Education
The beginning of the new school year at Alderley Edge School for Girls is, as always, full of excitement for the pupils, either starting their new school or returning for a new beginning. This year sees an additional ‘new girl’, as Helen Jeys joins to take up the reins as Headmistress from September.
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Brexit was supposed to cause economic disasters and possibly even world war 3, so it might also impact on our schools. Nevertheless schools were hardly mentioned. Is it possible that our education system is somehow insulated from the promised consequences of Brexit?..
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The teaching of maths should be age appropriate, systematic, and engaging: everything that the current teaching of maths in England is not. . . .
There is vast international expertise about how to teach mathematics to young children to achieve the best results. The most effective way to improve the teaching of maths in England is to look at this expertise seriously.
Children who enjoy books with their parents are 13 times more likely to be reading above the expected level for their age… here top five tips to take your storytelling to the next level…
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From talks about Japanese gardens to practical sessions in bee-keeping, there are now over 90 learning activities taking place at Tatton Park throughout 2016.
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Children often miscalculate when bored or under pressure. I would not call such mistakes serious. Serious mistakes take place when children do not understand the meaning of mathematical operations and get confused when a standard problem is slightly modified. Such mistakes are signs of misconceptions. They require diagnostics and corrections as soon as possible.
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After his 11 plus exam my son told me ‘Mum, thank you for the Russian Maths’. As we learned later he scored within the top 5% at the Altringham Grammar School for Boys. .
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First Colourstrings project about to start in Trafford. It will be run by Melanie Jones a professional cellist, teacher and performer, who has answered some questions for M&D Magazine.
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Renowned child health education expert and psychologist, Dr Aric Sigman, visited Manchester High School for Girls on Monday 27 April to warn pupils and parents about the effect than an overload of recreational screen time can have on the self-esteem and mental health of young people.
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The solar eclipse brought Stockport Grammar School community together as nursery children through to GCSE astronomers watched the rare phenomenon.
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The King’s Infants & Juniors School at Macclesfield is using Learning Challenge Curriculum that emphasises on reasoning and problem-solving rather than arbitrary rules since last September.
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