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Prepare School Leavers For The Workplace
Most teachers would vehemently agree that there is more to education than simply preparing young people to enter the workforce; however,…
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Teachers Need To Be Allowed To Make Mistakes
With more and more technology being poured into most schools, the question remains: what to do with it all? Can this technology influence a…
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Technology in PE
Today’s school children have no experience of what the world was like before smartphones, the internet and social media. In its report…
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Could 3D Printing Revolutionise Education?
Although 3D printing has been around since 1984 it is still a relatively young technology. Media interest and coverage would tend to suggest…
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Boost Confidence, Engagement and Attainment with the Internet
Innovating your practice has to come from a core understanding that what you are doing will benefit those in your classroom. In terms of…
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4 Tips for Complex Technology
I like to think that I’m ‘savvy’ when it comes to technology. I know my way around a projector, can email with the best of ‘em and…
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Can Technology Help You Innovate?
One of the most gamechanging technology initiatives we’ve run at Madeley Academy so far has been the capture and sharing of lessons in…
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Sir Bob Geldof On Tackling Inequality
Groupcall, the education communications and solutions company of which I am co-founder, works very closely with schools throughout the UK…
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Tom Starkey on learning to live with your colleagues
Even if you’re naturally beloved by all, like yours truly (I haven’t heard any different, alright?), statistically, you’re bound to…
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Product review - GCSE English Language Writing Workshops
For some, the author’s craft is no real mystery. From across the pond Stephen King reckons, “If you want to be a writer you must do two…
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Product review – Edexcel and AQA GCSE Maths
It’s easy to get excited about Edexcel GCSE Maths and AQA GCSE Maths from Oxford University Press. Not only are they are brand new and…
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Product review – Pi2Go
Pi2Go is a programmable robot from TTS that has been designed, we are told, to “unleash the power of Raspberry Pi in your classroom”. If…
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Improve parents’ evening through technology
I admit it – I have given up on parents’ evening. As an assistant headteacher, I was always first in and last out of our regular events.…