Teach Secondary 13.7

PLAYSTATION 5 PRO YourY8s have been speaking about it in hushedwhispers.That ECTwith the trendy hair has been thinking about howmany nights out they’ll have to forego before they can afford one.One what?Why, one PlayStation 5 Pro, that’s what. For those leading lives that rarely intersect with themediumof interactive entertainment, the PlayStation 5 is Sony’s latest video game console, and themarket leader when it comes to the graphics- pushing state of the art (though the bestselling console overall remains Nintendo’s comparatively underpowered, yet widely beloved Switch). Four years on from its initial release, Sony has now unveiledwhat’s termed a ‘mid-generation refresh’ for the PS5 – a technically superior ‘Pro’model that plays all the same games, but more smoothly, and at a higher fidelity. Reactions fromplayers and the press to the PS5 Pro’s impending release, though, have been somewhat... mixed. Its superior graphical abilities will indeed ensure that games play at more consistent framerates and look even better. But PS5 games already look pretty great as it is.Those graphical improvements will require super whizzyTVs to really be felt – and it’ll cost you extra over the £699(!!!) retail price for a separately sold external drive before it can play PS5 games off discs bought fromshops, rather than download purchases alone. That ECTwith the trendy hair’s still prepared to lead amonk-like existence in order to bag one, though… Thinkofanumber... ONE FOR THE WALL “Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo and to seek new potential” AiWeiwei Teach Secondary ’s digest of the latest goings-on in the profession... The newsletter What arewe talking about? Pride Groups Who is it for? LGBT+ school and college students and allies BEAT THE BUDGET The UNINFORMED teacher’s guide to… WHAT THEY SAID “We would see children walking into school with their phones out, glued to their screens, and in lessons children were distracted. That is gone.” Dale Barrowclough, headteacher of ForgeValley School, speaking to BBCRadio Sheffield on the school’s banning of smartphones, portable devices and headphones from its premises 60% of parents to children with SEND state that extra support from their school or LA would help them remain economically active Source: Research carried out by the charity Support SEND Kids What’s on offer? Downloadable resources (icebreakers, posters, guides), online training and support to assist teachers with setting up a Pride Group within their school. Howmight teachers use the resources? Run by the charityJust Like Us, the Pride Group programme sees participating schools set up clubs for LGBT+ students and allies, so that school environments can bemade safer andmore supportive for LGBT+ students who are statisticallymore likely to experience bullying frompeers. Where is it available? justlikeus.org 25.2% of UK teens report experiencing low life satisfaction Source: ‘Good Childhood Report’ 2024 produced by The Children’s Society 42% of 8- to 18-year-olds feel apprehensive about moving into a new school year Source: Censuswide survey of 3,004 parents commissioned by Bupa 86% of parents cite cost as the reason for their child not having access to a laptop Source: Survey by the Digital PovertyAlliance “Is this the Mario one?” DON’T SAY DO SAY “60fps with ray tracing? I’m in.” 06 teachwire.net/secondary