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Sally Weale, an education correspondent for the Guardian, reports that there is a rise in home education in UK. Due to exacerbated budget cuts and recent changes to GCSE qualifications, there has been an increase . . .
If you are a fan of the American version of the British mockumentary starring Steve Carrell as the boss of fictional paper sales company Dunder Mifflin, then you can now read those exploits to your kids. NBC Unive . . .
Many teachers around the Globe use a variety of methods to try to help their students maintain calm and focus. This article from the Washington Post reports on one of those methods - meditation. What’s happ . . .
Hong Kong’s education authorities have allowed teachers at international schools to meet with students on campus to help them with coursework, despite the citywide closure of schools until at least March 16 . . .
As most already know, Hong Kong schools are now closed until March 16th, but according to this article in the SCMP a further extension of the closing date would see schools closed until Mid-April at the earliest. . . .
ChalkFace likes to report on efforts to make social media apps safer for children, so this article from the BBC caught our attention. TikTok is introducing a new "family safety mode" designed to give parents tigh . . .
Given the increased awareness and concern that the corona virus has given us in relation to the spread of harmful diseases, and as part of our ongoing effort to bring interesting articles to our readers about adva . . .
Chalkface is all in favor of any efforts to make education more affordable for people, so this call from Oxford University academics has our full support. Academics at Oxford University want to scrap a £75 . . .
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