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Micro:bit Educational Foundation and Nominet launch micro:bit classroom

…part of a new free educational platform to help teachers teach computing with purpose… With funding from Nominet, the Micro:bit Educational Foundation has released a free comprehensive educational platform to empower every teacher to deliver creative digital projects and computing lessons The platform includes micro:bit classroom, a unique tool that makes managing and reviewing students’ […]

Bradford school revamps reading areas in time for World Book Day

Primary Academy in Queensbury provides new inclusive areas for children to learn Shibden Head Primary Academy has overhauled its pupils reading areas ahead of World Book Day which is set to take place on Thursday 5 March 2020. The new facilities have been designed to include comfortable, inviting spaces for children to spend time solo […]

Support for bereaved Armed Forces schoolchildren under trailblazing initiative from charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers

A project which supports bereaved Armed Forces schoolchildren been officially launched at a special event at the House of Lords (held on the evening of Tuesday 25th February). Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to providing integral support to hundreds of children and young people across the UK who have lost a parent who […]

Smashing stereotypes: 3M and British Science Association join forces to celebrate everyday scientists this British Science Week

From Artificial Intelligence to mixology, new campaign aims to illustrate the diversity of science and scientists and help more people engage (London, 25 February 2020) The British Science Association (BSA) today announced that it is partnering with science-based technology company 3M on a new campaign to tackle stereotypes in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), […]

Academy Transformation Trust appoints IMP Software to provide MAT budgeting system

Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), comprising of 22 primary and secondary academies and one further education college in the Midlands, East of England and South East, has purchased IMP Software’s MAT budgeting system to support its move to centralisation. From March, ATT will switch from its existing budgeting software to IMP Planner, which provides one unified […]

New feedback tool launched to identify and improve teacher wellbeing

Developed by leading education specialists and psychologists, this edtech tool is specifically tailored to understand and improve staff wellbeing and retention In a drive to improve engagement and address teacher wellbeing, a new edtech tool for teachers has been launched to provide continual feedback loops which can be used to identify the pressures school staff […]

WARRINGTON SCHOOLS JOIN FORCES TO USE RUGBY LEAGUE TO TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION

25 February 2020 Four schools in Warrington have come together to create cross-curricular primary school education resources for the Rugby League World Cup 2021’s education programme.  Oakwood Avenue Community Primary School, Woolston Community Primary School, Croft Primary School and Gorse Covert Primary School – who form the ‘One Community Trust’ – are developing the free-to-use […]

Sportsafe leading the way with ground-breaking accredited inspection

Sportsafe has become the first organisation to be accredited by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020:2012 for the inspection of Physical Education, sports, gymnastic, cardio vascular, resistance and outdoor playground equipment. The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body for the United Kingdom. UKAS is recognised […]