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The Academy Award goes to…Justine Greening MP

Posted on March 22, 2017May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Do you wish that the focus of accountability measures within schools is broader than just progress and academic achievement? Well, be careful what you wish for because it might just be about to happen.

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Support needed for development of new Trailblazer Apprenticeship

Posted on March 6, 2017May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Apprenticeship Levy payments are due to start next month and we are asking colleagues who recognise the value of Evolve Health Mentors to show their support for the development of a new Trailblazer Apprenticeship that will further enhance their training.

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The Apprenticeship Levy (aka The Eleventh Commandment)

Posted on January 9, 2017May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Thou shalt pay HMRC 0.5% of your wage bill to invest in apprenticeship training from April 2017 if: (*) Your annual wage bill exceeds £3m (**) You are based in England (***) It is spent within 24 months (****) It is used for Government-approved courses (*****) You use Government-endorsed training providers

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Talking Robots, Ice Desserts and Shining Stars

Posted on December 22, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Do you want a trip to Kuala Lumpur in two weeks time to attend an entrepreneurial conference to help inform Malaysian government strategy?

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How to sell a preventative health intervention to the experts

Posted on December 12, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Presenting to a group of health experts at the Henry Wellcome Auditorium at the Wellcome Collection in London was a little daunting. If I had been talking to a group of headteachers or educationalists about health and wellbeing instead, it would have been a very different proposition. After all, I have been doing that for the past 15 years.

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We need a broader plan for our children’s future

Posted on November 16, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Evolve Managing Director John Bishop supports recommendations from a recent report that calls for a greater focus on children’s mental health in schools and a new approach to how children’s services are funded by the Departments for Health and Education.

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What I accidentally learnt last week

Posted on November 7, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

Laughter helps learning, why every school needs charcoal powder and what a cwtch is. These are all things that I learnt last week at a School Wellbeing Workshop that we hosted in three schools in Cardiff, Birmingham and Nottingham.

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Wales are showing England how to care and educate children properly

Posted on May 17, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

I have twice had the privilege of hearing Professor Graham Donaldson of Glasgow University - a former teacher and head of the Scottish Inspectorate - outline his views about education and am encouraged at how closely his thinking is aligned with our ethos at Evolve.

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Boost children’s lifelong health and wellbeing with the PE and Sport Premium

Posted on May 10, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

The recent doubling of the PE and Sport Premium for primary schools to £320 million a year from September 2017 gives headteachers welcome scope to increase the quality and breadth of PE provision.

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How to solve our teacher recruitment crisis

Posted on April 19, 2016May 7, 2017 by John Bishop

The desperate shortage of teaching staff is a real challenge facing schools that is spiralling out of control. It is the deepest crisis that I have experienced during my 20 years of solving challenges within our education system.

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