Three High Court judges have dismissed a legal challenge over the government’s policy of adding VAT to private school fees. Lawyers representing families and private schools at the judicial review hearings had argued that the policy was discriminatory and in breach of human rights law. Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, which […]
A joke about punctuation has been chosen as the funniest in a competition run by the Beano comic. Year 5 pupils at Riverley primary school in Leyton, east London, won the accolade with their joke: What do you call the fanciest punctuation? An a-posh-trophe. Their class teacher, Maisha Mahfuza, was named Britain’s funniest teacher. The winners […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is as inevitable as life and is now directly affecting their children, particularly in an educational environment. The integration of AI into learning means that now is the time to prepare their children to navigate the use of AI safely. The benefits of using AI to teach Since the launch of the […]
It is a leg for a while I published for the last time here. Not because there has been something to say, quite the opposite. It is a bone a year without reborn, full of work that matters to me, but also the child who does his price when he does not stop to take […]
Recent surveys, with conservatives rotating between the third and fourth place, shows more than the fact that the public does not trust us; It indicates a growing risk of political irrelevance. After the elections, the party has gone through a period of reflection. The reform pressure on the right and the liberal democrats in the […]
In a sunny classroom a group of children are constructing music festival stages out of cardboard; in the “playground” outside another class are learning how to throw a diabolo. It is Friday morning at school – but not as you know it. This is Bearded Theory’s Festival School, where parents can enrol their children so […]
Private schools have reduced their fees and increased bursaries after Labour removed their tax breaks, as data shows pupil numbers have dropped by 13,000 in a year, well above government estimates. The Independent Schools Council has published its annual census, its first since ministers began charging VAT on fees and making private schools pay business rates. […]
Welcome to the twenties of the Appvent 2024 calendar, where today we will focus on DIFFIT. As its name, it suggests that DIFFIT is a fabulous tool that teachers can use for fast and easy creative adaptive learning resources for students. DIFFIT materials are appropriate for age and transparent (DIFFIT lists their sources!). Day AI […]
Originally shared on LinkedIn, this publication focuses on ways in which we can use technology, particularly iPad, although resources can be pivot for classrooms with all types of hardware, from Chromebooks to laptops and macbooks, can. When it comes to accessibility and inclusion, this phrase is in the heart of universal design for learning (UDL). […]
Un Sistema de Información de Gestión Escolar (MIS) es una herramienta esencial que nos ayuda a administrar la vida escolar diaria, lo que facilita a los maestros y estudiantes mantenerse organizados e informados. Estos sistemas mantienen a todos los estudiantes información, horarios, asistencia y registros académicos en un lugar seguro. De esa manera, podemos centrarnos […]
