Tanya Byron has just completed an extensive exercise in the UK to review the safety of children when using the internet and video games.

The Byron report identifies the significant educational value that can be achieved from this form of technology. CDROM’s,  DVD’s and the internet all have a place and should be encouraged as […]

Children’s Internet Monitor with Netintelligence.
Netintelligence’s online internet monitoring programme allows parents to customise web access by their children, filter out unwanted sites and monitor all instant messaging conversations (including MSN Messenger). You can select and control the time spent on any 3 computers in the household both on and off line and keep out dangerous […]

The possibility of any child learning through playing educational games is considerably higher than is achieved by reading a text book or listening in class. Unfortunately the chance to play these games in school is limited to the timetable, equipment available, and inevitably a shared experience. Although this has some merit as children learn quickly […]

The world is a small place. Rapidly expanding and almost instantaneous transfer of information, we are reaching parts of the world that were, until a few years ago, impenetrable. Previously a dearth of knowledge led us to believe that such countries were different, alien and held disparate views on life. Perhaps the greatest surprise once […]

Most schools do an excellent job of teaching children to read. But so many other schools do not. Even in schools that do an overall good job, some students fall through the cracks and don’t learn to read at primary school. The result is a child struggling to catch up for years to come. 
Reading failure […]

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Madison Spirit USA
The group, which meets quarterly during the year, was formed in 2000 to give parents of dyslexic children support and encouragement. The group began with three mothers of dyslexic children in Madison USA and now more than 190 families, teachers and tutors in all counties in North Alabama participate.
Each meeting […]

SCHOOLS must do more to involve parents in school life, according to Wales’ new chief inspector for schools. In just six months  Dr. Bill Maxwell warned that Wales was in danger of losing its tradition of respecting and valuing education unless more was done to engage parents and carers.“Good schools are taking notice but some […]

Concerned opinion  in the UK has emerged over the role homework has to play in the schooling process. Critically the Government and teachers are at odds over the benefits. The real issue is  the process can be seen as a chore by teachers and children defeating the huge benefit that can be achieved. More importantly […]

There is concern over the drop in performance in a child’s schooling that can occur as they move up to secondary school. A significant number of 11- 13 children who excelled in primary school fail to thrive at secondary level. The experience of the larger environment, spread in pupil ages, number of teachers and lesson […]

The annual lottery is amongst us. 25% of children in the UK will not get into the secondary school of their choice. That’s a staggering 100,000 disappointed families. The Minister for school’s advice to appeal against the local decisions is well meant, but do schools with the pressure they are under to perform have the […]