The Schools & Academies Show and EdTech Update took place last week, as fully interactive virtual experiences from 27th – 30th April 2021. Both shows were co-located online to allow the 3,700+ education leaders from Schools, Colleges and Universities in attendance to seamlessly visit both events. The virtual event format …
Read More »New free online course launched to support people working with children and young people with mental health needs
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) has developed a new, free online course for people working with children and young people who have social, emotional and mental health needs. It is the only training course that explores the links between these issues that is available for free …
Read More »Dunblane student selected for engineering excellence scholarship
Dunblane High School student Jessica Francis has been selected for the prestigious national Arkwright Engineering Scholarship due to her outstanding abilities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). With a love of coding, sixteen-year old Jessica started to teach herself to code when she was just seven using the Scratch …
Read More »Worldwide call for fresh sustainability ideas
A global competition seeking good sustainability ideas from young people has launched, offering schools access to mentors, experts, sustainability education content and $200,000 in prize money. The Earth Prize, open to students aged 13 to 19, aims to help young people understand how to take a great idea and make …
Read More »Finalists selected for The Education Resources Awards 2021!
Brilliant Marketing Solutions and BESA have announced that the finalists have now been selected for The Education Resources Awards 2021. The finalists cover 22 categories – including 2 newly-created ones, which reflect the changing landscape of the last 12 months. According to Brilliant and BESA: “Our judges were highly impressed …
Read More »Rugby club launches football and women’s rugby college courses for teens
To go alongside its already popular men’s rugby college course, Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club’s academy has introduced football and women’s rugby courses for local teens aged 16+. With these courses, students will have two training sessions and one class a day for 3 days a week, and will achieve a …
Read More »What’s the long-term future for online learning as we emerge from the pandemic?
Shaw Academy has experienced huge demand for their online learning, offering more than 100 courses and welcoming students from all around the world. Much has been said about the enforced shift to online education for schools and universities due to the pandemic. As we begin to emerge from the worst …
Read More »School assembly for millions of children inspires pupils to take part in Captain Tom 100 challenge
Millions of UK children will be invited to tune in to one big school assembly as they are encouraged to take on a special 100 challenge as part of a brand-new fundraising initiative. The Captain Tom 100 is being organised by The Captain Tom Foundation with London Marathon Events to …
Read More »UK Festival of Robotics 2021: KS1 & 2 robot drawing and story competitions now open for entry
The organisers of the annual UK Robotics Week celebration – now the UK Festival of Robotics – have announced the return of their robot drawing and story competitions, inviting primary schoolchildren nationwide to share their robot-inspired creativity with a team of top judges. The inaugural competitions in 2020 attracted an …
Read More »The National Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House launch a review into national primary school library provision
The National Literacy Trust, supported by Penguin Random House UK, has launched a nationwide review of primary school library provision, including a call to evidence to gather perspectives from key stakeholders who work in education as well as directly from families. The project will look at how COVID-19 has impacted …
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