78% of trust leaders surveyed say their trust is planning to grow this year Yet most say they have experienced barriers to growth including ‘reluctance of schools to academise’ (48%) and schools needing to prioritise dealing with the impact of COVID-19 (42%) Trust leaders’ growth plans driven by desire to ‘to allow more children to […]
In the UK, reading for pleasure is at an all-time low: in 2020, less than half of children and young people said they enjoy reading, according to the National Literacy Trust. Short Édition is on a mission to change that and will be at BETT show (stand NK31) to introduce the Short Story Cube, a […]
The world’s first International Baccalaureate (IB) special autism school building has officially opened its doors, enabling The Cavendish School to accept an additional 50 students this term in Years 3 – 7. The school, which started teaching in September 2021, was previously located in temporary accommodation at Girton Glebe Primary School with capacity […]
Impington Village College, on the outskirts of Cambridge, has been awarded the Gold Status School Mental Health Award by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools for the second time. This is in recognition of its continuous commitment to outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision for students and staff. The Carnegie […]
World Book Day celebrates 25 years This year the National Literacy Trust is celebrating World Book Day with over 100 partners to inspire and delight children with the wonder of books – including hundreds of businesses, publishers, booksellers and authors. This year will mark 25 years since the inception of World Book Day which was […]
Combines academic ‘catch up’ and mental wellbeing Schools choosing additional catch-up programmes Pupil-led support alongside tutoring Today (March 3rd) award-winning EdTech provider GLUU has spearheaded a taskforce of leading education partners to launch askOLA. The pioneering programme allows pupil-led learning with access to wellbeing support and saves teachers time by reducing […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of World Book Day, Year 6 children from Hillingdon Primary School in Uxbridge enjoyed a reception at No.10 Downing Street. At the 90-minute ‘I Am A Reader’ event, the children enjoyed a presentation from Rashmi Sirdeshpande (author of World Book Day £1 book Think Like a Boss: Discover the skills […]
Millions of young people across the UK are set to benefit from a unique schools’ programme that puts creativity and collaboration at the heart of learning, based on real-world examples. UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK is launching the programme designed to inspire young people, aged 4 to 19, with its creative projects showcasing collaborations across […]
London: 1st March 2022 AN exclusive event showcasing the new world of esports will be unveiled at Bett 2022, the global community meet-up for education technology, next month [March]. Esports @ Bett is a new feature hosted in association with the British Esports which will allow teachers, education leaders and parents to experience […]
Property compliance platform provider Crysp are continuing to grow, and have announced 25 recent contract wins with school clients. Crysp’s digital platform enables property managers to create a single view, real time picture of their compliance with building inspections, and health & safety legislation. Pete Mills, the founder of the firm, explains: “Crysp […]
