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EEF produces guidance on professional practice

23 Oct 202123 Oct 2021

School leaders should focus on the key mechanisms of effective professional development – such as goal setting, feedback or revisiting prior learning – when selecting or designing new training for…

Discovery’s digital support for secondary school prep

A new digital programme is helping primary school pupils to get ready for transition to secondary school while supporting their mental health and wellbeing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Year…

Research practices with child language learners

4 Jun 20214 Jun 2021

The ethical practices, dilemmas and challenges of classroom research involving child language learners are the focus of a book edited by Dr Annamaria Pinter of the University of Warwick and…

Free school meals ‘could help child brain development’

Countries worldwide need to increase emphasis on the need for healthy nutrition from childhood, including school years to adulthood, to help in brain development, a scientist says. According to Majid…

How the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming education

3 Feb 20212 Feb 2021

To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal life would be like sugar-coating its impact on the world. From fetching groceries and essential supplies to socialising with your loved…

Giving children the tools to combat emotional concerns

2 Feb 20211 Feb 2021

A bilingual Montessori school in San Diego, in the USA, is offering in-person learning and building emotional tools for their pre-schoolers through Kindergarteners aged 18 months thru six years old.…

A call for clarity as students struggle to meet standards

1 Feb 20212 Feb 2021

High absenteeism and failing grades have plagued high schools during the past 10 months of distance learning, yet many educators are still unclear about how instruction models and delivery methods…

Society still misrepresented in children’s books

Children’s reading charity BookTrust and the Centre for Literacy inPrimary Education (CLPE) recently called on the publishing industry and those who work with children’s books to improve the representation of…

COVID-19-compliant classrooms offered by Experity in Rockford

12 Sep 202012 Sep 2020

To support its local community during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical and practice management software company Experity has offered free storage to the Harlem Consolidated School District. The 5,000 square foot…