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Over a million children to be gifted with free books
10th January 2018 – BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity reveals the two titles for this years Bookstart Baby and Bookstart Treasure packs. David Melling’s adorable 123 Splosh has been chosen for the Bookstart Baby pack, whilst the...
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS THE CHANGING FACE OF ICT NEEDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
In an education landscape where restricted budgets remain the biggest challenge for UK schools, gaining maximum value from ICT spend is still a key priority for today’s ICT leaders. Recent research conducted by RM Education into the external...
Primary schools to win a portion of £50,000 for achieving maths mastery
Primary school maths mastery resource provider, Matific, has today launched its UK Maths Games competition for schools. The competition is now open to all schools across the UK, following a previous successful run in Australia and the US. ...
Over a quarter of UK parents have been put into financial difficulty by their child’s extracurricular activities
The average UK parent spends £237.52 per child per academic year on after-school activities Almost a third of children take part in three or more extracurricular activities every week Parents in Cardiff, Glasgow and London pay the most for...
England’s leading charitable provider of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education welcomes consultation on Relationships and Sex Education
Coram Life Education, which delivers Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education to one in eight UK primary schools, supports the Department for Education’s plans to consult on the best way to deliver effective Relationships and Sex...
1 in 4 teenagers couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media
More than one in four teenagers – an estimated 866,000 young people in England and Wales – say they couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media according to a new survey carried out for The Children’s Society. Almost one in three, more...
Education sector is the industry furthest away from achieving paperless working
Organisations in the education sector rely the most on paper and have the largest amount of work to do to reduce their usage, new research has found. A survey of 1,000 workers, conducted by WorkMobile, found that employees working in the education...
BRITCON COMPLETES MAJOR REFURBISHMENT FOR GOOLE ACADEMY
Building and engineering company, Britcon has completed major refurbishment works for Goole Academy high school. The project, valued at close to £1m, was awarded to Britcon by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) working with Arcadis LLP...
Schools Showcase their Garden Designs in Royal Horticultural Society Competition
Secondary school pupils present school and community garden designs in RHS Green Plan It Challenge Ten-week project aimed at inspiring the next generation of young horticulturists Designs include conservation, rooftop and peace gardens Some schools...
Research finds more children than ever are learning to play music, but few are advancing beyond ‘beginner’ level
Almost 460,000 schoolchildren learnt how to play a musical instrument for the first time last year, following a recent boost in government funding. Researchers at Birmingham City University have conducted a nationwide online survey and...
Educational supply specialist comes to rescue of school in national headlines for asking parents for donations
An educational supply specialist has come to the rescue of a school that hit the national headlines after asking parents to contribute to vital classroom resources. Robert Piggott CE School in Theresa May’s Maidenhead constituency in Berkshire...
Nureva to demonstrate its new, dynamic learning environment at Bett 2018
Nureva Inc., an award-winning collaborative solutions company, will be demonstrating the latest version of its integrated solutions on stand C160 at Bett 2018. New features in Nureva™ Span™ software, digital working walls and the HDL300 audio...
