Moving On magazine Careers and Qualifications for School Leavers

  Shoeless school? Not wearing any shoes at school could dramatically improve your behaviour and concentration levels and get you reading more books, too. The Learnometer Project, run by Professor Stephen Heppell of Bournemouth University, studies the effect that physical conditions like temperature, lighting and noise in classrooms have on pupils’ behaviour and their ability to learn. The Learnometer Project ... Read More »

An English teacher from Norfolk has banned the word ‘banter’ from his classroom after he found pupils were using the word to legitimise bullying. Mike Stuchberry, who is originally from Australia, believed that students were using the term to brush off incidents of bullying, saying it was “just banter.” Mr. Stuchberry, who teaches at Lynn Grove High School in Great ... Read More »

Dear Annie, I need your help as my friends are picking on me 24/7 and I don’t feel safe anywhere. They are saying stuff on Facebook, excluding me from school on-line groups, and leaving messages using my phone. I am beginning to feel numb and out of control. My parents say stay off-line and switch off my phone, but i ... Read More »