- ISC Blog: 'Children who lack resilience have never learned the value of failure'
- 'Mobile phones can deliver cognitive therapy to children with depression'
- Exam boards will choose how to assess pupils' programming skills in computer science GCSE
- 'Technology must not replace the human element of teaching'
- 'League tables unfair to schools in white working-class areas'
- Pupils' greetings go viral through the #shakeyhandgang
ISC Blog: 'Children who lack resilience have never learned the value of failure'
ISC blogBryan Padrick, vice principal and director of studies at LVS Ascot, discusses why his school views resilience as a fundamental requirement for human progress and success.
'Mobile phones can deliver cognitive therapy to children with depression'
Mental healthThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that children suffering from depression should be treated using 'smartphone therapy'. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
Exam boards will choose how to assess pupils' programming skills in computer science GCSE
ExaminationsFrom 2022, exam boards will be able to choose how to assess pupils' computer science programming skills. By Jess Staufenberg, Schools Week.
'Technology must not replace the human element of teaching'
EdtechKester Brewin, a maths teacher in London, writes about the power of edtech but argues it must not replace the human side of teaching. Tes.
'League tables unfair to schools in white working-class areas'
General educationExperts at the University of Bristol feel government school league tables, which are based on Progress 8 scores, are penalising those in white working-class areas. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.
BBC News has included a tool for schools to check how they perform in their area.
Pupils' greetings go viral through the #shakeyhandgang
And finallyTes reports on a global phenomenon which is seeing teachers across the world greeting pupils with a personalised handshake. By Helen Ward, Tes.