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Developing Secondary Students’ Skills Through Community-Based Projects
Professor Tom Dobson is a Professor of Education in the School of Education, Psychology and Linguistics at York St John University. He shares how providing young people with the opportunity to engage with projects in their local community can help develop skills needed to transform the workplace and improve education outcomes.
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Cost-Effective Marketing Tips for Marketing Colleges on a Budget
The number of students participating in Further Education fell by 11.4% between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. Antoinette Beekye, Head of Marketing, Communications and Enrichment at Waltham Forest College, shares some cost-effective strategies to market colleges on a budget, promoting growth within the college.
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Introducing the Midwifery T-Level at La Retraite Sixth Form
T-levels are an alternative qualification students can study as an alternative to studying A levels. We heard from Ruth Coyle, Director of Learning at La Retraite Catholic Girls School about how the school is introducing a Midwifery T-Level to the curriculum.
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Introducing the Construction T-Level at La Retraite Sixth Form
T Levels provide students with an alternative qualification to A Levels and can help students get into skilled employment and higher education. We heard from the Director of Learning at La Retraite Sixth form about how they are working to introduce a Construction T Level to the curriculum.
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Supporting the Mental Wellbeing of the Education Workforce
The pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental wellbeing of the education workforce, with 72% of education staff reporting consistent stress at work. Sinéad McBrearty from Education Support offered their recommendations for government, policy makers and schools for supporting the mental health of the workforce.
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Increasing Female Students’ Uptake of STEM
This article explores the aims and strategies of The Advanced Mathematics Support Programme in encouraging more girls to study maths in Post-16 education.
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Helping SEND Pupils by Integrating Technology in Teaching
In this article we’ll discuss how to better integrate technology into teaching to support pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
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Improving Provisions for Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
This article will cover the current issues that students with special educational needs and disabilities are facing, with a focus on the need to review policy in this area.
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Boosting Employment in the Solent: Transfer to Transform
Southampton City Council shares with us how they are boosting employment through mobilising unspent apprenticeship levy funds as part of their Covid-19 recovery effort.
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Tackling Inequalities In The Education System While Homeschooling
Professor Sonia Blandford discussed with us the inequalities that have emerged from homeschooling.
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