Changes to ICT: long overdue or headline spinner?
Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced a radical shake-up of the ICT curriculum, along with a focus on training for teachers to make sure they have the skills and knowledge needed to use...
View ArticleOverexposure to cyber-world harming children’s development
Baroness Greenfield, professor of pharmacology at Oxford University, has warned that children’s brains are failing to develop properly because of over exposure to screen-based technology and social...
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Schools should spend technology budget on teachers
A leading headteacher has said that schools should stop spending money on computers and tablet devices and spend the money on hiring 8,000 great teachers. The amount of money schools spent on...
View ArticleTop 5 Recruitment Predictions for 2017
In the coming year, the competition for skilled talent will continue to heat up, technology advances will come to the forefront and talent acquisition decisions will be data driven. Here are my top 5...
View ArticleTablet culture – what is technology doing to our young learners?
Even when we were children, there were recommended limits to our TV time. Quite apart from making your eyes grow square, it detracted from healthy outdoor play, make believe and reading. Those threats...
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The summer survey is in. What are the biggest bugbears in the job hunting...
– 65% of our surveyed teachers said that schools should modernise by accepting electronic application forms – 61% said all teaching jobs should be advertised online. We asked our registered candidates...
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