August 19, 2018
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School ethos is hard to define and can look and feel very different: at its most basic level, it is a feeling when you walk around a school and catch a glimpse of the beliefs and values of the school. Having a tangible ethos is vital because it is like
August 19, 2018
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Laura Clarke is the British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa, Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Her Foreign and Commonwealth blog entry highlights the issue of plastic waste in the oceans. Henderson Island is the most remote island in the world. However it was found
July 7, 2018
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Instead of standing on the shore and proving to ourselves that the ocean cannot carry us, let us venture on its waters just to see. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Passion and purpose are powerful elements. Every person has gifts and talents that can make a lasting impression. However, only a few
July 3, 2018
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Teaching students about neuroplasticity and the brain’s potential can have a positive effect on their self-perceptions and expectations for success in school. The George Lucas Foundation has produced a very informative article on Meta Cognition. What is Meta Cognition ? Metacognition is, put simply, thinking about one’s thinking.
July 3, 2018
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Mental health and wellbeing needs to be seen as one of the essential pillars to educational achievement. In the In focus section of the latest issue of Cambridge Outlook magazine, Professor Jonathan Glazzard of the UK’s Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools highlights how critically important