Does reading comics count as reading?

Does reading comics count as reading?

[ad_1] Your child (and you) might actually like reading, you just haven’t realised it yet. Mr Prasatt Arumugam, from the School of the Arts’ Faculty of Literature in English, explains why he believes “non-readers” are really readers who have yet to find a book that speaks to them. By Mr Prasatt Arumugam, Faculty of Literature…

Ministers take control over ‘postcode lottery’

Ministers take control over ‘postcode lottery’

[ad_1] Green paper outlines vision of a ‘single national SEND and alternative provision system’ Green paper outlines vision of a ‘single national SEND and alternative provision system’ More from this theme Recent articles Ministers plan to bring large chunks of the SEND system under “central control” with new national standards that take power from…

China complains to Australia about repatriation of Chinese students

China complains to Australia about repatriation of Chinese students

[ad_1] Wang Wenbin, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, said that border officers had conflated university military training – which is compulsory for students in China – with actual military training. Speaking at a news briefing, Wenbin accused Australian border law enforcement officers of interrogating Chinese students and examining their mobile phones for “no reason” as they…

3 ways to alleviate teachers’ workloads

3 ways to alleviate teachers’ workloads

[ad_1] It’s no secret that this school year, like the two before it, has been even more jam-packed for teachers than normal. (And teaching was already a demanding job before the pandemic!) In a seemingly never-ending barrage of changes, considerations, and disruptions, teachers are continuing to support students.  But as more teachers leave the profession,…

Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

[ad_1] “We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. Through his current role, his experience teaching middle school science for over a decade and his work teaching future educators as an adjunct professor at East Tennessee State University,…