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Extinct Animals, How Much Do You know?

12th February 2018

1. True or False? In 1914, the last passenger pigeon died in captivity at Cincinnati Zoo. 2. Which two reasons make grey squirrels dangerous to endangered red squirrels? a) They attack them and eat them b) They eat the acorns first and carry a disease that kills them 3 True or False? A dire wolf’s […]

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Safer Internet Day 2018 – A Guide from New Directions Education #SID208

6th February 2018

Introduction – Howard Burge, National Director, New Directions Education – Safer Internet Day I have had the privilege of working in close partnership with schools and colleges across England and Wales for over 15 years. In that time the technological advances that have revolutionised how we communicate have been, quite simply incredible. On the most […]

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Work Experience – the good tips guide

Work experience is almost every young persons rite of passage in the UK. It’s an opportunity for students to essentially ‘try-before-you-buy’ and add a little experience to their CV in an ever changing competitive employment landscape. In this article we offer some top tips for people embarking upon work experience. We will explore how to […]

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Swimming as a Life Skill in Schools

5th February 2018

Swimming is often described as a ‘life skill’. Swimming and water safety is currently included within the national curriculum (in England), with the objective being that all children should be able to leave primary school with the ability to swim and how to stay safe in the water. Source: Swim England. Swim England also reports […]

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Where will your next story take you….

Today New Directions Educations is celebrating the 206th birthday of Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens was one of the greatest literary artists of the 19thcentury and is still beloved today by many. Charles Dickens was born Charles John Huffam Dickens on February 7th 1812, in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England. At just 12 years […]

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Back to School – a blog about sleeping Zzzzz

2nd February 2018

With January behind us, we are well on the way to getting 2018 in to some sort of routine. The chaos of Christmas and the festivities are but a distant memory as we hurtle to the first half term of the calendar year. But how adjusted are you and the children you know in dealing […]

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Romilly Primary School Lifts 2018 Football Cup

24th January 2018

The Annual Cardiff City Community Foundation and New Directions Education Football Tournament finished yesterday in a nail biting final. 153 teams played over a total of five days throughout December and January. Romilly Primary School and George Street fought in the final match. It was a very close game with both teams playing tremendously well, […]

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Community Spirit is High with The Croeserw Primary School Christmas Concert

16th January 2018

One of our Account Managers for Primary Education, Anna Powell, recently had the pleasure of being invited to attend Croeserw Primary School’s Annual Christmas Concert. Croeserw Primary is located in the village of Croeserw in the county of Port Talbot, standing on top of a hillside in the Afan Valley, with splendid views across the […]

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Finding your passion: Are you taking care of your mental wellbeing?

12th January 2018

New Directions has always prided itself on its employment of diverse candidates. Our candidates come in all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life, with a wide variety of interests and extracurricular hobbies. We are always intrigued to find out what our candidates are passionate about outside of the classroom. In the past we […]