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Trauma and Mental Health Informed Schools Awards Aw
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Is your school or organisation trauma and mental health-informed?
The Benefits of Project Based Learning T
If you think that your organisation, school or community is Mental Health Informed or Trauma and Mental Health Informed, you may want to apply for one of our four prestigious awards:
1. Mentally Healthy School Award Award
2. Mentally Healthy Organisation School Award 3. Trauma & Mental Health Informed School Award 4. Trauma & Mental Health Informed OrganisationAward
Award Award Award
If successful you will be invited to attend our ceremony in
More information:
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he most common words ever heard in the classroom might well be, ‘Why do I need to know this?’When pupils see the relevance of what they’re learning to the real world and how it could be applied, it can be transformational.
Teachers using Project Based Learning (PBL) report better
behaviour, higher engagement and, consequently, better learning outcomes. Now research by the National Foundation for Education Research (NFER), commissioned by the Edge Foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineering, lays out compelling evidence for the benefits of PBL. The Evaluation of University Technical Colleges, evaluated PBL and employer engagement in the top three UTCs which use PBL often in partnership with local employers. Students are often required to work to briefs and deadlines and employ critical thinking and problem solving skills. Not only does this approach help to meet the Gatsby benchmarks by giving students valuable encounters with employers and the workplace, but it appears to enhance their academic learning in subjects like English or history. The report highlights seven ways in which schools can make the most of PBL. You can read the report http:////w/
www.edge.co.uk/news/edge- news/project-based-learning-and-employer-engagement-in-university- technical-colleges-offer
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chools can optimise the effectiveness of new Government funding for special needs by utilising expertise for specific projects.
Councils have been promised an additional £250m over the next two years to provide specialist support and tailored facilities specifically for children with complex needs, be it in mainstream or special schools.
One area potentially covered by the capital funding is toilets. Explains Robin Tuffley, marketing manager at Closomat, Britain’s leading provider of toilet solutions for people with special needs,
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The number of disabled children has increased by more than 60%in 25 years. Some 60%of statemented children are in mainstream schooling. Among ALL pupils, figures indicate 10%of young people have a continence issue. Guidance for schools relating to toilet provision has been updated.
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Leading training provider p rtartnerswith theUniversity of Surre re
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eading training provider Qube Learning has announced the launch of their first Degree Apprenticeship in collaboration with Surrey Business School at the University of Surrey.
The relationship will see Qube Learning and Surrey Business School offer the CharteredManager Degree Apprenticeship, delivering world class leadership and management development, resulting in a double accredited BSc (Hons) degree and Chartered Manager status.
The course is available to new entrants into the workplace looking to learn while gaining valuable in situ experience, skilled professional managers wanting to expand their knowledge base, including leadership responsibility, and companies looking to secure the best possible training for staff on an accredited, innovative, well respected scheme, supported by the Government’s Apprenticeship Levy.
The course is open for registration with the first cohort starting in May 2019. If you are interested in finding out more about the positive opportunities of a Degree Apprenticeship, either as a student or an employer, then speak with the experts at Qube Learning.
tellmemore@qube-learning.co.uk 01235 833838
www.qube-learning.co.uk
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