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National charity launches Interfaith Week 2013 challenge

National charity launches Interfaith Week 2013 challenge – taking children on an exciting adventure of discovery to help them value the cultural diversity of modern BritainPrimary schools throughout the UK are being set a challenge by Interfaith Explorers, a UNESCO-endorsed free online primary educational learning resource, to celebrate Interfaith Week (17-23 November 2013) by getting involved in an exciting adventure of discovery - trying out a selection of activities from the website to win certificates and promote interfaith understanding to the wider British community. Designed to

Data analysis helps Academy drive up standards

Wiltshire secondary school chooses a data driven school improvement solution to improve results and maintain its Ofsted rating under the tougher new inspection frameworkThe national dip in English GCSE results in 2012 caused discussion across the UK – probably nowhere more so than at The John Bentley School in Calne, Wiltshire, where the adverse effect of the unexpected variability in grades, coupled with an impending Ofsted inspection using the tougher new framework, led the school to take immediate action. With commitment to its students already an overarching priority, John Bentley

How The Oldham Academy North became one of the top 100 most improved schools in UK for pupil progress

Celebrating success following promotion of leadership team’s vision and values to improve teaching and learning throughout the school communityWith its ‘good’ Ofsted rating under the tougher new inspection framework, a sparkling new £18m state of the art building and praise from by the Department for Education for being among the top 100 most improved schools in the UK for pupil progress, The Oldham Academy North is riding high.  Yet just three years ago the picture was far less rosy and the turnaround has been fast and dramatic. The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) replaced The Grange School,

Discovery Primary School helps children to navigate, respect and value the cultural diversity of modern Britain using Interfaith Explorers

Charity that promotes interfaith understanding has powerful impact on pressured Peterborough primary schoolThe Discovery Primary School in Peterborough is one of the best places in the UK to see at firsthand how school children navigate the diverse cultural terrain of modern Britain. Helping its pupils to respect and value religious and cultural diversity has been a key objective for the school  as its student population has increased over the past few years, reflecting Peterborough’s new migrant communities who have been drawn to the city in recent years. Becoming three-form entry in

R. J. Mitchell Primary School in Havering to receive International School Award for school improvement

After moving from the brink of closure eight years ago to producing great results now, R. J. Mitchell Primary School in Hornchurch Essex will receive an international award at 11am on Wednesday 13 February from EdisonLearning, specialist in school improvement strategies and supportR. J. Mitchell Primary School, a community school with 200 pupils, was under threat of closure and had received a low “satisfactory” rating from OFTSED. But after teaming up with EdisonLearning in 2007, the school is now among the best schools in the Havering area, achieving 97% in both English and mathematics.

EdisonLearning and Maimonides Foundation’s Interfaith Explorers Learning Resource supported by UNESCO

Founder of the Maimonides Foundation, Professor Khalili, has been appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of peace among nations through culture and education. The designation comes after the Maimonides Foundation’s collaboration with school improvement experts EdisonLearning on the free Interfaith Explorers learning resource (interfaithexplorers.com), which promotes harmony and understanding between the three Abrahamic Faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. When addressing Professor Khalili at the designation ceremony, The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova,

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