It’s time to start that first school, new class or senior school. Trepidation abounds for child and parents. Amidst the trauma of the integration process there is the real opportunity for us to consider what it’s all about. As we say goodbye at the front door, bus stop or school gate, time to reflect on […]

Investigations by the University of Durham into the effectiveness of the Governments pre school education initiatives - Sure Start, free nursery schooling and Every Child Matters, appear to have had no effect in boosting the development of children entering Primary school. The apparent failure of the 3 billion pound programme that commenced in 2001 has […]

When I was at school, marginally after the chalk and slate era, I recall the teaching resources were crude in comparison to the technological advances of today. History was entirely text book driven; maths a combination of text and chalk and talk. Geography was perhaps the most dynamic involving 64mm slide films fed through a […]

Back to school looms, and this term represents a change in class, year and even school. The children’s return invokes a period of disruption, adjustment along with opportunity from the natural focus of parents.
Significant research and experience in the USA has produced positive data on the benefits of a structured involvement of parents. A combination […]

In a couple of weeks millions of children will be going back to school. Some will think it is great to be back, but the majority will have mixed feelings, greatest is the fear fir the unknown - the new school ! The move into secondary school, even a new class year will take it […]

Disrupted Classes; a new way to offset lost time through educational learning support at home
One of the core concerns of teachers is the level of disruption that occurs in the average class. Ranging from the severe to a simple case of horseplay at the start of the lesson whilst the class settles down, the effect […]

An Educational Games Entrepreneur!
The following article first appeared in www.50connect.co.uk and is reproduced with their kind permission
Alistair Owens, managing director of Keen2Learn and winner of the profIT@50 competition, talks to 50Connect.
Alistair Owens, age 58, established his company Keen2Learn in 2006. It sells educational products, giving parents access to the same teaching resources, games, software and […]

“Studies show that children that have at least one adult that takes an active interest in their education do far better in their school,” said Joe Donzelli, communications director for the Lee County School District in Florida USA which is initiating the campaign the country wide “Be There” campaign to encourage parents […]

A global issue. The following comment were made by Patrick Manning Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
Juhel Browne jbrowne@trinidadexpress.com
Wednesday, August 8th 2007
Prime Minister Patrick Manning says research has shown that parents have a vital role to play in reversing the ongoing trend of girls outperforming boys at school. He did not identify the research data […]

All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing. A very true statement concerning the use of the internet. Our job is to make the navigation of the site as easy as possible and ensure that the products are the very best available as educational toys, educational games, puzzle […]

Linda Whitlock, a Roanoke Times columnist in the USA, is an adjunct English professor who lives in Salem.
Home schooling puts parents back in control of their children’s education. That’s not to knock the legions of dedicated  school teachers who do their best to educate kids. But when someone else is educating your child, it’s that […]

A hot topic at the recent Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) meeting in Harrogate reviewed the supposed dangers of wireless technology used in and around schools. told the PAT annual conference delegates: “Until there is a full inquiry based on both existing evidence and on newly-commissioned research work, the nation’s children are being treated […]