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Expert shares tips on supporting Children through transition to secondary school

March 1st marked National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.

School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible...

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Safety during school drop-offs: 5 expert tips to keep kids safe

Gemma Monaghan, Commercial Marketing Manager at Bollards Direct , has commented on the importance of bollards around schools:

“ Antisocial parking not only causes disruption to traffic and headaches for parents, pupils and local residents but it can also lead to more serious consequences such as road accidents.

Numerous news outlets have reported that local authorities are responding...

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Forest Schools: All You Need to Know About Education in Nature

Education comes in many forms – not only do children learn from their regular school systems, but education is also a continual thing. Children are constantly learning, and one unique style of education is the forest school.

There is an estimated 3.24 million hectares of woodland in the United Kingdom. With all this beautiful nature on our doorstep, it is no wonder that children find delight...

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It’s Time to Let Busy Mums and Dads into Bus Lanes

Busy parents across the UK could save hours on the school run if a new proposal allowing them into bus lanes is rolled out. Motoring experts at LeaseCar.uk have launched a campaign to allow mums and dads to bypass queueing traffic by using bus lanes when dropping their kids off at school.

Parents are often held up on the congested roads and many need to make it on time to work afterwards too...

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Could AI Technology signal the end of school homework?

Children’s homework is always a hot topic of conversation for parents. Whilst schools see it as a way to boost learning and ensure children are on track with goals, a lot of parents find it hugely time consuming and a cause of great stress at home. But could all that be about to change? The rise in AI (Artificial intelligence) Technology is moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up, let alone...

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39% parents don't think their child can can focus for the duration of a lesson

With the new school term well underway, new research released today shows widespread concern among parents around their children’s attention in school. The data, released by Nuance Hearing , a leader in audio technology, shares the concerns of parents about the concentration ability of school-aged children, while pointing to a wider problem around the role of background noise in busy...

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Nearly 2 million children missing school regularly after post-Covid surge in home education, report finds

  • The number of children missing school reaches ‘crisis point’, warns Centre for Social Justice
  • Education Department keeps no record of over 80,000 children educated at home
  • Call for tighter checks on children taken out of class and taught at home

Nearly two million children in England are missing from school, according to a new study from a leading...

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Funding boost to support more young people to progress in education

Increase in funding worth an additional £125 million for 16-19 education for school sixth forms, colleges and other providers next year.
  • Young people to benefit from cash boost so they continue to have access to high-quality courses including T Levels, A levels and other technical and vocational qualifications.
  • Targeted funding increases to support engineering, construction
  • ...
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Prime Minister sets ambition of maths to 18 in speech

In his first speech of 2023, the Prime Minister will set out his priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a better future for Britain.

In his first speech of 2023, the Prime Minister will set out his priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a better future for Britain.

The PM will commit to taking the necessary action to deliver for the long term on issues such as low...

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Thousands of children to benefit from schools fit for the future

239 school buildings to be transformed as part of revolutionary ten-year programme.

Pupils across England will benefit from transformative new school buildings as 239 more schools and sixth forms will benefit from renovation projects.

The new projects build on the 161 that have previously been announced, with construction works now nearing completion on the most advanced sites. It...

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