Digital learning event was hosted at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum yesterday Teachers from some of the UK’s leading digital schools gathered at Birmingham’s Thinktank Science Museum yesterday, to explore the very latest ideas for using education technology in the classroom. Hosted by Discovery Education, ‘Day of Discovery’ saw teachers gather at the award-winning museum, as […]
RSM is warning Academy Trusts they run the risk of penalties if they fail to comply with new rules on company ownership disclosure which came into force in April. The new regulations require most UK companies and charitable companies, including Academy Trusts, to keep a register of those people who own or have significant control […]
Virtual field trip will mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and be broadcast to schools worldwide on 22 April Schools around the world are being invited to tune in to a unique digital broadcast next week, as part of global celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Discovery Education, one […]
Leading educational resources and learning solutions provider EPSL Educational Printing has revitalised its branding and communications to provide greater support to schools and colleges. The company has invested in a new e-commerce website with a range of features to help customers quickly and easily access its products and services. An enhanced user-experience for placing orders […]
Rushed reforms to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) have the potential to place disadvantaged students at significant risk if implemented, Randstad Student Support has warned. New minimum requirements introduced through the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF), could leave vulnerable students without the necessary support as many support workers will be unable to register to work with new […]
The Civic hosts a special evening session on Wednesday 20 April to celebrate 70 years of the Co-operative Barnsley Youth Music & Drama Festival. Taking place at Emmanuel Church from Monday 18 April to Friday 22 April, the week-long annual festival showcases the talents of hundreds of young drama and music enthusiasts from Barnsley […]
Internationally renowned company Northern Ballet delivered free creative workshops at four Primary Schools in the Barnsley area, ahead of their new ballet for children at The Civic in April. Earlier this year, The Civic contacted schools throughout Barnsley to offer a free half-day creative workshop based on Northern Ballet’s new production, Tortoise & The […]
As the London Marathon gets ready to celebrate its millionth finisher, UK charity Kids Run Free invites schools to get their pupils active and healthy with Kids’ Marathon. UK primary schools now have the opportunity to join the next phase of Kids’ Marathon, the innovative programme that has been praised by the 40 schools […]
Kortext, the UK’s leading digital textbooks platform, has unveiled the first phase of its integration with Microsoft which aims to give students much greater choice over their digital reading materials. As part of the programme, Kortext has integrated its digital textbook software into the Microsoft Office 365 cloud-based platforms, which have been adopted by […]
Macmillan Cancer Support and Inmotion Sport have announced the launch of ‘Young Rushers’ – part of their Adrenaline Rush series of urban obstacle races that children over the age of 14 will be able to take part in, when entering with a responsible adult. A 5k ‘Young Rushers’ race will take place in the afternoon […]
