What happens after school

After the Wolf report about the quality of vocational training and OFFA’s new guidance for universities on access, Demos’s report The forgotten half appears to be a slight misnomer, since transition into work or…

Wolf Report reveals systemic failings of vocational training

The Wolf Report, a review of vocational education commissioned by the government, was published to great media attention yesterday. Professor Alison Wolf found that between a quarter and a third of 16-19 year olds (up to 400,000 pupils)…

Language studies in jeopardy, from primary to post grad

Driven by concern for the state of language learning in the UK, the British Academy presented a position statement yesterday before a panel of professors, researchers, and Universities Minister David Willetts. The Academy set forth a series of…

LittleGossip – “Facebook’s bitchy little sister”

Schools will be aware of this website – as it caused a storm last month within days of coming online.  LittleGossip described itself as a ‘social networking site’ – even though networking was impossible as the posts were made anonymously. Following…

Dynamic learning through 3D technologies

As part of an ongoing scheme to bring together American and British technological developments, the American Embassy hosted a seminar this morning on the intersections of 3D technology and education. The event showcased the educational applications for the Digital Light…

The Red Tape Peril

Interesting to read that the state sector is also blaming red tape and overzealous child protection policies for the decline of foreign exchange trips (see Telegraph article ‘Foreign exchanges ‘axed over security fears’). The independent sector has been equally worried; more…

ICT Advice: How to get adverse material removed from websites

Pupils, former pupils and parents are able to publish, true or not, material about your school or staff that is defamatory. It is very difficult for the school to have this material removed from a website. What can you to…

How much of the population actually went to independent schools: 7% or 14%?

Reading the media on schools, you tend to hear a lot about how the independent sector in the UK only accounts for 7% of pupils, (see for example this article from The Telegraph last month).  The figure is used as…

School Open Day Season

School Open Day season is the time of the year when schools will be throwing open their doors, giving you a chance to see what they have to offer. Most of the applications for entry next September will be made…

The Appropriate Relationship between staff and pupils in cyberspace

Traditional, established and agreed boundaries between staff and pupils are being blurred by the way in which Social Networking Sites operate.

What do you need to know

• Social Networking Sites [e.g. www.Facebook.com facilitate the sharing of up-to-date personal

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