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Review: Sir Tim Brighouse was a man on a mission
Writer and former school leader Peter Tait reviews the new book Unfinished Business: The life and legacy of Sir Tim Brighouse – a tribute and a call to actionedited by David Cameron, Steve Munby and Mick Waters. In early 2022, I had the privilege of interviewing Sir Tim Brighouse for a review of the excellent book About Our Schools.
Educators invited to global STEM gathering
Science educators are being urged to attend a glittering global gathering of like-minded professionals in Dubai next month. The Global STEM Education Confex is back for its 11th edition, hosted by IBEForuM, from November 6 to 7, 2024. Its promoters promise that the event will be an “unparalleled platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation among educators, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders”.
How reading pens can transform learning in your Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsored The Pilot Programme at Scanning Pens is a specialist programme where we invite educators in MATs to trial our grade-saving reading pen technology. There’s a reading emergency in our schools. Did you know that 25 per cent of 11-year-olds entered high school unable to read in 2022? Since then, pandemic learning loss, stress and the cost-of-living squeeze have had an even more powerful effect on our students. More and more are struggling to read at the appropriate level.
The benefits of immersive Wall Art for schools
Schools use immersive Wall Art for a number of reasons. Typically, they’re keen to spark curiosity and provide a calm and mindful space for pupils. But the benefits reach far beyond that. In fact, immersive designs can impact many aspects of pupils’ wellbeing and learning. Imagine walking through a school corridor that transports you to a different world. You might enter a lush rainforest or dive underwater into the depths of the ocean.
Academy trust ditches 'CEO' job title
An academy trust has decided to ditch senior job titles such as CEO because they suggest “top down control”, Schools Week reports. All bosses at Dixons Academies Trust will be renamed “school and college leaders”, the website says, because their original titles do not “fit within our sector” and could be “alienating for families”. Last year, the trust had 10 members of staff at executive director level and more than 20 school and college trust leaders.
Is it time you got yourself a leadership coach?
One of the best decisions I made when I was a head was to get a coach. I had no idea at the time that it would be so impactful and in fact the thought had not previously crossed my mind that I might even use a coach. I was actually a little surprised when a coach approached me to say that she had been observing me for a time, and was now fairly convinced that I would really benefit from coaching.
'To tackle fake news, let's improve maths and English'
Earlier this month, The Telegraph reported that schools are to “wage war” on fake news, following the recent riots across the UK, which are said to have been sparked predominantly by false information online.
Literacy Tree: Diversify your book choices
Diversity should not be a tick-box; it means telling children that people who look like them, who share a similar culture or background, and who have lived through similar experiences are seen, heard, and valued in society. It involves developing an understanding of lives and experiences that are different from one’s own in order to relate to and empathise with them.
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