How one man is trying to revolutionise teacher recruitment
With a global shortage of teachers, entrepreneurs are turning to digital innovation to try and turn the tide. After becoming a...
- Oct 6
- 3 min
What can parents do if they think their child has dyslexia?
Today marks the start of Dyslexia Awareness Week – an annual event aimed at understanding and raising awareness of the learning...
- Oct 6
- 4 min
PARENT TRAP The parenting mistakes you’re making and you don’t even realise it – including obsessing
BEING a parent is a tough job and it’s totally normal to make mistakes. We’ve spoken to the experts who have listed the most common...
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Record results caused problems for universities and raised questions about inequalities
Record results caused problems for universities and raised questions about inequalities I don’t want to tread “on the sufferings and...
- Sep 1
- 7 min
Should we be vaccinating 12-year-old children?
With news that jabs for secondary school pupils may begin in 10 days time, Harry de Quetteville asks experts if rewards outweigh the...
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Forget A-Level and GCSE results grade inflation, it’s traditional exams that are not fit for purpose
Year-round teacher-led assessment is the only way to really map a student ‘s full learning progress – not their ability to cram GCSE and...
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Don't Vaccinate children - send jabs abroad
Nicola Sturgeon is now calling for children as young as 12 to be vaccinated against Covid-19, following the approval of jabs for 16 and...
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Kate Middleton uses parenting trick to appear more ‘relatable’ and ‘likeable’
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1463363/kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-royal-family-parenting-children-expert KATE...
- Jul 7
- 5 min
How the pandemic has spawned a new breed of Tiger Parent
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/parenting/pandemic-has-spawned-new-breed-tiger-parent/ 3/8 With GSCE and A-level results day looming...
- Jul 6
- 3 min
NO PHONE ZONE Banning mobiles transformed my school & rescued kids glued to their phones
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15483930/banning-mobiles-transformed-my-school/ A CRUSADING headteacher who banned mobiles has revealed how...
- Jul 6
- 5 min
Experts explain why hating maths has nothing to do with a lack of ability
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1457632/maths-whizz-hating-mathematics Parents and guardians, especially those who harbour negative...
- Jul 5
- 18 min
Will there ever be another Silicon Valley? Leon Hady offers his insight.
https://investmentmonitor.ai/tech/will-there-ever-be-another-silicon-valley Silicon Valley sets the gold standard as a tech hub, so there...
- Jul 2
- 4 min
I banned mobile phones in my school seven years ago – Gavin Williamson is right to do it nationally
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/gavin-williamson-mobile-phones-schools-b1875391.html When you break down the addictive,...
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Leon Hady Interview with LBC
LBC interview with Nick Ferrari on the use of mobile phones in schools.
- Jun 7
- 3 min
How to talk about politics with kids. It needs to happen at school
Young people react intuitively to inequality and unfairness - it’s something adults could learn from, and societies can benefit from. But...
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Guide Education Ltd: using artificial intelligence for not-for-profit, educational purposes
An enlivening interview with director Leon Hady of Guide Education Ltd which creates products, many of which are free that supports and...
- May 17
- 5 min
Are exams fit for purpose?
Covid-19 has had a huge impact on all aspects of education and exams have borne the brunt. Uncertainty around assessment has meant that...
- May 15
- 3 min
The key to helping pupils succeed is their home life – not their school
Children’s mental health and motivation has taken a huge hit during lockdown, according to a just released Oxford University study. The...
- May 14
- 4 min
Post-pandemic, our education system needs a serious re-think
The pandemic has thrown schools into a state of flux for over a year. Instead of rushing to return to a normal that was failing thousands...
- May 14
- 2 min
UK-based edtech Guide Education secures $8.25M to become Netflix for teacher training
According to a study conducted by UNESCO, to meet global education demands 68 million more teachers are required: 24 million for primary...