Linda Garner has provided us with some Maths and English top tips, drawing from her 30 years as a teacher, in order to help parents and their children who are continuing to home school during the ongoing pandemic. Linda, who graduated with a degree in Education in 1978, discussed how to do Maths work in […]
Thirty years ago, Belgian schools shut for several months. As pupils face a similar situation in lockdown, how did the closures affect the prospects of young people? By Michele Belot, Professor of Economics The coronavirus crisis has changed our societies in ways we could not have imagined. One of the most dramatic measures implemented by […]
A free course to help teachers and instructors move learning online during the pandemic has attracted a huge following around the globe on The Open University’s part-owned FutureLearn site. How to Teach Online: Providing Continuity for Students is a three-week course that is attracting massive audiences and great engagement from all across the world, united […]
The Covid-19 crisis makes the skill of intelligent listening, and pragmatic problem-solving ever more important. On the one hand, the global nature of the pandemic can unite us in learning from each other as an international community (see, for example, this video by data ethicist, Jeremy Howard) but can, on the other hand, polarise us, […]
The University of Bath is making available its research and expertise to decision-makers from government, industry and the third sector via a new virtual Policy Fellowship Programme in response to the coronavirus crisis. The unique, free, pairing scheme, coordinated via the Institute for Policy Research (IPR), can help those working through complex policy challenges by […]
Students from Cardiff Met’s School of Education and Social Policy have come together to create a free homeschool programme for parents affected by the recent Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Around 30 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students have devised a weekly programme of activities designed for Key Stage 3 (KS3) learners, delivered […]
Professor Patel has detailed how he’s coping – and how he’s found his patio windows at home are perfect substitutes for white boards. “The transition to teaching and assessing students at distance practically over the course of 24 hours has certainly brought out many mixed emotions. There is the concern of how this format of […]
Schools, families and key partners will be helped through the COVID-19 pandemic by Edge Hill University’s new virtual learning hub. The Faculty of Education has created the new service to bring together a range of resources to support new ways of learning in these uncertain times. The resources support the whole educational journey – with […]
