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Decline in teacher training applications a serious concern to the profession, says NAHT
New figures released by UCAS show a worrying decline in both the number of people applying to become teachers and those accepted onto teacher training programmes. According to Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT: “The government has yet again failed to meet
its own recruitment targets, and for the first time in several years has failed to meet the target in primary. “The government still refuses to recognise that
there is a recruitment problem in teaching and is falling short of its core responsibility to guarantee enough teachers of a high enough standard to meet the needs of our growing school population. “School leaders should be able to expect the
government to supply the basics for them to educate with – sufficient funding, decent quality buildings and, crucially, appropriately trained teachers. The teaching profession is currently struggling to attract the best and brightest, and this will negatively impact on the quality of education if not resolved.”
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Olympic Gold Medallist opens new world-class hockey pitch at Malvern College
Pupils and staff at Malvern College welcomed Lily Owsley MBE, GB Hockey player and Rio Olympics Gold medalist, to officially open their new international standard hockey pitch on Saturday 18th March, which will further support the College’s highly successful competitive sports programme. The new floodlit £800,000 water-based professional surface is part of the College’s ongoing
multi-million pound investment in academic, creative and sporting excellence – it will also benefit the local school community, and club and district hockey teams. The increased enthusiasm and participation in hockey at Malvern College has been inspired by
the successes of the GB hockey team in the Olympics and on the world stage. The potential of individual hockey players at Malvern is being nurtured by the high level of coaching that they receive from full-time staff. Lily Owsley said: “I am delighted that Malvern College girls and boys along with other local
clubs, will benefit from this outstanding international standard pitch. They will continue to discover the benefits of being part of a team while learning new skills and gaining valuable life experiences.” “Sport plays a huge role in the life of Malvern College girls and boys and helps them to become
balanced and well-rounded pupils. Hockey is taken very seriously by the girls and boys who play it because it combines physical and mental determination, self-confidence, team work, and the ability to think and act on your feet,” said Chey West, Director of Sport at Malvern College.
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Loughborough students win national Young Engineer Award
achievements in all areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), the national contest also helps young people build skills and confidence in project-based work. Sankha and David’s winning entry was the ‘MediVest’. After witnessing an
epileptic fit, Sankha teamed up with David to create a wearable vest for people with epilepsy that monitors heart rate variability and body temperature to efficiently predict a fit up to eight minutes in advance. Once a fit is detected, the vest sends a message to both the wearer’s
phone as well as possibly a carer to warn them that they need to seek help. Over 600 finalists from across the country were selected to show their
ideas at The Big Bang Fair where ten were then shortlisted to pitch Dragon’s Den-style to a panel of high profile judges, including Dr Maggie Aderin- Pocock, MBE Space scientist & TV presenter, Jason Bradbury, TV presenter & gadget guru and Dr Shini Somara, Mechanical Engineer & TV presenter. Daljit Kaur, IT teacher at Loughborough Grammar School and 2015’s
TeenTech Teacher of the Year, said: “It is a phenomenal achievement for Sankha and David, as well as the rest of the Loughborough Grammar School, and I am so proud of them. “We’ve reached the finals before and have had runners up, but to win is
Two students from Loughborough Grammar School have beaten off competition from over 21,000 students from across the country to be crowned Winners of the UK Young Engineer of the Year 2017 title. Sankha Kahagala-Gamage (16) and David Bernstein (16) won the annual Big Bang Competition. Designed to recognise and reward young people's
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such a feat – I hope this inspires other students from the Grammar and across the wider Foundation. I want students to see that STEM subjects are exciting, interesting and worth studying.”
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