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LOCAL SCHOOLS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR £500 WORTH OF FREE RESOURCES AND TRAINING
As children all across the country return to the classroom and summer holidays become but a distant memory, schools in Great Britain are being encouraged to apply for up £500 worth of free outdoor learning resources, enabling children to get hands on...
BAFTA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS FROM UK AND CHINA
Eleven students join global community of BAFTA Scholars London, 12 September: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the names of eight British and three Chinese students who will receive BAFTA scholarships this year to...
Primary schools urged to sign up for NSPCC ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ visit to keep children safe from harm
• Almost 80% of UK primary schools have already received a visit from the children’s charity • Programme designed to encourage young children to speak out if they ever feel in danger of abuse or neglect Primary schools across the country yet to...
Wider approach needed to encourage more female engineering apprentices
• Women who choose engineering tend to make career decisions later than male peers • Initiatives should be broader and focus on young women 15-25 • Women with interests in creative crafts and arts should also be targeted Many more young women could...
New BP Ultimate STEM Challenge competition asks students: what would you reimagine?
This year the BP Ultimate STEM Challenge is back and it’s even better! For the first time, BP, in partnership with STEM Learning, is inviting UK students aged 11 to 14 to use their STEM skills to tackle one simple challenge: reimagine a solution to a...
BACK TO SCHOOL GERMS – KEEPING YOUR CHILD HEALTHY
With children across Stockport now back at school for over a week, the chances are that many parents are already dealing with new-term bugs and sniffles. And even though it is simple advice, one of the easiest ways to reduce the chances of your child...
BinaryBots and BLOODHOUND SSC get children revved up about technology
BinaryBots – which produces ‘smart toys’ to teach children to code – has agreed a deal with The BLOODHOUND Project to produce a replica of its SuperSonic Car (SSC) in advance of its land speed record attempt. The Cardboard2Code JetCar™...
London Grid for Learning (LGfL) drives UK’s largest rollout of anti-malware software for schools
The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) is proud to announce it is now driving what we hope will be the UK’s largest rollout of anti-malware software for schools. The not-for-profit trust which provides high-speed uncontended broadband and associated...
University of Exeter to save over £10 million in new partnership with TechnologyOne
The University’s Future Finance programme is targeted to deliver £1.3 million a year in savings, all of which will be reinvested into frontline academic services. The University of Exeter, a notable research specialist and member of the Russell...
Teachers top resolutions are to achieve work-life balance and not work evenings and weekends
You won’t be hearing ‘Auld Lang Syne’ or the sound of fireworks, but teachers across the country are ringing in the New Year, with a poll revealing 87% of 3,470 educators see September as the new year rather than January. Research conducted by the...
Why Twinkl is asking schools to get behind BBC Children in Need in 2018
The online educational publisher Twinkl is partnering with BBC Children in Need this year to support schools to raise as much money as possible for disadvantaged children and young people. As Proud Schools Partner Twinkl will be providing free...
University of Exeter to save over £10 million in new partnership with TechnologyOne
The University’s Future Finance programme is targeted to deliver £1.3 million a year in savings, all of which will be reinvested into frontline academic services. 03 September 2018 – The University of Exeter, a notable research specialist and member...
