Originally published in TES magazine on 14 June 2013 by Richard Vaughan Schools are contributing to the upswing in the sales of tablet computers, with their numbers in classrooms more than doubling in the UK and US in the past year, figures reveal. According to research released by the International Data… read full article »

Originally published in TES magazine on 31 May 2013 by Darren Evans  From hip hop to the Hunger Games, students’ cultural interests can be used to boost engagement in lessons – just don’t take it too far Are you a Belieber? Do you keep up with the Kardashians, know how to… read full article »

Originally published in TES magazine on 26 April, 2013 by Irena Barker Student numbers in Britain’s leading independent schools have fallen this year, suggesting that the sector is struggling to bounce back after the economic downturn. Schools belonging to the Independent Schools Council (ISC), which responded to surveys of student numbers… read full article »

Originally published in TES magazine on 19 April 2013 by Richard Vaughan   One of the country’s largest academy chains has been hit with an official warning by the government over serious concerns about the financial management of its schools, TES can reveal. E-Act, which runs 31 schools, has become… read full article »

Originally published in TES magazine on 29 March, 2013 by Kerra Maddern School-based overhaul under fire as heads struggle to fill places The government’s flagship reform of teacher training, which puts schools at the centre of recruiting new staff, has come in for severe criticism from heads who are concerned about poor-quality… read full article »