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International Focus: Teaching Abroad – Vital or voluntary?

27th May 2014

The English language has become a medium for international communication in the fields of science, business and art and to meet its growth in use, many graduates have taken the step to temporarily move abroad in order to gain experience in a new and challenging learning environment. However, with more and more prospective and experienced […]

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Bob Meier – The role of the Safeguarding Officer

With a breadth of experience that easily spans 43 years, Bob Meier has dedicated his entire working life to Education. Whether through his position as Deputy Head in Bassaleg Comprehensive School; his 40 years as a senior youth worker; or through his role as Headteacher in both Ferndale Community School and Newport High School, Bob’s […]

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Teacher Development: Promoting Positive Behaviour in the Classroom

At times, teaching can be a challenging and perplexing profession – but at its best, seeing and reaping the undisputable rewards provides unbeatable moments of magic. As summer draws closer, classrooms invariably get hotter and children become more excitable. Unfortunately, it is at times like this when some pupils can become agitated and disruptive, waiting […]

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Employee Employee of the Month – April 2014 – Well Done Gareth Wright!

23rd May 2014

New Directions Education in Wrexham would like to congratulate Gareth Wright, who has been awarded “Employee of the Month” for his outstanding performance during the month of April. Gareth was nominated because he is extremely reliable, hard-working and popular with staff. Matt Davies, Account Manager at New Directions Education in Wrexham was pleased to hear […]

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Inspirational Teaching Awards – Shortlist Announced

22nd May 2014

New Directions Education is proud to announce the hotly anticipated shortlist of nominees for the annual Inspirational Teaching Awards 2014. After a very difficult afternoon of discussions, the shortlist has now been released in preparation for the awards ceremony to be held on 20th June 2014 at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff. Speaking […]

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Llanishen High School is One in a Million

19th May 2014

Llanishen High School has today become the one millionth customer of supply teaching agency, New Directions Education. The school made a booking for a cover supply teacher last week and hit the one millionth day booked for the agency. Established in 1999, New Directions Education fast became the largest recruitment and training provider throughout Wales. […]

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New Directions Education and Liverpool ECHO School Awards 2014

13th May 2014

On May 7th 2014 the Liverpool Echo launched their first ever Schools Awards in conjunction with New Directions Education. The competition will acknowledge the first class work going on schools across the region. The awards are open to all schools in the area with 10 categories for individuals to nominate in. Entries can come from […]

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Be one in a million and win an iPad

New Directions Education is excited to announce that we will be filling our one millionth day in May 2014. This means that since New Directions Education opened in 1999, we have filled one million supply cover days. From Teachers to Teaching Assistants, Caretakers to Cooks – we have worked closely with the education sector in […]

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Inspirational Teacher Award Winner 2008 Jonathan Bussy Interview

1st May 2014

New Directions Education recently met with Inspirational Teacher Award winner Jonathan Bussy to talk about his experiences since winning in 2008. Here Jonathan tells us about his own journey and why anyone considering it should submit a nomination before the deadline of 9th May 2014. How long have you been teaching? Altogether I have been […]