Cools Schools come along to The Education Show
Many’s the time I wished for a more exciting and enjoyable time in school and it seems that this attitude hasn’t changed much over the years. In a survey, 81% of children stated they did not like school; this probably doesn’t surprise many people but I think it’s a worrying ...
http://blog.emap.com/educationshow/2010/02/23/cools-schools-come-along-to-the-education-show/
From the Beatles to Bach
Music is one of my great loves. From the Beatles to Bach, Sinatra to the Stones, my record – sorry - itunes playlist is a source of great pride to me. So it was with a large amount of interest that I viewed reports on the BBC about a Derby ...
http://blog.emap.com/educationshow/2010/02/22/from-the-beatles-to-bach/
No time for thrift!
With last Friday’s report that schools in England are holding onto £495m of unspent cash from 2009, I braced myself for a rush of registrations on the Education Show website. If schools do hold onto the money they face strict action from school’s minister Vernon Coaker, so I anticipate many ...
http://blog.emap.com/educationshow/2010/01/18/no-time-for-thrift/
First in class?
While I was holidaying earlier this year I discovered the joys of cycling; great for health, wonderful to feel the breeze on your face and so much kinder to the environment. Plus, I look stunning in my blue cycling-onesy - it really compliments my skin and everyone loves to see ...
http://blog.emap.com/educationshow/2009/11/25/first-in-class/
The language of learning
My brief sojourn to the South of France earlier this year brought home the importance of learning a foreign language. Admittedly, that was because I accidentally asked for a shuttle turnip to my destination, rather than a shuttle bus (navet versus navette). Nonetheless, faux-pas aside, foreign languages are very important ...
http://blog.emap.com/educationshow/2009/11/03/the-language-of-learning/
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