2012/13 GCSE results: an infographic
The latest breakdowns for this year’s GCSE results released by the Department for Education reveal a small decrease in the number of children achieving 5 GCSE’s A*-C (including English and maths), but...
View Article2012/13 A-level results: an infographic
The latest breakdowns for this year’s A-level released by the Department for Education reveal that 20% of all students aged 16-19 achieved at least AAB grades. However, this varies greatly by type of...
View ArticleOfqual’s Annual Qualifications Market Report 2013: Key Points
By Martin Adams, Senior Business Analyst at RM Assessment & Data. Didn’t have time to read all 114 pages of Ofqual’s Annual Qualifications Market Report when it came out in September? Never fear –...
View ArticleWhy schools shouldn’t ban Facebook – RM launches free e-safety resources site...
When we ask schools about their ICT priorities, e-safety consistently tops the list. Not surprising when you consider that e-safety now forms part of Ofsted’s inspection and that one in every 12...
View ArticleOnline Safety and Inspection
Ken Corish, Online Safety Manager, South West Grid for Learning and Safer Internet Centre Esafety is one of those areas of safeguarding that never seems desperately important until things go belly-up;...
View ArticleSponsored and Converted Academies: Trends by Sector
For the first time this November, there are more sponsored primary academies open in England than sponsored secondary academies. Nevertheless, the proportion of primary schools that are sponsored...
View ArticleNine Steps to E-Safety
As you well know, e-safety is more than a tick-box exercise. Sustained action is essential to embed e-safety into the culture and values of a school. But a checklist is a good place to start, so...
View ArticleFree e-safety helpline for teachers – from the UK Safer Internet Centre
I am delighted to have been asked to write a guest blog for RM Education. My name is Laura and I manage the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, part of the UK Safer Internet Centre. The POSH helpline...
View ArticleWhy pupils suffering homophobic bullying have an added hurdle
A guest blog from Teresa Hughes, General Manager at Securus Software and child protection consultant Last week, schools across the country marked Anti-Bullying Week with special assemblies, lessons and...
View ArticleCase Study: How E-Safe monitoring can help schools safeguard students
Manor High School is a convertor Academy with approximately 900 students aged between 10 and 14 (KS2 and KS3). Assistant Head Teacher, Ian Wilson, shares the story of how E-Safe’s monitoring system...
View ArticleThe five key e-safety questions to ask your students
Enabling students to take full advantage of technology and preparing them for the real world, while providing a safe environment, is a tricky balancing act. You might be tempted to go for locked-down...
View ArticleWhy parents need to step up to the e-safety challenge
It’s the final week of our e-safety series and this week we are focusing on how parents can help their children stay safe online. We are delighted to welcome back Ken Corish, Online Safety Manager...
View ArticleFree e-safety guide for parents – a Christmas present from school!
Parents play a crucial role in e-safety education, but may be unsure where to start when it comes to keeping their children safe online. The bewildering world of social media and tragic stories in the...
View ArticleEducation Policy in 2013 – Part 1: Curriculum and Accountability
This is the first in a summary series looking back on some of the key policy announcements in education in 2013, and begins by looking at curriculum and accountability. It’s been a busy year and...
View ArticleEducation Policy in 2013 – Part 2: Funding
This is the second part in my series looking back at the policy and funding announcements of 2013, and focuses on school funding; both in terms of overall national funding and in terms of some of the...
View ArticleEducation in 2013 – Part 3: Academies and Free Schools
This is the third and final part in my series looking back at education in 2013, and focuses on academies and free schools in England. Academies (click here) As of December 2013, there were 3,522...
View ArticleRM Books leads a Social Reading Revolution
RM Books is revolutionising the way teaching and learning takes place with a ground-breaking new two-way social reading experience, which will launch in the Summer term 2014. The new two-way reading...
View ArticleInvolving your stakeholders in creating your e-safety policy
Your e-safety policy applies to all members of your learning environment, including staff, students/pupils, volunteers, parents/carers, visitors and community users; anyone who has access to and are...
View ArticleEducation debate explores the future of ICT in teaching and learning
As a strategic partner with the Association of Colleges and School Leaders (ASCL) RM Education hosted a mini debate at BETT 2014 focused on the use of ICT in schools and colleges, with discussion led...
View ArticleUpdates on Infant Free School Meals
Following the publication of the School Food Plan in the summer of 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced free school lunches for all infant children in the hope that they would give every...
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