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School makes move to £5.2m facility

SUNDERLAND students are jumping for joy after making the move into a new £5.2m facility, funded and designed by Sunderland City Council and built by Esh Construction. Willow Wood Primary School, which replaces the former Willow Fields Community Primary School in Witherwack, has opened its doors to 168 three to 11-year olds, having been completed […]

DISCOVERY EDUCATION ESPRESSO LAUNCHES NEW FEATURES TO ENGAGE PUPILS WITH DIGITAL CONTENT EVERYDAY

Discovery Education today announced new features and enhancements to its award-winning primary school learning platform, Discovery Education Espresso. The latest updates combine dynamic new tools with the amazing, timely content teachers have come to know and love, giving educators new ways to seamlessly create exciting and engaging learning activities every day. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose […]

New Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Teaching School Hub officially opens to support teacher professional development

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Teaching School Hub, one of 87 Hubs selected by the Government in a £65 million investment to provide high-quality professional development to teachers and leaders in England, has officially opened.   Back in February, it was announced by the Department for Education (DfE) that Histon and Impington Junior School, part of Cambridge […]

NEW Game-Embedded Teaching maths app is proving that short bursts of learning is optimal for academic progress in maths

Swedish maths app Count on Me! based on science + technology is now available in the UK      Akribian, a Swedish education technology start-up, is spearheading the way in which children learn maths through short adventure game-based learning which helps children retain information and encourages long term academic success. Its first product Count on me! is a maths app for children aged 6-9 years based on a new concept of Game-Embedded Teaching (GET) which involves a unique combination of science and game design to encourage children to discover the magic of mathematics and accelerate their learning.  The development of Count on me! […]

New start, old problems: Two-fifths of British schools report above average NO2 levels in 2021. London ranks top for bad air, deprived areas suffer the most.

Schools: The air pollution levels around 41% of British schools have higher than average NO2 levels caused by car and factory pollutants Regional impact: Larger numbers British schools struggle to manage NO2 standards, London remains top ranked for worst air pollution.  Economic divide: Schools in socially deprived areas are more susceptible to higher levels of […]

Enjoy the adventure with Biff & Chip on CBeebies this autumn

Join the famous siblings Biff, Chip and Kipper for joyful adventures and plenty of laughs in new family-friendly CBeebies show, Biff & Chip.   Building on the world and characters from the iconic Biff, Chip & Kipper books from the Oxford Reading Tree Series, and with all new stories written exclusively for the show, this […]