, SVP, Schools and Online Learning
COVID-19 has caused millions of students and teachers to switch to online learning at rapid pace. This shift has highlighted the extraordinary impact online learning can have and at the same time exposed the challenge of making it accessible to everyone.
Marlwood School is enjoying a new lease of life under the leadership of Headteacher Del Planter. In their latest report, Ofsted praises the impact of a new curriculum and teachers that are encouraging learners to ‘think deeply’ and helping them reach their full potential. Del and his team are passionate about making sure his learners develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours that they need to succeed in the future, and they are finding innovative ways to do this.
