A new report entitled Supporting Asylum Seeker and Refugee Children , which examines provision in this area around the country, has just bee...
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
As it's another slow news day, here's an advert for one of my favourite research websites. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an ind...
Copyright & Plagiarism
Life for academic cheats has just become a little harder - Google has banned adverts for essay writing services , amid fears that plagiarism...
My Turn
I am often reminded of the fears that young children have about new experiences. One of my granddaughters recently had oral surgery and lots...
Cyberbullying
A worrying story from the BBC website suggests that the problem of cyberbullying has taken a new twist with teachers now also becoming victi...
Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia
This blog doesn't usually announce announce additions to the library's book stock, but today is an exception. We recently took deliv...
Creativity in Education
A couple of weeks ago I attended an interesting talk by one of our students about the importance of allowing children to express themselves ...
School Dinners
Chips, pizza, lumpy custard... Everyone has their own memories of school dinners, but since Jamie Oliver's efforts to improve the stand...
Boys and Reading
A joint initiative between the DfES and the School Library Association will see secondary schools in England receive free books to encourage...
Violence Against Children
UNICEF and the Inter-Parliamentary Union have collaborated on a new handbook aimed at legislators around the world. Eliminating Violence A...
Children & Alcohol
A new survey has concluded that teenagers are less likely to binge drink if they are first introduced to small amounts of alcohol in the co...
Mother's Day
I remember all the years of teaching school and wondering if I should have the children do a project for Mother's Day. I did, of course,...
Early Talk
Today sees the launch of a collaborative project between the DfES and children's charity I CAN to extend the reach of the Early Talk p...
Home Education
Home Education is back on the agenda, after the DfES has issued a set of guidelines on the subject. There will now be a consultation period ...
Children & The Media
It looks like all those blissful hours watching Camberwick Green may not have done me any good after all; according to a story in today...
Inspecting the Inspectors
A new report has turned the tables on Ofsted, by examining how effective the organisation's inspections are in terms of raising standard...
School-Aid
School-Aid is a charity which seeks to improve the educational opportunities of children in Africa by donating used resources from UK schoo...
Evaluation Time
As we reach the end of the traditional school year, many teachers take time to assess where each child is functioning. It is appropriate to ...
Libraries Are Still Important!
As it's been a quiet few days on the news front, this entry deals with a subject in which I have a personal stake. Basically, I want to ...