Contents Dear Reader,


Welcome to the October issue of Education Today. We’ve a lot of news in this month’s magazine, as well as the first in a new series entitled “View from the classroom”, in which we go through the school gates to talk to the most important people in UK education – the teachers. This month, we speak to Sharon Milner, head teacher at Brooke Hill Academy in Rutland, to find out about life as an academy head, and to hear about the collaboration between her school and another local school, Edith Weston Primary.


Elsewhere, we hear from Simon Roberts, Director


of the Teaching School at The Arthur Terry School in the West Midlands, about the issues surrounding teacher training and how things are steadily improving, and we showcase the great work two UK secondary schools from very different areas are doing instilling a sense of social responsibility in their students through community work and charity fund-raising.


There are also the usual sections covering the main sectors in UK education, from ICT and Resources to Buildings and Health & Hygiene.


I love to hear from you, so please keep in touch with us via phone, email, Twitter via @EdTodayMag and via our Facebook page. Until next month, enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift – Managing Editor


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24-28 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE, REFURBISHMENT & DESIGN


4-14 NEWS


A selection of news and views from the UK’s education sector


15-16 FEATURE – TEACHER TRAINING


Simon Roberts, Director of the Teaching School at The Arthur Terry School in the West Midlands


17-18 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


Sharon Milner, head teacher at Brooke Hill Academy in Rutland


19-20 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SCHOOLS


Moseley Secondary School in Birmingham and The Royal Russell School in South Croydon


21-23 COMPUTING


Featuring comment from Wendy Devolder, CEO of Skills Matter


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News and products for estate managers and bursars


29 CATERING & NUTRITION


Martin Post, Head Master at Watford Grammar School for Boys, on working with school caterer Pabulum


30 HEALTH & HYGIENE


Updated product information from NasalGuard and SCA Tork


31 SAFETY & SECURITY Adam Bowes at LDD Group talks RFID 32 RESOURCES


Resource pack from the Institute of Education to aid teaching Mandarin Chinese in primaries


32 ROUND UP 19/09/2013


News from St Albans School and The Leys School


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