Social Media Not Linked to Mental Health
A professor of psychology of education at the University of Manchester, Neil Humphrey, has stated that the rise of social media use by adolescents is not to blame for mental health issues in schools. Research taken from 350,000 adolescents found that the variability of mental health accountable for a child’s social media use is ‘less […]
Primary Head’s Pay Highest in World
According to figures released today, primary school headteachers in England have the highest maximum pay in the world, some being almost twice the EU average. The report was established to compare samples from headteachers across the world, however it also compares salaries of primary teachers, which now, is below the average in the EU. Basically, […]
How Much Sleep Should a Teacher be Getting?
A teacher’s life can be hectic, especially if they work on a full-time schedule, full planning and preparation, and must deal with several raising concerns within a school environment. Now, the summer break is upon us and teachers can, if they choose to, have up to six weeks off. Some teachers decide to carry on […]
Bullying in Schools – What Can We Do?
The number one concern with young people in modern times is bullying of some sort with most of it starting at school; research released this week have stated that 60% of secondary pupils have experienced bullying. This comes as Rikama Education, who reported earlier this week, on Jeremy Wright who warns of social media operators […]
SATs – Branding Children as Failures
As all primary educators will know, SATs results were released yesterday, and most news outlets are headlining the positives of two-thirds of Year 6’s achieved their expected grades. Is two-thirds an acceptable amount? Thirty-three per cent failed to meet their grades, these year 6 children will have to be told that they have failed just […]
