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Teaching primary science in lockdown: a science specialist’s perspective
In Part One of this two-part blog on teaching primary science in lockdown, we hear from Jules Pottle, a KS2 science specialist.
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Putting sustainability at the heart of school life
Our Sustainability in Education blog series is created by our Head of Operations Claire Gilbert, who has recently been certified Carbon Literate. Part two takes us back to the classroom, learning from our Classroom Expert and award winning eco-coordinator Edd Moore about the impact the children have made at his school and beyond.
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“Unrecognisable changes”: What does the DfE’s 2022 climate change strategy mean for schools?
Our Sustainability in Education blog series is created by our Head of Operations Claire Gilbert, who has recently been certified Carbon Literate. Part one reports on the DfE’s views on its 2022 sustainability strategy, covering why education is so critical to meeting the climate challenge.
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SEND review: What’s the impact in schools?
Our SEND Classroom Expert Sophie Hill shares her view on the SEND review currently open for consultation.
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Celebrating a decade of one of the UK’s largest digital programmes with EdTech pioneer Greg Hughes
Our EdTech Classroom Expert Greg Hughes shares how he implemented a tech revolution at his school and trust.
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Oriel Square launches Teacher Research Group
Education can transform lives for the better, and teachers are at the heart of that. That’s why we are launching our Teacher Research Group – to bring us and our clients closer to the forefront of education.
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Get ready for Bett 2022
Business Development Manager Hannie Kirkham shares her top networking tips, things to look out for, and pick of the sessions for Bett 2022.
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Spotlight on… English Language Teaching
Oriel Square Editor Kristina Wearing talks about her career in the ELT sector, and shares her top tips for getting into ELT publishing.
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Calling time on the ‘gold standard’? The future of assessment in England
The Westminster Education Forum in February 2022 brought together nearly twenty experts from the world of education to discuss the future of assessment in England. Claire Gilbert reports back on the key talking points.
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5 challenges and solutions for ELT publishers
With a wide variety of local contexts, increasing exam pressures, and a patchwork of British, American and other varieties of English being delivered, producing quality ELT resources poses plenty of challenges. Frances Amrani looks at how these challenges can be met by ELT publishers.
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Listen, read and get involved this #EducationDay
Our top picks of things to listen to, read and get involved with this #EducationDay.
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EdTech in 2022: What to look out for
The trip to London’s Excel for the annual Bett show is a familiar ritual to everyone involved in education. This year, of course, we’ll have to wait until March for the dancing robots and air-guitar contests. In the meantime, we look back at last year’s virtual BettFest to pull out key themes for the next…