NEWS
International Baccalaureate and ITN collaborate on “A better
world through education” In a unique communications partnership, the International Baccalaureate and ITN Productions are producing a news and current affairs-style programme named ‘A better world through education’ hosted by national newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky. The programme will explore how IB education impacts the world through
its global impact on students, schools and communities. The IB develops students’ curiosity, self-motivation, confidence, and a flexibility for learning, alongside academic rigour and the ability to think across disciplines. We will look at how IB teaching develops “the whole child”, while building international mindedness and the open-minded respect for other views which are more needed than ever in today’s conflicted world. Simon Shelley, Head of Industry News, ITN Productions, said: “ITN
Productions is delighted to be partnering with the International Baccalaureate, to examine the programmes of education aimed at producing curious, self-motivated, and confident young people. “We’re excited to embark on this project and engage with schools and key
people across the globe who are dedicated to shaping the future of education and assessment.”
uFor more information, or to participate in the programme, please contact Simon Shelley, Head of Industry News at ITN Productions, on 0207 430 4810 or
simon.shelley@
itn.co.uk
Stewart Garden Schools Campaign grows by 75% as 174
schools sign up for 2017 This year marks the fifth Stewart Garden Schools Campaign, with 174 schools signed up to take part. The Stewart Garden Schools Campaign 2017 is open to school pupils aged
6-11 years. It challenges schools and students to be creative with their Stewart Garden product kits, which are being sent out now. The entries will be judged by well-known garden writer Val Bourne, who is
also an ex-teacher and gardening grandmother. The winning school will receive £1,000 to spend at its local garden centre. Three runners up will each receive £100. Nearly 500 schools across the UK have now participated in the Stewart
Garden Schools Campaign since 2012. In 2015, the students at Cutcombe Church of England First School took first prize with its colourful display of vegetables presented in the Stewart Garden Corinthian Trough. The students conducted science experiments and explored the process of
photosynthesis to find out how to grow great plants. The produce then went on display at the 2015 Flower and Produce Show at Cutcombe Fete before being auctioned off to raise money for local charities. Val said: “Engage your children and grandchildren in the garden and in the
classroom. They are the next generation and gardening is akin to nurturing the planet.”
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Cohesion play exclusive gig for college students
Wednesday ahead of the release of their new EP, Pleasures of the Earth. Cohesion formed in 2010 when the band
members were studying at the college and they have been keen to return to the place that helped bring them together. The band performed their new single
“Eagle, This is Columbia” from their four track EP which was officially released in March and also answered questions from students who want to break into the music industry. Lewis, guitarist, said: “If it wasn’t for the
Popular indie rockers Cohesion returned to their old college to give current music students a sneak preview of their new tracks. Lewis Cooke, Matthew Watchman and Alex
Baker from the five-piece group performed an acoustic set at Sunderland College on
college we wouldn’t be a band, so it was a lovely gesture to be invited back by the music department to perform. “It is really nice to be back here among
talented students and to meet up with the lecturers who helped us evolve as a band. We
uFor more information on music courses at Sunderland College, visit
www.sunderlandcollege.ac.uk
remember it as a creative place where we all used to gig together and it had a great community feel.”
Pupils negatively affected by school budget reductions, according to London Councils research
Headteachers and senior school leaders across the country fear that squeezed budgets will negatively affect their pupils, a survey of more than 500 headteachers has revealed. Two thirds of headteachers and school senior
leaders in England who responded to the survey believe that funding reductions resulting from the new National Funding Formula for schools and wider cost pressures will damage students’ future prospects.
London Councils’ research, conducted by TES,
The Education Company and Shift Learning, showed that headteachers in London and the rest of England share similar concerns about this issue. 71 per cent of headteachers in London and 66 per cent of headteachers in the rest of England who responded to the survey agreed or strongly agreed that pupil outcomes would be negatively affected by changes to their budgets. Cllr Peter John OBE, Deputy Chair of London
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Councils and Executive member with responsibility for education, said: “Ensuring all children have access to a good
quality education that equips them for the future is vitally important. If the majority of headteachers and senior school leaders across the country are saying that funding reductions will have a negative impact on pupils, we need to listen to them.”
uwww.londoncouncils.gov.uk/schoolsfunding April 2017
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