After India gained independence in 1947, the first Educational Minister had a vision of a country with centralized governmental control over education, and with a uniform educational system available to all children. Today, an estimated 80% of all primary education facilities for pupils up to the age of14 are government run or sponsored. Unfortunately, a

There are considerable educational benefits to children’s teamwork exercises – but don’t tell them that! The reality is, by providing a group of children with a challenge to work with, they may improve communication, leadership and problem solving skills – but as far as they know, they’ll just be having a whole lot of fun.

If your job involves teaching children you will know how difficult it can be. For starters their attention spans can be on the short side, leaving you to try and connect with them very quickly indeed. In days gone by teachers had just some chalk and a blackboard to help them show children ideas and