Author Archive for: Paul Smith - CEO
Entries by Paul Smith - CEO
Filling the IT skills gap
This post first appeared on totaljobs.com Filling the UK’s ICT skills gap is one of the hottest topics for government and employers right now. When I was invited to a Tech Nation meeting at Downing Street in February with the UK alliance partners, the talk was all “skills-gap”. What’s good is that the UK recognises […]
Teachers overworked and undervalued but still dedicated to education, survey suggests
via The Guardian Read more: While 82% of teachers say their workload is unmanageable, 97% believe school should be as much about encouraging a love of learning as exam results… When used properly by schools and other organisations, Schoop can significantly reduce the debilitating administrative workload that teachers and other educators face, which the above article […]
Rewriting the future: Raising ambition and attainment in Welsh schools
Rewriting the future: Raising ambition and attainment in Welsh schools is a 2014 report that “describes the Welsh Government’s programme and its four key themes to tackle the link between poverty and educational underachievement in schools, for use in developing interventions to raise the attainment of learners living in poverty.” Section 2 (pp. 20-22), titled ‘Family and […]
How Schoop helps schools engage with deprived families (Pupil Premium / Pupil Deprivation Grant)
“Research indicates that effective family and community engagement can have a positive impact on outcomes for all, but especially for learners from more deprived backgrounds. Schools should identify interventions that are effective in supporting parental and community engagement from the earliest opportunity. In particular, those in Communities First (CF) areas should look for opportunities to […]