Some interesting statistics printed in the Guardian last week show that state schools employ one teaching assistant for every two teachers on average across England. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/01/state-schools-teaching-assistants A “shortage of teachers with degree-level qualifications in core subjects such as Maths and English” means that the work of Teaching Assistants is now more valuable than ever. On [Read more »]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2283814/Children-good-nights-sleep-better-memories.html The above link is to a fascinating article in The Mail explaining why children who get a good night’s sleep fare better in mood and memory. We would all surmise this even if we do not have the statistics to hand and scientific explanations to prove it. However, it is getting harder to ensure children get such a good [Read more »]
According to the government 50% of children say that they have been bullied at school at some point. I wondered how the parents of these children would react to Peter Tait’s comments cited in the Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9786379/Parents-failing-to-make-children-bully-proof-head-warns.html Mr Tait – a head teacher in Dorset puts some of the blame for bullying back [Read more »]
‘What’s in a date of birth? Nothing. Age is not important as far as your aspirations are concerned. What matters are your health, your attitude and your motivation. I’ve always embraced Lifelong Learning and this evening, I enrolled on a Teaching Assistant Course, for two reasons. One is to give me more understanding of what to do when I [Read more »]
The Guardian has an amusing article about the mutual learning taking place between teachers from overseas and British school children – whilst Canadian teachers have been drafted in to fill the gaps in recruitment in UK schools, the children feel they are educating the teachers in English life and language! http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/28/canadian-teachers-learn-meaning-bradford However, there were a [Read more »]