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Boys in skirts, girls in trousers

30th April 2018

Should children wear school uniforms? And if so should schools be more flexible in what they wear? In today’s society of gender fluid, trans, gay, hetro individuals why not let boys wear skirts and girls wear trousers? Many schools in the UK have faced recent backlash over the strict rules they enforced on school uniforms. […]

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Cardiff City Putting the Community in their Foundation Day

24th April 2018

On Saturday 21st April 2018 I have the privilege of attending the Cardiff City Foundation Day at Cardiff City Stadium. The event was a celebration of all the foundation had delivered to their communities over the past year. It was followed by a ‘must-win’ game for the Bluebirds against Nottingham Forest. New Directions Education has […]

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How to create the perfect revision timetable

17th April 2018

Whatever you are revising for it is good to set out a plan of action; set times and amount of revision, give yourself goals and rewards. Plan early Preparation is key! Create reminders in your phone of your revision times or setup a calendar on the wall; use something that you will look at every […]

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How’s your sign language?

10th April 2018

There are an estimated 11 million people in the UK who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Every country has its own sign language. Here in the UK most people use British Sign Language (BSL) which is not simply the English language with hand signs, it has its own grammar and sentence construction. So, whist […]

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Lesson Planning Tips: Make An Impact in Every Lesson

9th April 2018

Lesson planning can be one of the most time-consuming aspects of a teaching role. To help try to shorten this process we have gathered some useful tips to help you properly plan and execute innovative lessons every time: Who are you planning for? Before you even begin to plan, you have to understand who you […]

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So you think your school run is bad?

27th March 2018

We are all guilty of having a moan about the school run journey. During which we are constantly getting stuck in traffic or undergoing issues with the public transport causing our travel time to nearly double and making us late for the rest of the day. The change in weather can also have a huge […]

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New Directions Attends Learning Partnership Event in Cardiff.

New Directions Education recently had the pleasure of attending and exhibiting at the Learning Partnership Wales event at St David’s hotel. The session was aimed primarily at Headteachers with focus on the theme – Facing the Future with confidence, courage and creativity. Delegates enjoyed discussion from two keynote speakers – Floyd Woodrow MBE DCM, a […]

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Our commitment to continuous professional development continues…

22nd March 2018

New Directions Education works to align support to our candidates and clients beyond the recruitment service we offer. We are dedicated to the development of our staff and we want to ensure that the schools we work with benefit from the best supply across the UK. Howard Burge, National Director for our organisation explains more: […]

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Dolls are for girls and Lego is for boys

When we were younger we all had naive ideals of what we wanted to be when we grew up; Astronaut, Famous Footballer, Cowboy or Fairy Princess. As we got older our dreams would probably change slightly to; Doctor, Engineer, Policeman or Scientist. But how much were our decisions affected by the stereotypical environment we grew […]