Making such an impact over the last few months, #BlackLivesMatter protests around the world have sparked a commitment among many individuals and organisations to educate themselves about Black history, heritage and culture this year.     Black History Month 2020 is a time to celebrate past contributions, present influences as well as future possibilities. Lots of institutions will recognise the work and efforts of significant black people across the world, throughout history and alive today.    The work of these pioneers can often go unnoticed or forgotten which is why B ..read more

  In February and March 2020 a global catastrophe affected education around the world in the form of coronavirus. Covid-19 resulted in schools around the world being completely shut down with 1.2 billion children in 186 different countries being left out of the classroom worldwide.  Within the UK in September, one in six secondary schools in the UK have been forced to send students home due to suspected COVID-19 cases, whilst 5% of primary schools are reported to have sent pupils home to prevent the spread of the disease says the Department for Education survey. Gavin Williamson, Ed ..read more

How does Online Tutoring work? Online tutoring works just as face-to-face tutoring does. Tutors work alongside academic institutions and curriculums to help pupils achieve their results and boost confidence. A tutor can review class assignments, discuss study goals and plan work times to assist the pupil in particular topics that are harder to grasp. Everything is the same online as with traditional tuition. The same format that has been used by teachers and mentors for years is unchanged just now accessed through a technological medium. In most cases of online tutoring the tutor and ..read more

News comes from down under about the re-introduction of the Marsupial back into the wild 3,000 years ago the Tasmanian Devils went extinct in the wild of Australia's mainland, conservationists are describing it as a 'historic step' in the life of the Australian eco-system.  Aussie Ark, along with a coalition of other conservation groups, revealed on Monday that they had released 26 of the carnivorous mammals into a 400-hectare (1,000-acre) sanctuary at Barrington Tops, just north of Sydney. Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, said the "historic" releases in July and Sep ..read more

The knighted BBC broadcaster has been the tranquil voice of nature documentary narration since the beginning of, well, nature documentaries! Attenborough set off to explore the globe in his twenties and has travelled over millions of miles to educate and present us the wonders of the natural world ever since. Attenborough is now 94, and throughout his long life, has watched the natural world wither before his eyes.  An ice-free Arctic, a global food production crisis, millions of people rendered homeless. Sir David Attenborough gives his witness statement and future predictions of L ..read more

Not yet.  Maybe tomorrow? In a bit… We’ve all tried to lay off some work at some point. So why is it so hard to stay productive and what effect does it have on our wellbeing? Studies have shown that getting started is the biggest barrier to productivity! Before starting, our brain visualises the hardest parts and therefore we tried to avoid real work by focusing on small mindless tasks. Ever heard of ego-depletion? Ego depletion refers to the idea that we have a limited pool of mental resources, that can get used up by our willpower. Our willpower is also considered a limited resource ..read more

How Airbus Is Revolutionising The Age Of Aviation Through Technology and Education A historic milestone occurred that is set to change the face of the aviation sector as a whole. It is regarded as the “most important transition this industry has ever seen”, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. Airbus has unveiled its new project in the creation of a trinity of the first zero-emission aircraft to reduce aviation's climate impact.  In order to do this, the European aerospace company is using hydrogen as an important technology pathway to achieve an ambition to bring zero-emission commercial air ..read more

Established by the Varkey Foundation, the Global Teacher Prize, in partnership with Unesco, is now in its sixth year. The 10 finalists are now announced for the prize draw later in the year. Included in those 10 is Jamie Frost, a grammar school maths teacher from Kingston upon Thames. Jamie is the only UK entrant to reach the top 10 out of 12'000 global applicants. Mr Frost has had many jobs in the past but he has always wanted to teach and feels most comfortable in a classroom. This is what Jamie said after his introductory week observing a classroom “Just when I was in the classroom in ..read more

Three new underground lakes have been detected around the South Pole of Mars. Liquid water is vital for life, so the finding will be of interest to researchers studying the potential for bio-systems elsewhere in the galaxy. Billions of years ago, water flowed in rivers and pooled in lakes on the Martian surface. But Mars has since lost much of its atmosphere, which means water can’t stay in liquid form on the surface today. The story comes after Italian scientists published their findings on Monday. Two years after research found, what was at the time, a possible underground lake. Since the ..read more

University students all over the country have felt let down, neglected, and ignored by the government’s decisions during the course of the coronavirus crisis.   students are unfortunately set out to pay full tuition fees even if their courses are taught online this year, the government has said. “We don’t believe students will be entitled to reimbursement if the quality is there,” universities minister Michelle Donelan said. “Students are really getting the quality, and they’re getting a course which is fit for purpose”, they would not get a discount on fees. It could hit those hardest w ..read more