Record number of kids turn to the BBC for education and entertainment
– Record-breaking 40.8m requests for Children’s shows on BBC iPlayer – 5.8m unique visitors to BBC Bitesize website for home schooling help – 971k requests for Bitesize Daily on BBC iPlayer – 800k visitors for CBeebies apps...
BettFest 2021: Engaging all learners, anytime and anywhere
Words by Barbara Holzapfel The past year has been a time of unprecedented change, complexity and ambiguity, and educators, students and parents had to embrace new ways of teaching and learning. But through it all, it’s been inspiring to see the...
Action must be taken to reduce airborne risk of COVID-19
Schools and colleges are being urged to take new measures to improve air quality in the fight against COVID-19. Air-care experts at facilities services provider phs Group warn that as awareness grows about how COVID-19 spreads through the...
PASTA KING DEVELOPS INDIVIDUAL PORTION PRODUCT FOR SCHOOL MEAL BOXES
Recognising the need to provide diverse, nutritious options for school meal boxes, school catering stalwart Pasta King has developed single and two-portion pouches of pasta sauces in 300g and 500g portion sizes, suitable for home use. The...
Celebrating National Handwriting Day
Let’s be honest, this year we need things to celebrate, and nothing can be better for your mental health than putting pen to paper or stylus to tablet and getting those thoughts down. So, we must teach children the skill of handwriting. We...
Amazon offering free resources to help families with home learning
What is Amazon offering? Maths Amazon Maths4All now offers hundreds of free maths games, apps and challenges on Alexa, worksheets for Kindle and Fire Tablets, and caters for a range of ages across primary and secondary school, learning styles and...
93% of education professionals believe they should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine
And over a third say they should be in the same category as over 80s and keyworkers More than 93% of headteachers, teachers and education support staff believe they should be listed in the priority list for a Covid-19 vaccine, with 42%...
Coram’s education charities launch free resources to support children’s wellbeing, literacy and learning at home
Coram’s education charities, Coram Life Education, Coram Beanstalk and Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation, have developed a programme of free online resources for teachers and parents to use during the lockdown, helping to boost children’s...
MARCUS RASHFORD MBE AND JAMIE OLIVER MBE WRITE TO GOVERNMENT CALLING FOR URGENT REVIEW OF FREE SCHOOL MEALS
Letter calling for urgent review of Free School Meals sent to PM Boris Johnson The letter has been signed by Marcus Rashford, Jamie Oliver, Dame Emma Thompson, Tom Kerridge, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and...
SUPPORTING LOCKDOWN LEARNING: VODAFONE OFFERS FREE AND DISCOUNTED ACCESS TO ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES WITH HOME SCHOOLING
Vodafone today announced it is providing additional home learning support by offering free and discounted access to four leading online education platforms – Azoomee, MarcoPolo World School, SchoolOnline.co.uk and New...
Canva for Education empowers teachers during lockdown with free, easy to use resources to keep learning alive remotely.
Carly Daff, Canva for Education’s Director of Product, explained it’s important to equip teachers with free, easy-to-use and intuitive tools to ensure they can keep students engaged in their learnings and looking forward to every class. ...
New technology is driving standards in school sport
Filming sport in schools has forever been a frustrating experience. Teachers, heads of sport, examiners, students, and parents have all felt the pain of watching back footage from an inexperienced, volunteer camera operator, shaking and shuddering...
