Overseas teacher recruitment drive revealed
The government is planning an international recruitment drive for specialist maths and physics teachers for the first time since the 1970s. It is tendering for a £300,000 contract to recruit teachers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and the US. It comes as the Migration Advisory Committee recommended widening the number of subjects for which […]
Rikama Education Going International!!!
Rikama Education are recruiting international teachers to come and work in Kent. We are currently reaching out to teachers across Europe, Canada and Australia, but will be working across more countries in the near future. With such a shortage of teachers here in the UK and a shortage of teaching jobs in other countries Rikama […]
Friends ‘key to fewer school dropouts’
Schools should encourage pupils with poor grades to mix with stronger students if they want to keep them in education, suggests a study. Positive parental and friendship group influences are key to cutting drop-out rates, according to Arizona State University research. The researchers interviewed vulnerable students at a Chicago high school. Parents’ influence fell if […]
Internet safety: Children ‘fending for themselves online’
Youngsters are being left to fend for themselves on the internet against dangers such as bullying and grooming, a report has said. The Children’s Commissioner for England said children did not know how to deal with common problems they found online. Anne Longfield called for new laws to protect children’s online privacy and data and […]