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10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game
26/11/2015 by David Owen
10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game by TeachThought Staff We’ve talked about gamification quite a bit, which is different than game-based learning, if you’ll recall. (The definition of gamification is the application of game-like mechanics to non-game entities to encourage a specific behavior. You can read more if you’d li...
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Too Much Sitting? Five Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking
24/11/2015 by David Owen
Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims that physical activity increases the amount of oxygen in our blood, and this oxygen is related to enhanced learning and memory. A recent Washington Post article suggests that many student behaviors we associate with ADHD may stem from an o...
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Missed targets 'signal teacher recruitment crisis'
23/11/2015 by David Owen
Targets for the number of new trainee teachers in England have been missed for the third year running, prompting concerns of an intensified recruitment crisis in schools. This year, 28,148 graduates began initial teacher training courses, representing 94% of the target figure. At secondary level, where population increases are set to hit s...
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Spending Review: Schools to get 'fair funding' formula
23/11/2015 by David Owen
Plans to redress differences in school funding across England are expected to be outlined in the Autumn Statement. Change will begin in 2017-18 after consultation on the details, which could happen in early 2016, George Osborne is likely to say on Wednesday. This would begin to reduce historical variations in funding per pupil between diff...
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Teachers shortages leave schools sharing teachers...
20/11/2015 by
Teacher shortages leave schools sharing applicants By Laurence Cawley and Georgie Bevan BBC News Article taken from the BBC Education website; To read full article click http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-34731466 Image copyright Thinkstock Image caption Some head teachers say where they once received up to 30...
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How To Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn
19/11/2015 by David Owen
How To Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn by Justin Chando To tell a student “great job”or “this needs work” is a missed opportunity. Everyone loves to hear they did a great job. And perhaps your student really did nail this latest assignment. But the problem with “great job” is this: it’s not specific. There...
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10 Indicators Of Efficient Teaching
18/11/2015 by David Owen
10 Indicators Of Efficient Teaching by TeachThought Staff Notice that we didn’t use the more vague “good teacher” phrasing. That’s an important distinction, because here we’re talking about something a bit more clinical. Not entirely scientific and analytical and icky, but not entirely rhetorical and abstract and mushy either. Something...
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One in six new teachers in England 'qualified overseas'
16/11/2015 by David Owen
Nearly one in six teachers starting in England's schools last year qualified overseas, according to official figures obtained by the Times Educational Supplement (TES). In the year to March, 6,179 teachers who qualified elsewhere had their qualifications recognised in England, suggests Department for Education data. This amounts to 16% of...
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Developing world-beating maths teachers 'to take a decade'
13/11/2015 by David Owen
It will take a decade to bring maths teaching in England up to world-beating standards, say subject experts. A report from the Advisory Council on Mathematics Education (ACME) suggests teachers responsible for maths in both primary and secondary schools need better qualifications and training. Without more good teachers efforts to improve ...
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AUSTRALIAN TEACHER TESTIMONIAL
11/11/2015 by David Owen
Uniform Education are very proud to have received this excellent feedback from an Australian trained teacher. Megan who is arriving in the UK later this month to work through Uniform Education as a supply teacher. "Uniform Education have been great and provided me with an easy transition into London teaching from Australia. They organised int...
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North-south divide mapped in GCSE results
11/11/2015 by David Owen
This year's GCSE results in England show few signs of a north-south divide getting any narrower. SchoolDash, an education data firm, has mapped the provisional results from this summer's exams. It shows that 4.7 percentage points more pupils in the south achieve five GCSEs including English and maths. Last week Education Secretary Nicky...
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'World's best teacher' warns on too much testing
9/11/2015 by David Owen
The "world's best teacher" says that a culture of excessive testing can damage standards and "decimate morale" among teachers. Nancie Atwell, a US teacher who won the Global Teacher Prize earlier this year, was visiting a school in London. She also said that teachers could get more attention from pupils from talking quietly than shouting. ...
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IRISH TEACHER TESTIMONIAL
9/11/2015 by
Uniform Education are very proud to have received this excellent feedback from an Irish Teacher Jason arriving in the UK on friday to work through us. Honesty and Integrity are the foundations of Uniform Education. I've just recently begun working with Daniel Grace at Uniform and the experience has been a testament to excellence. When you'r...
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Supply teacher tips: getting started in a new school
6/11/2015 by David Owen
What do you need to know when you step foot into a new school? And how can schools better support supply staff? Supply veterans share their ideas and tips When we asked our readers to share their supply teaching stories, skipping meetings, flexibility and honing behavioural management skills listed highly among the perks of the job. However, ...
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Tougher primary tests and top teachers in weak schools
4/11/2015 by Dan Grace
Tougher primary tests and top teachers in weak schools Article taken from the BBC website. Nicky Morgan said it was "tacit snobbery" to restrict pupils from taking core academic subjects Primary school pupils in England could face formal tests at the age of seven - and a pool of "elite teachers" will be recruited for struggling schools....
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Nicky Morgan to send top teachers to struggling schools
3/11/2015 by David Owen
Primary school pupils in England could face formal tests at the age of seven - and a pool of "elite teachers" will be recruited to work in struggling schools in coastal towns. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to announce a package of measures aimed at tackling underachievement. A target will require 90% of pupils to take core academic s...
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Canadian Teacher speaks highly about Uniform education
2/11/2015 by Dan Grace
Candidate name Stephanie, based in Toronto. Have you ever considered teaching abroad in the UK? If you have, or know of someone that might be, please read the link below or contact me directly. As most of you know, I taught there for two years and would highly recommend taking on this exciting opportunity. I was able to travel to many plac...
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Bursary cuts "risk primary teacher numbers"
2/11/2015 by David Owen
Bursaries for trainee primary teachers in England will be slashed from next year, sparking fears the move could fuel the teacher recruitment crisis. Some of the bursaries available this year will be two thirds less in value for trainees who start in 2016. Calculations by the Times Educational Supplement (TES) suggest the changes could affe...
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