This week in schools across the UK we have been celebrating Autism Acceptance Week! Previously the week has been known as Autism Awareness Week, however, this did not fully explain the purpose of the week and has since been changed to a more suitable title. What Is Autism Acceptance Week? Autism Acceptance Week started as […]
Working within the education sector can be among the most rewarding jobs. However, we must all appreciate that it can also be one of the most stressful. Ever Changing Even as Teaching Assistants the role is continuously changing. Not only are new guidelines introduced regularly but in day-to-day practice, the role throws up some unusual […]
National Careers Week 2023 runs between the 6th and 11th of March with the aim of promoting the importance of good career choices in schools and colleges. National Careers Week This week your school is likely to be holding some form of event or class to discuss career opportunities with students (maybe not in primary […]
Unfortunately, the ever-present short falling of provisions in the SEND education sector has reared its head again. This time with some alarming information. How Long Is Too Long? Back in 2021, The Guardian released an article exposing the harsh reality that some families are looking at a 5-year wait for an SEN or even just […]
Over the years, the importance of Early Years Education (EYE) has often been downplayed. With many taking the view that education truly starts when the child begins primary school. Here at The Learning College, we believe this starts from birth, and it looks like we aren’t alone. Shaping Us You may have seen in the […]
While there is still speculation as to whether we are still in the Covid-19 pandemic, or whether we have passed through the other end, we do know that schools are still seeing the same issues that they saw throughout 2020 and 2021. Department For Education The latest report from the Department for Education has warned […]
6th-12 February 2023 is Children’s Mental Health Week. A week where we should be promoting positive mental health and addressing where we can resolve any issues. But unfortunately, in 2023, we are still educating adults on the signs of children with concerning mental health. Working In A School When it comes to working in a […]
With the start of Teacher strikes this week, many have been focused on the ongoing discussions to aid the termination of the disruptive strikes. However, it is now the turn of the Support Staff within schools to be heard. Unions Support Staff unions are now looking at taking action to ensure that Support Staff are […]
Over the past couple of weeks, there has been talk around the latest in AI interactions, namely ChatGPT. With this comes the question, how does this impact the education sector? ChatGPT ChatGPT, for those who are yet to hear of it, is an AI chatbot auto-generative system. The pre-trained system uses natural language processing from […]
Since entering 2023, the educational sector news has been dominated by two key elements. Firstly the strikes we discussed last week, of which NEU members are to begin strikes from February 1st. Equally, Ofsted has dominated the news in the past 2 weeks. Complaints Policy This week Ofsted have recognised that their complaints policy is […]
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