The Schools' News Service

One of the problems which can occur with Form Time is the issue of finding a variety of engaging subjects and topics that will interest the students, and have a meaningful educational impact. One can do it for one’s own specialist subject, but in other areas it can be difficult. The other issue is the [...]

Why bother to teach touch typing? According to an article in the Independent newspaper in July this year* “Parents seeking to give their children a head start at school or university are bombarding typing schools with requests for summer courses this year.” Touch typing is not in the National Curriculum – but there is a [...]

My Life (from The Children’s Society) is a free, interactive Citizenship and PSHE education resource to help children aged 7–11 to develop the skills they need for a healthy, happy childhood. It has been written for the Key Stage 2 curriculum and contains direct links to Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) and the [...]

Raising Money for Secondary Schools It is an indisputable fact that some schools manage to raise far more money from non-governmental sources than others. When one looks at this it is often tempting to explain the difference by the nature of the local community or the wealth of the parents, but that in fact can [...]