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Locked Toilets And Blood-Stained Uniforms: Why Period Equality Is Essential

1 week ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

New research conducted with teachers across the UK shows that toilets are staying locked and permission to be excused from lessons is being denied, leaving some learners on their periods to bleed through their uniforms. The research aims to shine a light on the challenges faced by teachers in providing learners with fair toilet access, as well as products they need while on their period.
Maths Exams: Where Are Students Falling Short?

1 week ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Assessment Maths GCSE pass rates are slipping. Sarah Trevena reflects on the November 2024 resit results and offers her advice to teachers and students on preparing for a maths exam. Receiving exam results is always daunting, but GCSEs can feel particularly significant.
Key Factors to Consider When Hiring a Wrongful Death Attorney

1 week ago | lawyer-monthly.com | Oliver Sullivan

The sudden, unexpected loss of a loved one plunges families into an abyss of grief, a profoundly disorienting experience compounded by myriad practical and emotional challenges. When such a loss stems from another's negligence or wrongdoing, the layers of sorrow intertwine with a daunting legal complexity. Navigating the intricate pathways of a wrongful death claim during a period of intense mourning requires not only fortitude but also adept legal guidance.
How To Strengthen Safeguarding Through Better Parental Engagement

1 week ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Leadership The best way to improve outcomes for children is to build strong working partnerships with their parents. Alex Dave offers some guiding principles for getting started. Parents and carers have the single greatest influence on children’s outcomes.
Electrifying Your Maths Students With Puzzles

1 week ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Creative Teaching and Learning A good puzzle is an excellent way to engage students and consolidate what they have learned. Katie Steckles and Alison Kiddle show how you can use puzzles to elevate your lessons. Many people enjoy solving puzzles – from jigsaws to sudoku and every other kind of mathematical, logical or geometrical puzzle in between.
Prost! Ipswich architects to host ‘wunderbar’ Oktoberfest celebration

1 week ago | constructionanglia.com | Oliver Sullivan

Reading Time: 2 minutesHundreds of members of the local construction sector are set to come together for a charitable Bavarian bash to celebrate Oktoberfest. The KLH Architects’ event will see 400 people working across the construction industry and associated sectors come together at Inspire’s Dome in Lindbergh Road on Friday, October 24. It comes as part of KLH’s Big Charity Year series of events, raising vital funds for Inspire and its services delivered across the county for young people.
Saving Revision And Retention From Damaging ‘Testing Culture’

2 weeks ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Assessment Over-assessment threatens to squash young people's love of learning – but it doesn't have to be this way. Oliver Shearman shows how revision can be made engaging and effective.
Child-Led Creativity Tools Make A Splash In Wales And Northern Ireland

2 weeks ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Classroom Technologies Technology is transforming literacy for young learners across the UK. Education consultant Charlie White explains how these new child-led tools are gaining traction. In 2021, the Northern Ireland government equipped every primary school in the country with the Just2easy Tool Suite.
Where Did All The Creativity Go?

2 weeks ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Editorial/Opinion Creative subjects are essential to the socio-emotional growth of young people, yet their place in schools continues to decline. Katy Lewis argues that deep change is needed. The effects of creativity are all around us – in artwork that changes how we see the world, in well-designed products that make everyday tasks easier, and in the ability to imagine new ideas into reality.
People Problems: Handling A Problem Caretaker

2 weeks ago | teachingtimes.com | Oliver Sullivan

Create or add to an existing Knowledge Bank Select from an existing Knowledge Bank or create a new one using the dropdown Blogs An all-too-common dilemma for school leaders: what to do when a caretaker isn't performing. In this blog, Sonia Gill presents a ready solution. A headteacher was at her wits’ end. Her caretaker wasn’t doing their job. Or rather, they were doing some things, but not the right things. The crucial tasks were being missed.