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Take revision techniques with you into work or further education

Yasmin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:14:43 +0000

Revision is a massive part of getting by at school. Techniques to do with revision are definitely worth honing, because they will come in handy in later life. If you are going to college and university, then you will definitely need to be able to revise effectively in the future. However, revision comes in useful in working life too.

As part of your job, you may have to take exams and these can be really stressful if you don’t know how to revise. Ask teachers and parents for tips on revision techniques, including drawing charts, reading, giving yourself tests, jogging your memory, and so on. It doesn’t do to forget the techniques you use to learn.

Using quizzes as an education technique

Yasmin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:34:08 +0000

It is surprisingly good how little quizzes are at helping people to learn. Lots of kids enjoy quizzes when they are young because they find it fun to exercise their brains. That’s why so many board games are centred on trivia.

It is possible to incorporate quizzes into learning for school. Creating a quiz for kids to help them learn is a great way of making education a bit more fun. They may also retain knowledge a bit better when they remember right and wrong answers they have given to certain questions.

Quizzes are best when spoken aloud as they add a new dimension to some of the information they have been given written down.

Visual and audible connections in learning

Yasmin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:26:39 +0000

Effective learning is all about making connections between pieces of information. It isn’t enough for most kids just to read through bits of information hoping to retain it for use in exams.

A good way of bolstering revision techniques is to make visual connections as well as written ones. By drawing charts using colours, children (and adults for that matter) often learn better because their brain’s find it easier to pick up on the visual clues when they have to remember things.

It also helps to read aloud the things that are being revised. Hearing the information creates an audible connection as well as a visual one which strengthens the learning process.

What to Put in Your Child’s Packed Lunch Box?

David — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:03:58 +0000

There is a lot of advice out there for parents telling them what they should and shouldn’t provide for their child school lunch. Sometimes, the amount of advice can be overwhelming leaving parents unsure as to what to do for the best.
Many parents even find schools interfering when they tell them what they can and cannot feed their children, after all the majority of parents are sensible enough to make sure that their children stay fit and healthy.
Every child is different, and many children can be picky eaters. In these cases parents often prefer that their child eat something unhealthy rather than nothing at all.

In cases where schools and parents worked together and communicated with each other many pupils had healthy and well balanced diets for their lunch, and stopped parents from feeling that the school was interfering too much.

Gardening Makes Children Happy

Bradley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:55:31 +0000

We all know that when children are happy and engaged within an activity they learn more. A recent study has suggested that gardening makes children happy and that this in turn boosts their development.
The study carried out by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) looked at 10 pupils and teachers from 10 schools. With their findings the RHS are now calling for gardening to be used as a key learning tool rather than just an extracurricular activity.
The children who took part in gardening as part of the study were found to be more resilient and confident. It also improved their readiness to learn.
With these types of results we could see a garden in every school in years to come.

Universities and Funding

Yasmin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:41:21 +0000

Our UK universities are always striving to be the best, especially when it comes to competing with the best overseas universities such as Harvard and Yale. However money is needed to do this, and that money often comes from the students. This is becoming even harder and harder as living costs and tuition fees rise many potential students are being put off by the huge debts that many graduates are left with.
So how can Universities strive to give the best education whilst still giving their students value for money. Many ideas have been put forward some of which include the following:
• Graduate Tax – This would see an alternative to paying tuition fees and instead would offer British students the option to take an increased income tax percentage for the remainder of their working life.
• Only charge for certain courses – This would make traditionally difficult courses such as maths, science and engineering free encouraging more students to study in these much needed areas.
• Raising the Retirement Age – This would see graduates having to retire at a later age than those who did not attend university, as statistically graduates live longer.
Whichever option the government decide to take, it is clear something will need to be done so that people are encouraged rather than discouraged from going to university.

25% spending Cuts in Education

David — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:28:11 +0000

The new Chancellor has had to make some unpopular decisions in this year’s budget as the government try to pay off their debts. Next in line for spending cuts could be Education as George Osborne announces that there could be up to 25% of cuts in this area over the next four years.

It seems inevitable that these cuts will result in the redundancy of many teachers, but the worry is that this will be at the expense of children’s education and learning.

These plans are set to be opposed by teachers unions, but with every sector feeling the pressure of the government spending cuts, is it realistic that Education can avoid it?

School Olympics to be Launched in UK Schools

Bradley — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:18:59 +0000

The England Football team had a terrible World Cup Tournament this year. You can criticise the players, the management or the strategy but ultimately we just don’t have enough English talent rising through the ranks.
Many have also put it down to the culture of this country. Many schools over the years have put a stop to sports days, not wanting children to compete against each other, meaning that they along with the England football players have no competitive edge. This however is all set to change as Ministers are to announce the launch of school Olympics.
They hope that this will ensure that the 2012 Olympics leaves a lasting legacy getting children involved in a wide range of sports.

Food Technology – A Good Class Or A Waste Of Time?

David — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:38:28 +0000

In my Mother’s generation, learning to cook was the main output of a girls education (although my Mother even went as far to learn how to teach Home Economics!). In this generation, Food Technology (as it is now known) is considered a bit of a coasting lesson, fills in the time, and sometimes (if you get it right or have skilled friends) you get something yummy to eat too!

But should schools place more focus on this lesson? With obesity on the rise, and our budgets being stretched more and more as prices go up and wages disappear into redundancy, we need cost effective ways of keeping house.

So who will teach the kids how to do this? Parents (who might not know how to do this themselves) or the schools? Where should a prents job end and a schools job start?

When I Am Older, I will have…

David — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:09:28 +0000

Just over 40 years ago, 14,000 British children, aged 11, were asked to write a 30-minute essay on were they aimed to be as a grown up. Now in their early 50’s, these people have been asked to review and comment upon their essay, and how closely they have managed to follow their plan for their life.

Surprisingly, a good percentage of people managed to achieve most of what they set out to do; most interestingly, a good percentage of the girls that wrote their essays saw themselves in the workplace, as well as getting married and having kids.

If this generation of 11 year old’s were asked to write the same essay… firstly, would they? secondly, would they consider marriage and children and a home life as a desirable future? thirdly, would they have the support from schools and family’s to dare to dream, and dare to pursue that dream?

Modern life has given us liberties and opportunities that our parents and grandparents couldn’t even comprehend; but is it always for our own good?