It was brilliant. I’ve just had a fantastic day! A get together with students from The University of Wolverhampton,Walsall Campus, their friends and family, writes education blogger Zoe Renilson of Walsall Art Gallery.
On Good Friday, I was asked to link up, through Skype, with a conference taking place in India writes Professor Kit Field.
There continues to be an enormous push on raising the levels of phonic awareness amongst children in Key Stage 1, but how is this impacting on our children and on their enjoyment of reading? writes education blogger Mat Smith.
This week the press made a big thing about our children’s low levels of literacy, which set me off thinking writes Professor Kit Field of the University of Wolverhampton.
I didn’t produce a blog last week as I wanted to write about the value of school trips, but the awful coach crash in France meant I felt everything was too raw writes Professor Kit Field of the University of Wolverhampton.
There has been a lot in the press recently about the place of vocational education and how it relates to academic education, writes education blogger Kit Field.
Over the past couple of weeks I have attended several events which have focussed on creativity in education, writes education blogger Kit Field. In some cases this has related to senior management teams and in others to pupils’ learning in the classroom.
Last week I was fortunate to attend a wonderful morning with about 50 primary school children, writes education blogger Kit Field.
On Friday, I was interviewed by BBC WM radio about Michael Gove’s proposals to make it easier to dismiss under-performing teachers, writes education blogger Kit Field.
The government are making sweeping changes to the way ICT and computing are taught in UK schools, by ‘scrapping’ the ICT National Curriculum and replacing it with computer science lessons, writes education blogger Gavin Rhoades.
Last week the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) predicted that there will be many schools without Heads in the next five years, writes education blogger Kit Field.
Education blogger Kit Fields thinks now is a good time for the country to think about the purpose of examinations.
I was first employed by the University of Wolverhampton in 2001, writes Education Blogger Paul Wiseman.
Education blogger Kit Field of the University of Wolverhampton discusses Education Secretary Michael Gove’s comments on elitism in schools and how the professions needs to be given a voice:
Education blogger Professor Kit Field of the University of Wolverhampton on the new teaching schools and how they can work with universities to increase education standards.
Education blog: Applying for a place on a university course is one of the most important tasks that you will undertake, writes Tracy Wallis.
Education blog: Bill Green of the University of Wolverhampton on how good teaching practice in schools should be shared to improve education standards.
Education blog: Kit Field asks whether media coverage of education devalues the experiences of pupils and whether more positive programming is required.
Education blog: Rob Heath discusses the safety of children on the Internet and what parents can do to minimise the risks.
Education blog: Lynn Richards of the University of Wolverhampton on how the commercialisation of children affects us all as a society.
Education blog: Angela Gault of the University of Wolverhampton says that we need education that will take us forwards to give children the opportunities they deserve.
Education blog: Rachel Baig on how she came to work as a teacher and the joys that she derives from helping to shape the next generation.
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