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BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK SPARKS STEM REVOLUTION FOLLOWING GCSE RESULTS DECLINE
This British Science Week (8 March to 17 March 2024) a group of experts working across the education sector are calling for a STEM learning revolution – hoping to improve upon last year’s disappointing science GCSE results and...
POIGNANT NEW SHOW ABOUT GROWING UP EMBARKS ON SPRING TOUR ACROSS THE NORTH
Unfiltered, funny, and thought-provoking new production devised and performed by young people, for young people Tour dates in Ashington, Newcastle upon Tyne, Burnley and Ellesmere Port this Spring Part of the national Grow Up! Project creating...
Immersive Learning Resource from Discovery Education Surpasses 1 Million Downloads
Discovery Education today announced that its no-cost, augmented-reality (AR) learning resource—Sandbox AR—has surpassed the 1 million download milestone in the Apple iTunes store. In 2023, Sandbox AR was named was named Best XR/VR/AI...
New free resource to support 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...
Charity offers secondary schools a lifeline to tackle mental health issues and absenteeism among autistic pupils
Latest figures show nearly 20,000 autistic pupils were persistently absent from state secondary schools, and four in five experience mental health issues1. As the Government aims to tackle school absence rates, national charity Ambitious about...
Micro:bit Educational Foundation and BBC Children’s and Education invite school children from across the country to survey their playground using the power of the micro:bit
Primary school-aged children across the UK are set to be involved in a national, citizen science project to survey their playgrounds using the micro:bit, a pocket-sized computer. Launched by BBC Children’s and Education and Micro:bit...
Hundreds of primary schools to get lightning-fast broadband under government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ rollout
BT wins £26 million contract to connect over 650 primary schools in hard-to-reach places across England with gigabit broadband, as part of the UK Government’s ‘Project Gigabit’ programme. Some schools will see speeds that are up to 500 times...
Beyond Ventilation: Why Air Purifiers Are Essential for Healthier Schools
Schools are supposed to be havens for learning and growth, yet many students and teachers breathe air riddled with allergens, pollutants, and even viruses. While proper ventilation is crucial, it’s not enough in today’s world...
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’...