Create wikis and blogs allowing students to work collaboratively and how to write for an audience. The National Association for the Teaching of English has published 18 case studies evidencing how ICT can help improve pupils understanding...

Congratulations go to Little Sutton Primary School who are the 2008/9 winners of the Paul Shoesmith Trophy awarded, for their hard work and commitment in embedding the effective use of ICT, through the media of Video Conferencing in school life.
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According to the agreed proposed content of the new 'Phase 4' Diplomas, recently published for consultation, students of the Diplomas will learn how to:

• take part in business meetings in a foreign language after learning the basic language...

Following the most successful UKYP Elections since 2005, Birmingham's young people have voted in their thousands for the following five new MYPs:

Lexia   (1281)
Onyx  (1275)
Hannah W (1203)
Momodou  (1201)...

It's Week SIX of the KS3 Chills Book Award and only TWO weeks to go!  Thousands of you have voted and commented and, judging by the votes, the final FOUR books will be racing neck and neck to win the hugely popular nonline...

The UK Youth Parliament online poll is now closed! The five candidates with the top five votes will be announced as our new Birmingham MYPs and the runners-up will be offered the opportunity to become Deputy MYPs. 

The UKYP Election results will be announced in the Council House on Friday...

The Yes We Will initiative - from its December '08 launch to its January '09 Competition and final Celebration event - has succeeded in creating both a lasting memory of a moment in history and an inspirational experience for all Birmingham...

Good teachers are to be offered £10,000 in extra payments to encourage them to work in England's toughest schools.