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New Directions Education – Echoing Estyn Sentiments with CPD

28th June 2018

A report by the office of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales – Estyn has today reported that the quality of teaching in schools improves when staff are working in an environment where they are trusted and supported. The report identifies that environments in which schools allow their teachers to learn are […]

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Clearing the way for Newport Forest School

19th June 2018

A leading education recruitment team swapped the comfort of their desks for a day to help clear the way for a Newport school’s forest classroom. Four staff from the award-winning Cardiff business were invited by Kim Fisher, Deputy Headteacher of Crindau Primary School to roll up their sleeves and get to one-to-one with nature to […]

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National Recruiter Opens State-of-the-Art Training Suite

On Thursday 14th June 2018 New Directions Education formally opened their fully equipped training suite as part of their continued commitment to their schools, colleges and candidates across South Wales. New Directions who are the ‘managed service provider’ of staff to the education community throughout Wales made the move in a bid to support the […]

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Benefits of outdoor learning

13th June 2018

We’re sure you can all remember a time when we were younger, running through the woods, jumping in puddles, swinging precariously from trees discovering new and exciting things on our adventures. We enjoyed the rare school trip once or twice a year where we would visit sea aquariums, museums or zoos. For most of us […]

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School Dinners Around the World

12th June 2018

In the UK for years school dinners have been subject to mockery, campaigns to create a healthier culture and many a playground school rhyme. Our team decided to investigate how we shape up against the rest of the world. We were, at times shocked with what we discovered. In an attempt to make ourselves feel […]

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The 100 legendary women who could be the first to be immortalised

31st May 2018

We would like to wish a huge congratulations to one of our very own Learning Support Assistants, Martha Musonza Holman, founder of Love Zimbabwe charity and Love Zimbabwe CIC who has made the shortlist of 100 legendary welsh women who could be made into Cardiff’s first female statute. The list is made up of 50 […]

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Spring Attendance Winners

22nd May 2018

We were recently invited to one of the schools we work within Liverpool, to present to the lucky winner of the spring attendance prize draw. Kerry one of our account managers from the Wirral office attended St Margaret Mary’s Infants Catholic Primary School to present the lucky winner with £50 worth of Chester Zoo vouchers […]

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Rise in weapon attacks in the UK; are our schools safe?

14th May 2018

Gang warfare is rife in the UK, especially in London with 50 plus killings so far this year. The steady rise in knife and gun attacks is in direct correlation to this is and has been increasing year-on-year, finally reaching a boiling point in January 2018. This seems to be having a detrimental effect on […]

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Inspirational Author Meets Cowbridge Pupils

11th May 2018

On Thursday 10th May 2018 our team made a very special visit to Cowbridge Comprehensive School in the Vale of Glamorgan. We are honoured to have author and New Directions Business Development Officer, Peter Cornelious as part of our team. Peter, alongside colleagues met with a very impressive year 8 group of around 200 pupils […]