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The Ultimate How-To Guide on Planning a School Trip

Print your customisable school trip planning timeline. When you start planning your annual school trip, the task lists and deadlines can feel overwhelming. At The Learning Adventure, we help you through the whole process – use our guide’s printable resource below as your own customisable timeline to help get you organised. Scroll down to get […]

Using payment-over-time models to enhance learning experiences

Boris Johnson has confirmed that school budgets will increase by over £7 billion per year by 2022. This is a very welcome increase although many in the education sector are treating the announcement with caution. This is understandable given previous budget cuts, political instability and the fact that schools are having to fund most of […]

HISTORY® LAUNCHES WEEKLY SCHOOLS PROGRAMMING BLOCK

This September, HISTORY® launched History Lessons, a new programming initiative designed to help 11 to 16-year-olds learn more about the historic periods and themes they are studying in school. The programming strand, which started on 7th September, is aimed at Key Stage 3 and GCSE pupils and broadcasts from 8am to 10am every Saturday morning. […]

How tech can assist in schools

The traditional chalk and blackboard approach is long gone from classrooms across the nation, as education continues to evolve in line with new technologies. In fact, the UK government has recently confirmed an investment of £10m to advance upon existing technology measures in our schools. So, how will this change the nature of education, and […]

This year’s Pensions Tax Grab is underway!

Are you a well-paid doctor, teacher, civil servant, judge, armed forces personnel or other public sector worker?  Are you about to get tax grabbed from your pension? Thousands of doctors, teachers, civil servants, judges, armed forces personnel and other public sector workers have been caught by swinging tax charges from HMRC– all because of the […]

In2ScienceUK announces new partnership pilot with Royal Society

Initiative will widen participation and increase diversity in STEM among disadvantaged and underrepresented groups London – In2ScienceUK, a non-profit which exists to improve social mobility and diversity in STEM among students from low-income households, has announced a one-year pilot partnership with the Royal Society which will see students participate in STEM work placements with the […]

Workfinder connects almost 200 young women with STEM work experience on Ada Lovelace Day

Female sixth form students inspired to explore science and tech careers by leading women at RBS, DeepMind, Snap Inc, Microsoft and more London, 8th October 2019 – Workfinder, the platform built to inspire the next generation and create a pipeline of talent to drive the UK’s most ambitious growth companies, is today hosting an event at the Francis Crick Institute for 186 female sixth form students in celebration […]

Samsung Launches Unique Educational Experience to Prepare Young People for the Workplace of the Future

LONDON, UK – October, 2019: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today launches a new educational experience – Not a School – which brings young people together to address pressing issues and create solutions, whilst learning vital skills needed for the workplace of the future that will be transformed by rapid innovations in technology. The UK initiative […]

Teachers Revealed as the Original Influencers

New research shows that teachers are considered more influential than social media stars They may not boast millions of Instagram followers like YouTuber, Joe Suggs, and are unlikely to be as famous as the youngest member of the Kardashian clan, Kylie, but new research out today (7 October) has found that teachers are the ultimate, Original […]