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Make sure your students are re-engaged

Jun 25, 2020 | Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

Students have not been engaging with education during lockdown, so schools have a responsibility to make sure students are re-engaged.

The NFER found that a third of pupils are currently engaged with education. 90% of teachers have said that their pupils are doing less than they would normally produce.

The reasons for the lack of engagement are varied. However, schools have a responsibility to provide an education which is engaging for their pupils whether they are inside school or learning from home. This blog post can help.

What the Government is doing to help disadvantaged students during lockdown

Apr 21, 2020 | Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

Disadvantaged students are being offered free laptops and tablets to help with their studies.

This was one of the announcements by Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson in his speech at 10 Downing Street on Sunday.

Schools have been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Children of key workers and vulnerable students are still required to attend. But should this move have come sooner? And what will it mean for disadvantaged pupils?

Why now is the best time to learn about climate change

Apr 15, 2020 | Extra-curricular, Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

Among many things that have changed in the last month has been the impact the coronavirus and the world economy has had on climate change.

On 1 April it was announced that the COP26 climate summit, set to be attended by world leaders, was to be rescheduled.

But why is this the best time to learn about climate change?

Night school proposal: achieve your potential through online learning

Feb 20, 2020 | Life Skills, Extra-curricular, Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

Part time learning was once accessed by tens of thousands of adults through night schools – but due to funding cuts, many institutions have had to close. Following Baroness Alison Wolf’s appointment as skills policy adviser to the prime minister, they could be set for a revival.

Flexible learning is an essential option in education with a large number of people hoping to improve job and career prospects through further training. However, night school cutbacks have also coincided with an increase in online learning.

What are the benefits of night schools and online learning? And why are night schools set to be revived?

Support our children as they tackle the climate crisis

Sep 27, 2019 | Pupils, News, Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

Many of you will have seen pupils participate in climate crisis strike activities last Friday, deciding to get their education that day from a source other than the classroom.

Dropping into the Sheffield rally, I remarked to myself what a live educational experience this was.

Student activism – should it be encouraged?

Mar 15, 2019 | News, Participation, Pupils | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

The 15th of February marked a turning point in modern student activism, with an estimated 15,000 pupils skipping school to attend climate protests across the UK.

And thousands of children across the world are expected to walk out of their classrooms today to bring more attention to the global climate crisis.

How to encourage participation in parents’ evenings

May 9, 2018 | Parents, Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

The power of parental engagement to positively affect a child’s learning is undeniable. Study after study highlights it as one of the most influential elements on positive student outcomes. Yet parents’ evenings remain a tough nut to crack.

5 simple strategies…to introduce debates into the classroom

Mar 6, 2018 | Participation, Life Skills | 0 |

Reading time: 4 minutes

Confidence, logical reasoning, a power of persuasiveness – some of the positive strengths developed when practising debating skills – are critical to many career paths.

Yet introducing debating to the classroom (with all the chaos, and loud versus louder voices) does not always lead to a positive, well-reasoned and all-round constructive debate.

How to Encourage Quiet Students to Participate in Class

Feb 16, 2017 | Teaching, Participation | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

There is often frustration among teachers who cannot get the quiet students to participate in class, and as a result it is not uncommon for their names to be called out randomly in class – which can be very damaging to their confidence, especially if they do not know the answer.

So when it comes to teaching a class that has a couple of quiet students, here are a few tips for getting them to participate in class.

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