In Part 2 of his headline analysis of this summer’s UK exam results, Tony Stephens turns his attention to Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) and looks at emerging trends. With a new grading system being established, there’s a lot to think about.
The Mid-Autumn Festival or Moon Festival, celebrated this year on September 24, is a time for family and friends to celebrate by coming together and sharing food under the full moon. Jan Homden has compiled resources in a free to download PDF to make this a special time in any Early Years classroom.
All UK A Level results for 2018 have now been published, and British Schools around the world will be analysing their own performance in comparison to the bigger picture.
If you are an exam coordinator or school data analyst this digest of facts and figures from UK based exam stats expert Tony Stephens will make your task a little easier.
With the summer fast approaching, Joan Weir shares her favourite educational apps., convinced that parents and teachers should be guiding rather than forbidding screen time.
EAL students need to concentrate extra hard in class to understand what is going on in school. During the vacations, they have less guidance. Anita Bamberger has some ideas to make holiday homework fun and rewarding.
Inspire your children to become budding astronomers or astronauts – lots of great ideas from Jan Homden to fire their imagination.
This month Kate Shepherd reviews three very different picture books all featuring animals in the main character roles.
Danny Ritterman reports from “Raising the Bar” – the primary schools conference which took place in August 2017 and included the launch of the NESA (NSW Education Standards Authority) compliant version of MAPPEN.
Play is fundamental to the needs of children, especially in the early years, but schools built on smaller sites have a particular problem in providing adequate space for play. Prue Walsh explains how to make the absolute best of what you have.
Kate Shepherd reviews two books for suitable for younger teenagers, in which remarkable journeys have been undertaken by the central character.