In Brief

Singer Jamelia puts kids first
The lives of children with severe physical and learning difficulties will be improved dramatically...

Global design competition
Could your pupils design the new logo for the Global Gateway? The global website, which promotes...

Capital gains
Chartered London Teacher (CLT) status will be launched in September. It recognises and rewards...

IRU backs the new relationship
The Implementation Review Unit (IRU) is backing the 'new relationship' between the Department...

Get 'em into sporting life
Offer your pupils the best from physical activities and sport by following the tips given in a new...

Strong support for Teachers TV
Research into pilot programmes for Teachers' TV has shown that an editorially independent channel...

Reform to pay scale
Following the latest report by the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB), measures on pay have...

Tributes for Eamonn
Charles Clarke has paid tribute to NASUWT general secretary Eamonn O'Kane, who died following...

Pension feedback
Teachers are being invited to give their feedback on changes to the Teachers' Pension Scheme...

ICT for deaf pupils
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been proven to help pupils and teachers alike,...

The right notes
A music manifesto has been launched that will pull together all the diverse activities taking place...

That was the school year that was
Some of the highlights we reported in Teachers magazine this year... 1 the National Agreement...

Q&A
ITV's football pundit Robbie Earle talks about the importance of reading to children. Q You...

Peer inside a treasured book
Ever wanted to turn the pages of some of the world's most rare and valuable books? Well, now...

Take one picture
Inspire your pupils by using one of the country's most famous artworks in your lessons through...

Extra funding for museums
Museums and galleries across the country are to use a £7 million funding boost to improve their...

Just good friends
On 8 April 1904, Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale, finally settling various colonial...

Expanded role for TTA
The Training Schools programme has been vastly expanded by the addition of a further 76 schools. This...

Teachers decide
Almost 5,000 schools have taken part this term in a trial of new assessment arrangements for seven-year-olds. All...

7 THINGS to know about...ICE CREAM
Ice cream first appeared in England in the 17th century, on the dining tables of Charles I. Charles...

Top marks for exam standards
Exam standards "have been held at a high level for many years", according to Qualifications...