Hour of Code™: UK Schools take part with Discovery Education
Discovery Education is encouraging schools across the UK to take part in Hour of Code – a global computer science initiative which takes place between 7th and 13th December. Now in its third year, Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of ...
Goffs School’s partnership with PET-Xi Training boosts the attainment of disadvantaged pupils
Goffs School in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire has won national recognition for demonstrating and sharing best practice in spending its Pupil Premium Grant. Here Tom Sparks, assistant principal and the lead for pupil premium, outlines the most effective ...
DISCOVERY EDUCATION AND VULCAN PRODUCTIONS SUPPORT SCIENCE TEACHING WITH NEW DIGITAL RESOURCES AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES LINKED TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S ‘RACING EXTINCTION’ DOCUMENTARY
A critically acclaimed new film by Academy Award winning director Louis Psiyohos (The Cove) will be used in science and geography lessons in classrooms across the UK from this month. Racing Extinction – which receives its global TV premiere on The ...
LEADING CHILDCARE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE RECEIVES EXTRA £1.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE IMPACT
The London Early Years Foundation has received a second stage of acquisition financing worth £1.5 million from leading social impact investors Big Issue Invest (BII) and Bridges Ventures (BV)’ Social Entrepreneurs Fund. This latest instalment forms ...
UK’s top teenage code breakers battle it out in Cyber City games
UK’s top seven school code breaking teams fight to become UK cyber champions Futuristic ‘Cyber City’ themed competitions will challenge contestants to infiltrate networks, stop criminals from causing damage to infrastructure, learn how to gather ...
SCHOOLS FEEL PRESSURISED TO CONVERT TO ACADEMY STATUS DESPITE OVER HALF NOT WANTING TO
Over 80% of schools in England feel pressurised to convert to academy status, new research has found. A study of over 100 schools in England by HCSS Education, a leading education finance specialist, found that a staggering 82% of schools feel that ...
Holroyd Howe named Contract Caterer of the Year at the FSM Awards 2015
Holroyd Howe named Contract Caterer of the Year at the FSM Awards 2015 Managing Director Ronan Howe receiving the FSM award for Contract Caterer of the Year from Adrian O’Hare Sales Director, Peros. Holroyd Howe, one of the UK’s leading independent ...
London Grid for Learning to save schools a total of £16m and deliver ‘more for less’ to UK Schools
The London Grid for Learning (LGfL), a charitable trust which serves a consortium of local authorities and schools has signed a record deal with Virgin Media which will enable it to save its schools a total of £16m over 5 years off their current ...
NORTHERN STUDENTS TO SHOWCASE WORK IN SUPPORT OF REFUGEE CHARITIES
Students from across Northern England are being given the chance to showcase their work before two leading figures in international media, as part of a unique fundraising event. On January 29, the University of York’s Central Hall will be ...
Wear it Wild: Young ones become wild ones for WWF
What: WWF is calling for youngsters across the UK to sign up and take part in Wear it Wild – WWF’s unique annual fundraising event. School children up and down the country will wear their wildest clothes to school to raise money and awareness for ...
Sex education in schools not inclusive of same-sex relationships, new research finds
Secondary schools in Britain claiming to incorporate sexual diversity into their sex and relationship education (SRE) are in fact upholding heteronormativity, university researchers have found. Researchers at Birmingham City University and Sheffield ...
New Funding…
National deafblind charity Sense today (25 November) responded to the publication of the Comprehensive Spending Review and the Government’s promise to increase the amount of free childcare available to parents. Deputy Head of Public Policy, Kate ...
