Francis Review – The latest in our series of posts about the Francis Review of the national curriculum were published last week. All the posts can be found here. More will be published during October. Do let us know what you think. . Delivering Climate Action – At the first University of Bath I-SEE webinar of the season the Rt Hon Chris Skidmore…
Francis 1 – There are now three articles posted in NAEE’s series of commentaries on the Francis Review of the national curriculum and assessment. They can be found in the blog section of the NAEE website. A fourth article will be posted in the coming week. . Francis 2 – Teach the Future recently ran a…
Striking the Balance – An 11-16 Curriculum and Assessment review has been published by OCR. Here’s a digital version of the report; a PDF version is available here. The authors would appreciate feedback c/o #StrikingTheBalance. . The Francis Review – There are now two articles posted in NAEE’s series of commentary on the review of the national curriculum – the Francis…
The Francis Review – In September and October NAEE will be posting a series of blogs about the Francis Review of Curriculum and Assessment. If you’d like to contribute, please write to info@naee.org.uk . Plant-saving Science – There’s an invitation to join National Geographic Kids and Jan Sala Vila, a Plant Biologist at Kew Wakehurst’s Millennium…
Zoom Get Together –The government has announced its plans for an English curriculum and assessment review. This will take about a year and Teach the Future is determined to ensure that it delivers the integrated, solutions-centred climate and nature education that this generation both wants and needs. To make this happen, they’ll be hosting an open call…
Online Volunteer Tutor (GCSE) – The Access Project supports pupils from under-resourced backgrounds to access universities. It is looking for undergraduates, postgraduates, staff, and alumni who would be able to tutor a young person aged 14-16, online, one hour a week in term-time Autumn 2024 to Summer 2025 to support them with their academic studies. No prior…
Next AGM – NAEE’s 2024 AGM will be on Thursday November 28th [1800 to 1930]. More details later. . Awards for Excellence – Nominations are now open for NAAEE’s 2024 Awards for Excellence, which sets out to honour those who have made a lasting impact. Is there a mentor whose wisdom and generosity you’d like to…
Tyger, Tyger – Global Tiger Day is celebrated on July 29th to raise awareness about this endangered big cat. You can download WWF’s free printable tiger activity sheets for students to take part in this wild day, including a word puzzle, maze game, mad lib, and more. Also explore other learning resources in WWF’s full toolkit. . Youth Award – Applications are now…
To all working in early years, children’s services, schools, further and higher education – Here is the open letter that the new Secretary of State for Education sent out last week. In it she says that she is “determined to drive change together”. You can subscribe to receive all such communications at the open letter…
The Case for Global Learning – DERC, along with over 30 educational organisations from across the UK, has written an advocacy paper calledThe Case for Global Learning. This is intended as a call to arms, setting out the facts and urging wide support for the schooling community to address the issues facing our planet in a concerted…