Altro continues to innovate with the launch of Altro Illustra™ – a classleading safety floor with stunning natural aesthetic designs and the option to go adhesive-free to save carbon, money and time. The latest development from Altro draws inspiration from the natural world with a range that delivers visual texture …
Read More »Bridging the RAAC buildings gap
The RAAC fiasco isn’t going away overnight. The issue of having school premises that are not fit for purpose can’t be resolved with a quick fix. However, with the pressing priority of getting students back to a safe teaching environment, a temporary building might be your best short-term solution. As …
Read More »Apples amaze Cambridgeshire & Lincolnshire school children
Over 200 school children aged 5-11 learnt all about apples with Kids Country in October, with children engaged across a range of sessions from the history of British apples to tasting different varieties, and from making healthy choices to meeting a local apple farmer. Kids Country, an education programme for …
Read More »Train the Trainer: Free media literacy program launches to support UK teachers, as 90% call for media literacy to be taught in schools
An innovative and timely new media literacy programme, aimed at equipping teachers with the necessary skills to support their students in identifying truthful, reliable, and trustworthy information online, has now launched. Created by media literacy charity, The Student View, and funded by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF), and …
Read More »British Science Association ‘Kickstarts’ STEM learning with funding for underrepresented students
In preparation for British Science Week 2024, the British Science Association (BSA) has launched a programme of Kick Start Grants for schools and to fund and organise their own events or activities to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). This year marks the 30th anniversary of British Science Week, …
Read More »Experience a school trip to remember at the National Memorial Arboretum with free KS2-4 activity days
The National Memorial Arboretum, in the National Forest in Staffordshire, has announced a new programme of free cross-curricular activity days for teachers wanting to book an inspirational school trip during 2023-24 academic year. From National Poetry Day, a RAF STEAM takeover or Remembrance activity week in the Autumn term, to …
Read More »Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s Path to Paris programme launches to help children become more active
In just under a year, the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games will take place in Paris. To mark this occasion, Get Set (the official youth engagement programme from Team GB and ParalympicsGB), is on a mission to get children aged 5-11 and their families more active with their new virtual …
Read More »New free MFL resources for European Day of Languages
Tuesday 26th September marks the annual European Day of Languages, a great opportunity to celebrate linguistic diversity and promote language learning in your school. To save you time, Pearson has created free, downloadable teaching resources packed with French, Spanish and German activities. Their Pick and Mix editable PowerPoint presentation provides …
Read More »Into Film and Aardman announce educational partnership; and Into Film Festival bookings launch today
Marking the start of a new academic year, Into Film and Aardman are proud to announce their new educational partnership consisting of the creation and launch of an exciting new animation course, Animate! with Aardman, aimed at Primary School teachers and their pupils. Additionally, from the multi Academy® and BAFTA …
Read More »apetito celebrates as chef Jethro Lawrence makes it to National Chef of the Year Final
Award-winning apetito Chef Jethro Lawrence has made it to the Final of the National Chef of the Year competition run by the Craft Guild of Chefs. This prestigious competition has previously been won by some rather well-known names in the culinary world including Gordon Ramsay, so getting to the Final …
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