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Everyone here at Education Today was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic events at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds recently. That such an event could happen in a UK school seems almost beyond belief, and our thoughts go out to Ann Maguire’s family and friends, and to the school community of which she was such an important and well-respected member. The tributes paid to her from staff, current and former pupils show the high regard in which she was held and the difference she clearly made to so many young people’s lives. I sincerely hope that that fact stands as some small comfort to all who are currently coming to terms with her death. The legacy of excellence in teaching which she leaves behind will, I am sure, live on.


Moving on to this issue of Education Today, our main feature this month looks at the increasing use of outdoor learning (in its many guises) to broaden children’s horizons and to allow them to develop essential life skills such as self-confidence, self-reliance, teamwork and leadership. We hear from three schools whose pupils have benefited enormously from such activities, and there are useful tips for any practitioner thinking about taking their children ‘into the wild’.


Our second feature examines how technology can help in the achievement of educational excellence, courtesy of ex-assistant principal and now managing director of New Ways to Learn, Sanjesh Sharma. It’s a thoughtful piece with sound practical advice for teachers looking to spread their technological wings in the classroom. Our regular View from the Classroom feature this month comes from Campsbourne School in Hornsey, north London. We hear from June Isik, currently working with the school to prepare it for the new Computing Curriculum through the deployment of Espresso Coding.


As usual, the issue is full of education news from the UK, and also useful information from suppliers to the sector. The commercial team here is currently busy putting together our Buyers’ Guide, so if you deal with a supplier who you think would benefit from inclusion, please let us know via our Facebook page, Twitter @EdTodayMag, or by phone and email. Enjoy the issue!


Jonathan Swift – Managing Editor


Shakespeare in Love is produced by Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions, and based on the Academy Award®-winning screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. The production will have its world premiere at the Noël Coward Theatre on Wednesday 23 July 2014, with previews from 2 July.


In this issue... 4-15 NEWS


News, views and comment from the UK education sector


16-20 INTO THE WILD


Getting out of the classroom and into the great outdoors


22-23 EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE


Harnessing technology to get the very best out of your lessons


24-25 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


With June Isik, Campsbourne School 26-27 COMPUTING


Including news from Tesco’s Farm to Fork initiative


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28-31 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE, DESIGN & REFURBISHMENT


Including news from Elliott, and the best flooring and stage solutions


32 CATERING & NUTRITION


News from Caterlink and the School Food Plan 33


WELLBEING


Including news from Precor 35


SAFETY & SECURITY


Including Brake’s new safety campaign in Scotland


36 RESOURCES


CLIC Sargent launches new resource for teachers


38 ROUND UP Including news from St. Alban’s School


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