The Schools' News Service

Continuing the debate as to whether parents should receive information from the school via email, a survey from Ofcom has shown that 20% of adults who don’t have online access at the moment will get it in the next six months. The survey analysed why 30% of UK adults do not have the internet at [...]

The benefits of learning how to learn for pupils in both primary and secondary school can be overwhelming, for the natural way in which most pupils learn their work is stunningly inefficient. Where pupils can be given an awareness and experience of a range of effective methods of learning that are available to them it [...]

The Effective Leadership and Pupil Outcomes Project from the DSCF has reported that head teachers in improving schools are particularly good at motivating staff and maintaining their enthusiasm over a long period of time. However many heads have had little training in motivational techniques. Leading head teachers are also highly skilled in understanding the characteristics [...]