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Admissions Conference 2011 – Equality Act technical issues
Posted on March 29th, 2011 by Melanie Strickland, under Child Health, News, Politics, Special Educational Needs (SEN)This year’s admissions conference included much technical content (registrars and admissions staff have a lot to deal with – from complying with the professional Code of Practice for Schools, to the ever changing Tier 4 regime, to the Equality Act…
Safer Internet Day – 8 February 2011
Posted on February 8th, 2011 by Melanie Strickland, under Child Health, NewsSafer internet day is a worldwide initiative, now in its 8th year, to raise awareness about young people using new technology safely and responsibly. The particular theme of today’s safer internet day is virtual worlds and online gaming. According to…
UK Kids Online – What you ought to know about your pupils’ online behaviour
Posted on December 10th, 2010 by Melanie Strickland, under Child Health, NewsLast month the UK report of the EU Kids Online project was published. The results are illuminating and should be of great interest to the teaching sector. Overall, the UK study found that excessive use of the internet was much…
Get school pupils cycling during Bike Week
Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Rosie Keeling, under Child Health, NewsWith childhood obesity at an all time high we need to be thinking about how our children can have happier and brighter futures. According to the British Medical Association, there are around 1 million obese children under the age of…