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Global Learning Partnerships launches applications for 2019 cohort
travel to realise as part of the full development potential. Jill Callander, a probation mentor at
Aberdeenshire Council, was part of the first GLP cohort in 2012 and returned in 2018 as a Team Lead. “GLP is the best CLPL activity I have
A programme which offers a unique, immersive and life-changing personal and professional development opportunity is accepting applications for its 2019 intake. Global Learning Partnerships (GLP) has
challenged and empowered 86 Scotland-based educators with an authentic learning experience increasing confidence, resilience and resourcefulness. More than 20 practitioners will be invited to
join the GLP network in 2019. GLP, which is managed and majority-funded by The Wood Foundation, includes a month spent in Rwanda or Uganda and several interventions pre and post-
experienced in my career and has had the biggest impact on both my professional and home lives. “It differs from traditional CLPL in that it is
sustained over a longer period of time than most learning activities. It is not completed in isolation or with a small group. It immediately opens you to opportunities to build team work and collaboration with colleagues from across primary and secondary as well as other educational sectors in order to share skills, knowledge and experience and build support and challenge across the team.” GLP works in partnership with ethical local
organisations IEE Rwanda and Redearth Education to build the capacity of education professionals
within host countries. Through community-based placements, GLP facilitates the sharing of knowledge, ideas and best practice to support improvements in teaching and learning within a local context. GLP Programme Manager Georgea Hughes
said: “Meaningful global education is essential for the prosperity of our planet. There has never been a greater need to develop young people’s understanding of their responsibility to actively contribute towards a more equitable and sustainable world.” Applications and more information are
available at
www.glpscotland.org.uk. The application period is active from now until 11th January 2019. Applicants will be interviewed and those selected for the programme will have training weekends in March and May before travelling to Rwanda or Uganda in July. There will be a further debrief event in October.
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Free teaching resources to help educate schoolchildren about cat care
Developed over the course of this year, Cats
Protection’s education website offers a range of teaching resources as well as a fun and informative section for kids. Lesson plans are available for ages three to
14 and are linked to subjects including English, Science, PSE and PSHE, with more currently in development. In addition, teachers can use the site to book
With the new school year now underway, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity is offering free lesson plans to help teachers educate pupils about responsible cat care while meeting curriculum objectives.
a free talk for their class from a Cats Protection representative, which will be customised to fit curriculum requirements. Free goody bags for pupils are provided. “With one in four households owning a cat,
this website is a great way to help young people become responsible cat owners in the future while also supporting their general learning,” explained Shelley Brown, Cats Protection’s Education Manager. “There’s something for everyone, from
songs and stories which teach 3-to-5-year olds how to care for cats to a behind-the-scenes video series about Cats Protection to help 11- to-14 year olds learn about the world of work. We hope teachers will find it a really useful resource.”
uwww.cats.org.uk/education
More than four fifths of teachers admit they provide breakfast and clean pupils’ teeth – often out of their own pockets
The UK’s largest online platform for childcarers, parents, schools and tutors has surveyed more than 2,000 primary school teachers and discovered that more than four fifths (81%) admit to providing breakfast for their pupils, while nearly three quarters (74%) hold tooth-brushing sessions each morning. A quarter now feel that this is the norm and it is their duty, as some children may not eat in the mornings, or clean their teeth all day.
Childcare.co.uk surveyed more than 2,000 UK
primary school teachers and discovered that nearly three quarters (74%) also have teeth brushing sessions every morning, after children revealed
they don’t brush their teeth regularly at home. More than half (64%) admit that they brush
pupils’ hair in the morning and a quarter (25%) of the 2,369 teachers surveyed now feel that this is the norm and it is their duty to do it. Two thirds (69%) have had to personally deal
with headlice, including buying treatment, and a tenth (9%) have had to push parents to make doctors’ appointments for their child. When asked why they found themselves
stepping in on basic care needs, a third (34%) said it was because they worked at a school in a deprived or very deprived area, while a tenth (11%) believed it was due to neglect at home.
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www.education-today.co.uk October 2018
Ninety-five percent admitted to buying resources including toothpaste, toothbrushes, breakfast food, and even sanitary products out of their own money for their pupils. One in 20 primary school teachers surveyed
said they had been forced to report suspected cases of neglect to local authorities during their career.
uwww.childcare.co.uk/blog/teachers-survey
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