The provision and pursuit of general education in subjects such as English, mathematics and science, and elective courses, in a variety of learning environments
A team of researchers from the departments of Medicine and Education Sciences of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Castellón (Spain) has analysed the relation between the addiction to video games and school inadaptation in a group of teenagers in … Continue reading Is there a link between videogame addiction and school inadaptation?
Digital curriculum resources specialist Discovery Education has acquired virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) provider Inspyro, to enhance its content and product strategy. VR and AR content empowers educators to create immersive learning experiences such as virtual science labs … Continue reading Discovery Education integrates Inspyro’s digital enterprise
Pencil cases are an easy and fun way to express yourself at school. It can be a great feeling to choose a new one during the summer holiday and fill it with new pens, pencils and stationery goodies, ready for … Continue reading Ryman reveals the personalities behind pencil cases
At the heart of every classroom lies stationery equipment used to help teach children. Ryman Stationery has been selling such items for almost 125 years. Whilst modern technology and mindsets have both adapted and created many products, the ethos of … Continue reading Victorian school and modern stationery
LEGO Education, which offers playful learning experiences and teaching solutions based on the LEGO system of bricks, now also offers resources designed for teachers and students to explore coding – including free lesson plans and online courses for teachers. “The … Continue reading Coding resources for schools, created by LEGO Education
British signage provider Stocksigns recommends that the summer holiday is the ideal time for schools to carry out their safety sign audit whilst buildings, grounds and car parks are easily accessible. The company has been working with schools for over sixty years, … Continue reading Stocksigns advises summer safety sign audit
Astronomers from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, and the University of Minnesota Duluth in the USA have provided a way for armchair astronomers, and even primary school children, to merely look at a spiral galaxy and estimate the mass … Continue reading Spiral arms enable estimates of black hole masses
Queen’s University Belfast has published research into the experiences of GCSE students in Northern Ireland and Wales. ‘Inequalities and the curriculum: young people’s views on choice and fairness through their experiences of curriculum as examination specifications at GCSE’ is co-authored … Continue reading Queen’s finds that students want more say over GCSEs
Through its Channelizing of Youth operation, Kalyani Youth Leadership Forum (KYLF), the largest management students-driven NGO of Kolkata, India, has been commemorating United Nations’ World Youth Skills Day by imparting ‘Life and Work Skills’ to nearly 100 underprivileged children at … Continue reading Management students mark UN World Youth Skills Day by helping underprivileged children
Dr Andrew Croft 