Darren Coxon

Jul 18, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Cherry Atkinson |Stephen K. Burley |Irena Barker |Darren Coxon

The chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation has been asked to lead Labour’s review of curriculum and assessment, Tes reports. An official announcement that Professor Becky Francis will take on the task is expected tomorrow (Fri July 19), the publication says. The EEF describes itself an independent charity using research evidence to break the link between family income and educational achievement.

Jun 26, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Stephen K. Burley |Darren Coxon |Anthony Seldon

In February 2024 the Department for Education issued new guidance to schools on banning smartphones throughout the school day. The foreword, written by the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, set out the rationale: “One of the greatest challenges facing schools is the presence of mobile phones.

Jun 26, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Anna Azarova |Darren Coxon |Luke Ramsden |Mark Steed

Despite the ongoing war, The British International School, Ukraine (BISU), which has campuses in Kyiv and Dnipro, continues its mission of providing high quality education to children.  Amid the air raid sirens and ever-present uncertainty, BISU’s community of Ukrainian and international teachers, both online and on-site, go beyond traditional methods to encourage a love of learning and nurture tomorrow’s leaders.

Jun 21, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Darren Coxon

Dive into your favourite works of English literature like never before with this extraordinary new method of creating an AI-powered literary adventure (writes Darren Coxon). We’ll use Claude, an large language model like ChatGPT, to transport you directly into the vivid worlds of classic novels. This works brilliantly with fiction, but do also try it with moments in history. It’s a lot of fun.

Jun 21, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Irena Barker |Darren Coxon |Luke Ramsden

British international schools looking to recruit good teachers in a difficult market need to view the process like a speed-dating event, a leading recruitment agent has said.