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Martin Low obituary
My brother Martin Low, who has died aged 63 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was a pioneering biochemist whose seminal work helped to uncover a new and unexpected organising principle of how...
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How can the teacher experience be improved in schools? – open thread
Enhancing the student experience is often discussed, but what about teachers? What could make their life better in school?After 35 years as an English teacher, a friend of mine's retirement speech was...
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5 things to do instead of the school run | Michael Moran
If you're facing down the desperate blank space where the school run used to be as your kids hit year 7, here's a few ideasBit of a niche one this. But it's a growing niche. You might be in it without...
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It’s time to bang the drum for metal bashers
The Sim programme is aimed at allowing students and teachers to realise the opportunities available in manufacturingIt was good to see the government expanding its See Inside Manufacturing (Sim)...
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Writing for an academic journal: 10 tips
What seems like common sense isn't common practice, says Rowena Murray who shares her top tips for getting published1) Have a strategy, make a planWhy do you want to write for journals? What is your...
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The best policy for student insurance
Students, with an average of £2,000-worth of gadgets, are three times more likely to be a victim of burglary than the average household. We look at their cover optionsThe average student now lugs more...
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Broadband: cheapest ways for students to get connected
Plusnet is still the favourite with a rolling term-time only contract for landline and broadbandIf you are renting a private house or flat, chances are you are going to need internet access. Most phone...
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The thousands of words we don’t know | Gary Soto
We can let them go, like passersby, and we're none the worse because of it. But if we're active, learning never endsI use the public library, almost weekly, and stash my haul on my hallway bookshelf....
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Baby boom and poverty ‘fuelling nursery education crisis’
Charity claims government has underestimated effects of rising birth and poverty rates as it widens eligibility for free childcareThe government has badly underestimated the impact of the new baby boom...
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Cut the cost of train travel by half
Students in particular can save money on train fares, but there are ways we can all cut costs. Follow our six key stepsStudents will be criss-crossing the country to reach university over the next few...
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Juggling home and school life on the first day of term
Year 4 teacher, Kirsty Millar-Kent, shares her insights into balancing being a mum and kicking off term with your new class5:45amMy day starts with either the alarm going off or one of my two cats...
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Career advice in schools is failing pupils, Ofsted warns
Department for Education announces plans to revise guidance, as survey finds three quarters of schools do not offer adequate careers guidanceSchools are failing to provide adequate careers advice to...
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Basil Isaac obituary
For 30 years, my father-in-law, Basil Isaac, who has died aged 86, was a popular teacher of geology to mining students in the heart of the south Wales coalfield. He also laid claim to the second...
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Kato Pyrgos school strike enters fourth day
By Peter Stevenson PUPILS from the primary school in Kato Pyrgos Tylliria protested for a third day yesterday by not entering their classes. All 50 children, with the support of their parents refused...
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Teachers want contract brethren made permanent
By Peter Stevenson MEMBERS of secondary school teachers union OELMEK protested outside the education ministry yesterday against a decision preventing public school contract teachers from becoming...
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An open letter to Nick Clegg on universities | Michael Chessum, Hannah Webb...
Despite your promises in 2010, we are seeing the transformation of a public service into a luxury. It's time for direct actionDear Nick,In 2010, you were the darling of the student vote: you seemed to...
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Kato Pyrgos pupils return to classes for now
PUPILS from the primary school in the remote area of Kato Pyrgos Tylliria returned to their classes yesterday after the intervention of MPs Eirini Charalambidou and Roula Mavronicola. Charalambidou,...
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A new dimension to Cyprus-Israel ties
FOREIGN Minister Ioannis Kasoulides yesterday said ties between Cyprus and Israel should not be limited to energy or security but should also embrace cultural diplomacy. Kasoulides was speaking at...
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Short on social skills? Debrett’s to teach young jobseekers manners (at...
Aristocratic publisher branches out into office etiquette after bosses complain about embarrassing junior staffAfter centuries spent monitoring the genealogy of the British aristocracy, the publishing...
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