What makes a good school building? - Education Business
WEBWhat makes a good school building? A good school is driven by it’s educational vision and ethos. The role of school buildings, whether new or partly refurbished, can facilitate this vision. In school design there are many common parts, teaching spaces, staff spaces, and large spaces. However one size does not fit all.
Learning outside the classroom - The Ofsted perspective
WEBElaine Skates, deputy chief executive of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom explains the relevance of LOtC in raising attainment and achieving an outstanding Ofsted.
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Why schools need to understand the GDPR - Education Business
WEBExplaining what information the GDPR applies to Piers says: “GDPR will apply to schools in respect of any personal data (that is, any information which relates to an identified or identifiable living person) – so that includes, pupils, alumni, parents, teachers, support and admin staff, governors and trustees.”.
EB50 Most Influential in education launched
WEBEducation Business magazine has launched its first EB50 Most Influential - a list of the fifty most influential people that have shaped education over the years. There is a huge expectation on schools to provide an outstanding education against a backdrop of the pandemic, shrinking budgets, rising pupils numbers, and …
Is a paper-free school a proposal too far? - Education Business
WEBMany organisations are clogged up with too much paper. The advent of the internet was supposed to herald the dawn of a paper-free world, which blatantly hasn’t happened. Nowhere is this truer than in schools, where there remains an over-reliance on paper in many areas, from the actual teaching to the administration and running of a school. Of course, there are elements of school life that ...
Government confirms reforms for initial teacher training
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The government has confirmed reforms to initial teacher training (ITT) courses, following consultation feedback from the sector.
Education Business Focus
WEBThe British Educational Suppliers Association has an 90-year heritage serving the UK education sector, and represents over 400 educational suppliers in the UK, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and EdTech to the education market. Read more.
The role of technology and ICT in Primary and Secondary education
WEBRichard Allen, an Executive at Naace, The ICT Association, looks at how technology and ICT in education supports, empowers and enables the development of many aspects of education in the context of the modern world and it describes some of …
Effective strategies and systems for MAT growth
WEBEffective strategies and systems for MAT growth There is a real challenge facing Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) in understanding where to go with growth targets set in the Schools White Paper. But a new report shares practical strategies for growth, lessons learned on the way, and key advice to schools on assessing their options on which MAT they should join Around 12 months ago, the government ...