Pupils to be taught how to think
In an attempt to make the adults of tomorrow better thinkers and debaters, the government are planning to introduce a new style of subject aimed to teach pupils the difference between a valid argument and a rant.
The lessons will cover many controversial subjects such as the existence of UFO’s, life after death and the reasons [...]
Teachers reluctant to comfort children
Not having any contact is difficult for teachers, especially those involved in the primary school area. They will often see a child who is upset for one reason or another, but this is a situation where even the slightest hand on the shoulder can be seen as something else.
It seems that the best thing a [...]
Database of School children launched
The government plans to produce a database of every child of school age has become a reality, for the first time professionals throughout the UK will be able to gain access to the database, which is supposed to prevent many of the awful child abuses cases that have come to the attention of the media [...]
April 22, 2009Malaria campaign after teacher’s death
Harry Yirrell worked as a teaching assistant in a small fishing village in Ghana, this was a volunteer position, which shows the type of person he was. What ’s more, instead of taking his malaria medication he chose to hand it over to the people of the village, thinking that they needed it more than [...]
April 3, 2009Schools taught about Twittering
Changes to the education system could see that lessons in history covering the second world war could be replaced at some point by lessons on how the micro blogging site Twitter works.
These changes will affect primary schools with a serious move for schools to teach about the inner workings of the internet and in particular [...]
School to teach about same sex relationships
Literature about same sex relationships is being used in schools to explain and educate the children on this type of lifestyle, however although there has been some positive responses to this plan, there has also been concerns aired about what age if any children should be exposed to this type of material.
The general feeling is, [...]
New school opened by Fiona Hyslop
As part of the council in South Ayrshire’s £76 million Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop MSP took time out her busy day to open a new £9.2 million school.
The Alloway Primary School had been completely knocked down, before being rebuilt from scratch into a state [...]
What is good about Second Life Education?
Currently there is an online fair for teachers and anyone who is involved in education. The Second Life Educational Support Faire runs from the 25th January 2009 until 30th January 2009.
It can be found in the supported region, where there are many activities planned for all teaching and support staff, it also may be of [...]
Using Twitter in education
It may come as a surprise to some people that the micro blogging site Twitter is being used more and more in education, not as way of learning, but more for those involved in education to air their views and hopefully pick up tips.
The problem is that despite the growth of Twitter, this free to [...]
Teachers get compensation
Teachers in Scotland were paid out £180,000 in compensation claims during 2008 according to the Scottish teachers union, the EIS. The largest payout was to a teacher who fell off of a step ladder, he received £35,000.
However, there were also payments of up to £15,000 for teachers who got involved in breaking up fights between [...]
Kids told that Santa is not real by teacher
Twenty five pupils at a school in Royton, near Oldham left school in tears after their teacher had told them that Santa does not exist.
It must be only natural that children are going to be excited about Christmas at this time of year as there is no escaping it, teachers should be prepared for that [...]
Teacher takes Linux CD because of piracy
Sometimes it is amazing when you think that teachers hold the future of our children in their hands and yet they can be so blind about what is realistic in the world.
Take one case, where a child using a laptop in class, impressing his friends of his skills. If any of the kids are interested, [...]
The truth about teaching
Teachers are finding that although their training covered what they should be teaching it failed to inform them of the real world and how teaching in this real word is far removed from the world of teaching that they were taught at college.
Here are some of the finer points of teaching in this real world:
Classroom [...]
Schools to get holocaust teachers
Every secondary school in the UK will be getting their own Holocaust specialist; they will ensure that this sensitive subject is taught correctly, in depth and in a sensitive manner.
These specialists will already be teaching in the schools and will be offered a place on the government’s new £1.5 million institute of education scheme. Around [...]
Not all celebs take the 4×4
It is interesting to see that some celebrities are not taking to their extra large bullet proof four wheel drive vehicles on the school run, in the past these private and even state schools were virtually in-accessible due to the amount if Range Rovers and other large cars clogging up the streets around the schools.
But [...]
Boys prefer to be taught by men
In a recent study of over a thousand men, nearly half of them forty eight per cent said that their male primary school teachers had a long lasted effect on their school life and beyond. The research had been carried out by ICM, for the Training and Development Agency, who are largely responsible for the [...]
September 22, 2008Kids to test smart drugs
School children could be used a guinea pigs for new brain enhancing drug, these drugs are known as Cognition Enhancers and are believed to improve the performance of the brain, like short term memory and increase the speed of the thought too.
The government have already been advised by the Academy of Medical Sciences, they recommended [...]
Kids to stay at until 17
For the first time since 1972, the school leaving age is to change. These changes will only affect pupils starting secondary school for the first time this term. These children will now have to stay at school until they reach the age of seventeen.
But this is not going to be the only change being put [...]
Learning in the early years
A has found that children who learn maths in the early year learning years often tend to be much better at the subject when they get to the age of ten, than those children who did not learn maths in the preschool years.
The research carried out by Edward Melhuish, a professor of human development at [...]
Kids escape bullying with plastic surgery
There are concerns throughout the UK educational system that kids as young as fourteen are resorting to having plastic surgery in order to avoid being bullied by other children.
The types of plastic surgery vary enormously from nose jobs and even breast implants. Unlike reasons given before about how young people are trying to copy celebrities, [...]