I was encouraged recently to read some books by Edward de Bono - of Six Thinking Hats fame. So I went to the library and picked up How to have creative ideas . The book takes the premise that creativity isn’t just something you have or don’t have but that it is something you can develop. As someone [...]
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I am a governor for a local primary school, and was interested to read this, a Government Review on strengthening school governance. Here are a few quotes:
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls said:
Governing bodies are the largest volunteer group in the country and have a proud tradition of serving their [...]
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The TES printed a series of articles a while ago on behaviour. One of them looked at the issue of those pupils who never stop talking. It is an interesting article, one that can be applied both to schools and ministry within a church. (You may need to register with the TES website to access [...]
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If you haven’t heard about Truetube yet, check it out! Schoolswork.co.uk flagged it up, they described it as a place for young people to upload videos, debate, and raise awareness of loads of different issues.
Over 1.5 million young people have visited the site in the last 9 months, it won an award at the Education Resources Awards [...]
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Following the ongoing discussion in the UK surrounding homework it was interesting to read anastasia’s ypulse post about new research on teens and homework:
Substantial numbers of students and parents raise concerns about the quality of homework.
Although most students say they have enough time for homework, twenty-six percent of all students say homework is just busywork [...]
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John Dunford, a speaker at the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference has given what looks to be a great speech on the topic of the school becoming the moral ruler for life. Here are some quotes:
Poor parenting and the erosion of family life are leaving schools as the only moral framework in [...]
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A motion at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers conference discusses the question of whether homework should be abolished. Union leader Mary Bousted said the difficulty of completing homework could set up a cycle of resistance to school in children from poorer homes.
I think it sets up a cycle of resistance to school because they don’t [...]
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Children Matter point out the Childrens Scrapstore:
Membership is open to groups working in creative play, care, educational or therapeutic settings. Although we are called ‘Children’s Scrapstore’ we do offer membership to all age groups.
We currently have around 1300 member groups. These are the types of groups who are members:
Adventure playgrounds, After school clubs, Art groups, Art [...]
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Cann Hall Primary School, in Clacton-on-Sea, is blanking out children’s faces on pictures published on its website “for safety reasons”, has come in for a lot of criticism, including the NSPCC, who said the school “may have gone too far”.
Headteacher Clare Reece said blurring children’s faces underlined warnings the school gave about the potential dangers for youngsters [...]
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I was given a flyer about these resources by our local primary school where I work. Dennis Morris, world famous photographer, was commissioned last year by a vicar and a youth worker to take photographs that would give the Easter story contemporary relevance for young people. The images form part of an Easter resource pack jointly sponsored [...]
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