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Revealed: Birmingham through the eyes of its children

Revealed: Birmingham through the eyes of its children Competition asked local school children to show what Birmingham means to them. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham presented awards this week for a Birmingham wide schools' competition, where local pupils from the area's 872 schools were asked to show 'what Birmingham means to them'. The competition, run by specialist education recruitment consultancy, Select Education, was a unique chance to gain a child's eye view of Birmingham, from ch...View More

79% of schools say non-teaching roles increase teaching and learning.

79% of schools say non-teaching roles increase teaching and learning *New research shows the impact of workforce remodelling and the effect on staffing extended schools* Over 50% of schools have created non-teaching roles to re-address the balance of teaching and administrative duties in the last two years, findings from Select Education's new research suggest. However, in two thirds of schools these roles have represented less than a quarter of the total jobs created, questioning whethe...View More

Schools build 1.6 mile long 'hand daisy chain' for Children In Need

Schools build 1.6 mile long 'hand daisy chain' for Children In Need '1,474 Terry Wogans' lend a charitable hand! 13,481 hands make light work for Children in Need in Select Education's national initiative to build a 'hand daisy chain' to raise money for the charity reaching the equivalent height of 1,474 Terry Wogans. Special Educational Needs, primary and nursery schools across the nation have decorated handprints, which today contrib...View More

National Good Citizen Award 2007 launched

Commending Commitment to Citizenship: Select Education's National Good Citizen Award 2007 launched Select Education's annual national Good Citizen award 2007, to be judged in December, recognises young people's commitment to citizenship from helping to combat racism and drug abuse to mentoring and inspiring younger pupils within their schools. In a call to all young environmental evangelists, anti-bullying campaigners and charity champions, education recruitment specialists Select Educa...View More

Leicester Design Competition 2007

Leicester Design Competition 2007 Winning entry by Grace Futcher Secondary schoolchildren across Leicestershire were asked to design and produce a keyring for a competit...View More

First Merseyside Schools' 'Paralympic' Games

First Merseyside Schools' 'Paralympic' Games *Six counties join forces for local disability sports day* Local specialist educational needs sports college, Lansbury Bridge Special School, in partnership with Select Education, hosted Merseyside's first indoor Disability Sports Day for schools on Tuesday 12th. The day utilised the principles of 'Sportshall Athletics' an inclusive, indoor programme to introduce young people to the joy of athletics to deliver the sporting event for disabled...View More

Select Education's piglet teaches life lessons at Teignmouth College

Select Education's piglet teaches life lessons at Teignmouth College To support Teignmouth Community College's new horticultural course, the college has teamed up with local education recruitment specialist, Select Education in Plymouth. Select Education has contributed to the course's farmyard with the addition of a piglet, who joins the cours...View More

"It's Alright to be Bright" says National Association of Gifted Children initiative.

'It's Alright to be Bright' says National Association of Gifted Children initiative Partnership with Select Education supports gifted children across the UK London, UK 4 October 2007 - A new initiative to raise awareness of the support available to children on the Gifted and Talented Register launches today by the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) in conjunction with education recruitment specialist, Select Education. 'It's alright to be bright' is being driven by the NAGC, ...View More

MORI poll shows pupils identify parents as greatest influencers on their learning

MORI poll shows pupils identify parents as greatest influencers on their learning Pupils want to get active in the classroom according to Select Education sponsored poll London, UK, 21st May 2007 A MORI poll carried out by the Campaign for Learning and education recruitment specialists Select Education, reveals that secondary school pupils think they are influenced more by their parents than by their teachers when it comes to learning. The poll was conducted as part of Ipsos MORI's ...View More

Supply Teacher Of The Year Winner - Eddie Sarbeng

Supply Teacher Of The Year Eddie Sarbeng Nominated by Select Education, Reading Eddies prestigious award was announced officially by the Recruitment and employment Confederation at a ceremony at the House of Commons on June 6th. Eddie from Ghana has a background in teaching business studies and economics. But when he came to the UK in early 2005, he chose to teach in one of the more c...View More