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March 1st – Secondary School offer day: Expert shares tips on supporting Children through transition to secondary school
March 1st marks National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to. School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions –between...
How Education IT Departments Need to Learn from Their Students – It’s All in the Apps By Justin Reilly, CEO at Impero Software
In the wake of the digital boom that echoed out from the pandemic era, schools have steadily been coming to grips with how to operate in a reality where devices are far more ubiquitous in classrooms than ever before, and classes are forced to...
BBC Bitesize survey suggests doctor is teens’ top career choice and NHS is preferred employer, but highlights socio-economic gap in confidence
Doctor claims top spot as teens’ No. 1 career NHS takes the lead as the top employer choice, edging out tech giants Medicine dominates teens’ career preferences as teens deem medicine as the most vital sector Nurse also ranks in...
Llandeilo Primary School’s rollout of free school meals helps fight food waste with innovative new scheme
The Welsh Government’s rollout of Universal Primary Free School Meals alongside the Curriculum for Wales has helped a school’s community develop healthy habits and help fight food waste. Llandeilo Primary School launched the ‘Bocs Bwyd Llandeilo’...
50 Finalists Unveiled: BBC 500 Words Competition Heads to Buckingham Palace
The competition’s Grand Final is taking place at Buckingham Palace with Luke Evans and Olivia Dean confirmed as celebrity readers BBC 500 Words unveils the 50 young finalists of the UK’s most celebrated children’s...
Hay Festival unveils free schools programme for Hay-on-Wye edition, 23-24 May 2024
Hay Festival Global has announced the free schools programme to open the spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, which takes place 23 May-2 June 2024. The schools programme brings together writers and young readers for a series of inspiring interactive...
For over 20 years and one of BookTrust’s flagship programmes, Letterbox Club has helped thousands of children with reading and numeracy and introduced them to the joy of reading.
Children aged 3-13 experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage, those who are looked after or previously looked after, enjoy their expertly curated parcels that are shown to have a positive impact on their reading habits. Of the children...
Winners of Voices 2024 writing competition for children in care revealed at awards hosted by Peter Capaldi
On Saturday 17 February, charity Coram Voice announced the winners of Voices 2024, its national writing competition for children in care and young care leavers, at a ceremony hosted in London by actor Peter Capaldi...
Wall Street English launches its first practice product to continue expanding its world-leading English education
Speak+ allows its users to improve their English fluency with flexible, intensive speaking classes Wall Street English, the leading global supplier of hybrid English language education, has launched Speak+, their innovative online...
Superfast multi-gigabit digital network to supercharge teaching and learning across the capital
John Jackson, CEO, LGfL-The National Grid for Learning Free internet connection for disadvantaged families Multi-gigabit network across the nation to follow Schools, communities and homes across the capital are set to reap the benefits...
New free resource supports schools to meet the needs of SEND pupils facing bereavement
Just launched, the informative, free online resource Bereavement and pupils with SEND, from leading charities, LGfL – the National Grid for Learning and Child Bereavement UK, provides insights and strategies for both mainstream, and special...
School safeguarding provider shortlisted in national Digital Leaders Impact Award for its pioneering education tech
A pioneering tech provider dedicated to safeguarding in schools through its revolutionary platform has been announced as a finalist for the prestigious Digital Leaders Impact Awards. Safeguarding specialist, imabi, which provides first of its...