Education
Platform
Rachel Bladon highlights how cuts to support staff are severely narrowing choices for children with SEND.
Bring some (robust!) Christmas cheer into the classroom
The last few days of school before the Christmas holidays can be tricky. Students are shuffling in their seats, watching the clock, their minds focused on what presents they’re getting this year rather than on their learning. Maybe some fun Christmas activities are the answer?
Give a Book: What we do and the impact we achieve
Give a Book share the great work they do to support literacy and reading for pleasure in the hardest places.
Making a case for Media Studies
Secondary schoolteacher, Andrew Foakes highlights the relevance and benefits of studying media studies.
War Poetry resources on the Education Platform
With Remembrance Day coming up, we wanted to share the War Poetry resources available on the Education Platform for teachers to access.
Learnership – The Skill of Learning
In his final blog in his series, James Anderson explores how students can become skilful and effective learners.
Understanding the ‘how’ of transformation
In their new book, Michael Anderson and Miranda Jefferson look to the future: how might education be transformed for the better. Here they digest some of their ideas, drawn from observation of education systems across the globe.
Adapting Ánimo: Learning Spanish through the medium of Welsh
Cardiff University's Sian Edwards shares the process of adapting Ánimo into Welsh and how the resource encourages a plurilingual approach to language learning.
Teaching history in schools: Lasting impact and change
Josh Garry suggests how teachers can best engage with their pupils to create a lasting impact and real change in the way that history is taught in our schools.
5 reasons to use magazines in lessons
Looking for a break from textbooks and worksheets? Julie Murray puts forth the argument for using magazines to give your lessons an extra burst of inspiration.