- More children will die unless tech firms act, warns mother of Brianna Ghey
- Almost half of teenagers are concerned about future parenthood, research finds
- Strategies to create more inclusive classrooms
- TIDE project launched to track impact of teacher training on pupils
- Leading artist sells work to help fund art supplies for 100 schools
More children will die unless tech firms act, warns mother of Brianna Ghey
Online safetyIn an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Esther Ghey has warned technology companies that more young people will die unless action is taken to keep them safe online. Likening social media to a drug treatment, in which regulators have to weigh up whether the benefits outweigh the side effects, the mother of Brianna Ghey told the paper: “I think that the cons definitely do outweigh the pros of social media for young people." By Helen Pidd.
Almost half of teenagers are concerned about future parenthood, research finds
General educationA survey of students by University College London has revealed that 64 per cent would like to have children in the future but 45 per cent have concerns about future parenthood. Researchers at the university are calling for the relationships, sex and health education curriculum (RSHE) to be updated so pupils' parenthood fears can be addressed. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.
Strategies to create more inclusive classrooms
SENDWriting in Tes, Alex Quigley explains that while improvements to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system are desperately needed, teachers already possess a wealth of powerful strategies to make their classrooms more inclusive. As an example, he points to the variety of simple edtech tools that can support pupils with their learning, such as speech-to-text assistive technology. Alex Quigley is a former teacher and the national content and engagement manager at the Education Endowment Foundation.
TIDE project launched to track impact of teacher training on pupils
Teacher trainingA major research project targeting teacher training and development is being launched by the National Institute of Teaching, funded by a grant of £2.4 million from the Nuffield Foundation. The Teaching Improvement through Data and Evaluation (TIDE) initiative will aim to bring together data to explore how or what approaches to teacher training, classroom practice and CPD impact pupil outcomes. By Cerys Turner, Tes.
Leading artist sells work to help fund art supplies for 100 schools
And finallyOne of Britain’s most celebrated abstract painters, Sir Frank Bowling, is selling signed prints of his work to help pay for art supplies and lessons at 100 state primary schools in England. Sir Frank hopes the project will be a “gamechanger” in art education by helping state school pupils realise the subject is accessible to everyone. By Lanre Bakare, The Guardian.