A piece on BBC Breakfast news 23rd April 07 revealed that the best school for Dutch children is actually in the UK. Founded by Shell for employees’ children based in the UK the school has thrived not only for what it teaches but how it teaches. A key in the schools success gets children to […]

A close friend of mine recently recommended this site to me, and I was more than impressed with its content. The selection of educational games available is extensive and the information page for parents was extremely useful. It has helped me to give my 7 year old son some great help at home in a […]

It seems appalling that teachers in our primary schools have to deal with disruptive and abusive children. The expulsion of under-five year old children has tripled in the last year, taking the total to 43,720 children suspended from our primary schools.
The figures get worse; the total for all schools is a massive 389,560 temporary […]

Once again our schools are under attack. Not a sudden and visible external force, but an assiduous disruption from a minority of mal-adjusted children who create mayhem as a consequence of their attendance at school. The growth in the larger secondary schools instigated as a logical means of controlling operating costs have created […]

Teachers now get half a day per week out of lessons for paperwork.   A teachers’ union that backs the government’s school workforce changes in England and Wales is warning they can dilute the quality of education.
Unqualified assistants were teaching exam classes in subjects they knew nothing about, teachers at the NASUWT annual conference, in Belfast, […]

English language skills are essential for early learners but let’s not forget the importance of children who learn English as an Additional Language. Now available at keen2learn is the hugely popular Basic Vocabulary Photo Card Set. Containing 156 photo illustrated cards, this fantastic resource is even suitable for Special Needs. This provides a positive means […]

As the average teacher spends 60 -70 hours a week in teaching, lesson preparation and marking, it’s no wonder their stress level is so high. With the average newly trained teacher lasting about three years in the profession, our children are progressively being taught through an embryonic skill base.
As the curriculum extends into […]

Topologika’s popular ‘Mania’ titles now include speech!
Following requests from customers, Topologika Software has updated its best-selling games-style ‘Mania’ series so that all five titles now speak the maze questions and puzzle instructions. This addition of speech makes them accessible to a wider range of pupils, including those who find on-screen text difficult to read.
The five […]

A while ago whilst in Malaysia, I was told that state schools there are operated in two shifts - from 7am to 12 noon and from 1pm to 6pm. Everyone seems happy with this because it pretty much halves the cost of school buildings.
Our schools are utilised less than 20% of available time - a […]