Today it was announced that the mobile phone companies are going to make thousands of government-funded lessons, produced by Oak National Academy, available free of charge until schools re-open. You might think that we, as a company that sells our online learning service into schools, would be up in arms about this. Not so! We […]
Read moreIf you are new to a senior leadership position in a school, either from an expected promotion or unexpectedly due to resignations, what is expected of you? School improvement planning straight out of the window? The first thing to do is be clear in your own mind that being a leader is not something you […]
Read moreEduTwitter seems to be awash at the moment with talk of school leaders writing risk assessments for remote learning. With so many schools opting for live teaching using free online services, t’s easy to see why risk assessing is so important: And this report was in May 2020; we’ve seen tweets galore just this week […]
Read moreToday (5th January 2021) every UK school has sent home letters to parents moving the majority of children to remote learning. For many school leaders there’s nothing that new in this pandemic driven crisis. Leaders of failing schools are all too familiar with extreme anxiety, dramatic changes dropped suddenly and from a great height, staff […]
Read moreAre you looking to put a safe, powerful and proven teaching methodology in place? If so, Microsoft Teams and Zoom are not right for you. This is simply because they are not safe, they are not powerful and they are not proven to make a difference to learning. Want proof? Ask yourself whether your teachers will […]
Read moreIt’s a serious topic from my perspective. I’ve seen things published recently saying that the new found ways to access education could mean no more ‘snow days’. That’s not what YouTeachMe would advocate and it’s definitely not where I stand as a teaching professional. Yes, we provide video teaching. Yes, you can send it home […]
Read moreIn 2019 The Guardian reported that deaf children in England struggled at every stage of their education. Why does this happen? What is to be done? Well amazing things are being done if you talk to inspirational people in that sector, like we do. Then you would see there are great teachers working hard to […]
Read moreMy why? It’s always been the desire to make the world a better place. When I taught, I did my very best for all of the kids in my class. As a school leader I worked for the good of my whole school community; the learners, their parents and the whole staff team. Have you […]
Read moreMany of my closest family and friends work in schools. Since this pandemic began they have quietly and bravely done remarkable work, yet no-one stood on the streets to applaud them. It got me thinking. Why isn’t education loved like the NHS? Watch 24 Hours in A&E and Educating Yorkshire and you’ll see talented doctors […]
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