Promoting Football in Schools Without a Budget
Health and wellbeing is a key issue in today’s schools, and its importance is supported by a wealth of pedagogical publications. Schools are turning towards health and wellbeing programmes to...
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Supporting GCSE and BTEC Students Through Examination Stress
We spend so much time focusing on the outcome of examinations and students’ results, it’s easy to forget about the impact this is having on their mental health. In this...
Five School Funding Grants You Should Know About
School pursestrings are getting tighter, and we’re all looking for alternative sources of funding. Fortunately, there are ways to raise non-statutory school income, whether by hiring out school premises or...
Teacher Survival Kit: The Essentials
What’s in your desk drawer? The marking you’ve been putting off? An assortment of paperclips and rubber bands? Maybe it’s the staff handbook you’ve never opened? It’s time to take back...
Hiring Out School Premises: Everything You Need To Know
Looking to let out your school premises? Unsure of where to start? Here’s our comprehensive overview of what to do. The Whys, Whats, and Whos Why Hire Out School Premises? At this point,...
What the Critical Window of Language Acquisition Means to Education
It’s usually agreed that the earlier children acquire a second language, the better their cognition and language acquisition skills in later life. In support of this, the findings of a...
A Sixth Former’s Experience Working at SPC
I’m a sixth form student in year 12, and when I heard we were expected to do more work experience (since my last experience in year 10), I groaned like...
A Student’s Perspective on Setting Homework and Marking Tips
Today's blog was written by Chris Walsh, a Year 12 student visiting the SPC offices on work experience. He's presented some interesting and potentially helpful points on setting and marking...
The Ultimate Guide to Teacher Stress Relief
We are in the grip of a teacher stress epidemic. 3,750 teachers were signed off on long-term sick leave last year due to stress. That’s one in every 83 teachers,...
Encouraging Students to Volunteer
The 15th of April is International Microvolunteering Day 2018, and it provides a great opportunity for students to get involved. The initiative offers volunteers 'bite-sized, on-demand, no-commitment actions that benefit...