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4-12 NEWS Highlights from the UK education sector 13 VIEWS
With authors John West-Burnham and Malcolm Groves; and Julia Garvey, Head of Membership and Marketing at BESA
Dear Reader,
Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. With twin education trade shows Bett and The Education Show now a receding memory, we offer a roundup of the shows in case you weren’t able to make it to ExCel; while in our other features this issue, we look at parental engagement, and offer an interesting insight into National Apprenticeship Week. In our feature on parental
engagement, we hear from Winston Poyton, director at IRIS Software Group, who talks about the importance of communicating with parents efficiently and effectively. He offers some great tips on keeping in touch with your parent base, and ensuring that your communications remain coherent and don’t end up confusing when they should be engaging! Meanwhile, in our feature looking back
on National Apprenticeship Week, we hear from Jessica Garner, who reflects on what it has been like to study a degree apprenticeship with TUI and the University of Hertfordshire; and TUI UK & Ireland’s managing director, Andrew Flintham, who discusses the partnership with the University of Hertfordshire and the success of their TUI Management Degree Apprenticeship. Elsewhere, we have all the usual news
and views, as well as our SEND spotlight and contributions from our regular writers including Kirsty Bertenshaw and Felicia Jackson. Remember, we love to hear from you,
you can get in touch with us via Twitter @EdTodayMag, Facebook and our homepage, as well as by phone or email.
Jonathan Swift - Managing Editor 14 BESA CORNER
We hear from BESA members CASCAID and BlueSky Education 16-17 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM
With Siobhan McGann, Headteacher at Connaught Junior School in Bagshot, Surrey 18 COLUMNISTS
Insight and advice from Emma Rowlands, Y2 student BA (Hons) Working and Teaching in Early Years at Edge Hill University; and STEMtastic founder Kirsty Bertenshaw
19 SPOTLIGHT ON SEND With Joanne Gladders and Kate Sarginson 20-25 VIEWS & OPINION
Featuring comment and opinion from the UK education sector
26-28 FEATURE: BETT SHOW ROUNDUP A look back at the annual EdTech event in London
32-33 FEATURE: PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT
With Winston Poyton, director at IRIS Software Group
34-35 FEATURE: NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
We hear from apprentice Jessica Garner; and TUI UK & Ireland’s managing director, Andrew Flintham
36-37 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT
With product news from T G Escapes 38-40 COMPUTING & I.T. RESOURCES
Including products and services from Cantium Solutions 41-43 ROUND UP Including information from SkillFRIDGE 44-45 SECURITY With news from Selectamark 46-47 RECRUITMENT
Selected job opportunities from
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