CONTENTS Dear Reader,


Welcome to the latest issue of Education Today. In the issue this month we focus on classroom design, with three features looking at the importance of this often- overlooked but crucial aspect of school life. In our first, we hear from Mel Shute, Headteacher at Trumpington Park Primary School, part of Cambridge Primary Education Trust, who explains how her school has embarked on an ambitious programme to change the way classrooms are viewed as teaching and learning spaces; in our second, Sarah Lewis, Passivhaus Trust Research and Policy Director, explains how climate- and energy-efficient classrooms not only promote better children’s health and learning, but also provide significant energy and maintenance cost savings; while in our third look at the topic, Paul Jones, UK & Ireland Sales Director for B.E.G. UK Limited, details how intelligent and on demand control of lighting in the classroom can benefit the whole school. Our final feature this month looks at


parental engagement and comes from Simon Hay, cofounder and CEO at Firefly, and Holly Waddell, Impact Partnerships Manager at ImpactEd, who show how carefully planned and executed research can help schools improve the way they communicate with parents about their children’s learning. Remember, we love to hear from you,


you can get in touch with us via Twitter @EdTodayMag, as well as by phone or email. Enjoy the issue!


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In this issue...


04-10 NEWS Selected stories from the UK education scene this month 12WELLBEING Mark Solomons, CEO of School Wellbeing Accelerator 13 VIEWS


With authors Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters; and Julia Garvey, Deputy Director General at BESA 14 BESA CORNER With BESA members GL Assessment and Literacy Planet 16-17 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM


We hear from Michelle Catterson and David Curran from Moon Hall School 18 CONTRIBUTORS With Dr Julie Sealy; and Kirsty Bertenshaw 19 SPOTLIGHT ON SEND With Joanne Gladders and Hannah Rix 20-25 VIEWS & OPINION Featuring comment and insight from the UK education sector


26-28 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM DESIGN


With Mel Shute, Headteacher at Trumpington Park Primary School 30-31 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM DESIGN


With Sarah Lewis, Passivhaus Trust Research and Policy Director 32-33 FEATURE FOCUS: CLASSROOM DESIGN


With Paul Jones, UK & Ireland Sales Director for B.E.G. UK Limited 34-35 FEATURE: PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT


We hear from Simon Hay, cofounder and CEO at Firefly, and Holly Waddell, Impact Partnerships Manager at ImpactEd


36-39 BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT


40 FOCUS ON ED TECH 41-43 COMPUTING & IT RESOURCES 44-45 IN OTHER NEWS 46-IBC RECRUITMENT Selected job opportunities from talentedteacherjobs.co.uk


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