Innovate My School - Ideas, Practices & Personal Insights

New ‘Great Exhibition at Home’ challenge launched

The Great Exhibition at Home Challenge is a positive contribution to independent learning at home during this period of unprecedented Covid-19 disruption from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, the Royal Academy of Engineering and Big Ideas.

In search of global innovations for education

In global rankings and comparisons of education systems around the world, the UK’s education system regularly scores highly. Yet, these rankings can overlook the multitude of challenges faced by teachers, parents, schools, social workers and policy makers on a daily basis, in providing the vital education and support needed by our children and young people.

How to learn online

With all schools, colleges and universities now closed, and thousands of workers at home with children to educate, people around the world are adapting to their new situations and exploring new opportunities for learning.

You’ve bought new EdTech – but how do you ensure people want to use it?

You’ve decided to buy an exciting piece of EdTech. It’s going to revolutionise your school or at least help a lot. But, how do you ensure people want to use it? Installation of the system is clearly not enough.

The Royal British Legion launches new resources to help pupils learn about VE Day

The Royal British Legion assembly plans will help schools across the UK commemorate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day

Supporting the next generation of female cyber security experts

Teacher Emma Williams, Wyedean school’s Assistant Principal Academic, has seen female pupils embrace technology through computer projects that have included creative use of the BBC micro:bit. She explains why this has resulted in an impressive increase in the number of female pupils choosing GCSE computer science and considering tech as a future career.

Building students' character skills through tennis

Headteacher Nanaki Bajwa describes how the LTA Youth Schools tennis programme has had a positive effect on children’s confidence, as well as increasing their activity levels. She describes how her teachers delivered these fun tennis activities in the school.

Are you a member of Teachit yet?

For 20 years, Teachit has been publishing high quality teaching and learning resources to support teachers across the primary and secondary curriculum. Our resources are practical, creative and flexible: we know that teachers have many different needs and will want to use and adapt our classroom resources in different ways.

Using dance fitness to improve student wellbeing

Following on from her presentation at BETT, entitled ‘Using dance fitness to improve student wellbeing’, Dame Darcey Bussell is delighted to share her passion to get more children into dance fitness to improve overall wellbeing.

E.a.R.L the coding robot has landed on planet Earth

If you’re not sure what E.a.R.L is, E.a.R.L is Hope Education’s very special, own-developed coding robot… and he’s landed on earth to support your computing curriculum. He knows his purpose and he wants to help! Oh, and he’s really cool to look at, which obviously means the children will love him!

Aldi’s Kit for Schools awards 20 UK schools £20,000 to support health legacies

Aldi’s Kit for Schools has awarded an incredible £20,000 to 20 schools across the UK to help them each build a healthy legacy.

Using mixed-media to get students hooked on literature

Today’s students are digital natives. They multi-task while immersed in interactive digital media with vibrant content on their PC, PDA, MP3 player and mobile phone. These mixed-mediums just make sense to young people, and they can make sense in an educational setting too.