Pupils at Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware received £5,000 RRP worth of books after topping the leaderboard in a competition that saw 200,000 children across the UK try to read as much as possible over a month. Councillor Brian Gordon and Councillor Sarah Wardle joined the celebration in the …
Read More »Bearsden Academy wins national Go4SET eco-challenge competition
The Engineering Development Trust (EDT) has announced that Bearsden Academy from East Dunbartonshire, has won the national final of its annual 10-week Go4SET national competition. The competition, involving S2 pupils from 150 schools and 900 pupils from across Scotland, is designed to encourage more children into careers in science, technology, …
Read More »Epsom College bids to become the world’s first school team to sail an autonomous boat 4,000 miles across the Atlantic
Epsom College is in a race to become the first team to sail an autonomous boat across the Atlantic. The global challenge, which has been running since 2010, features teams from Universities, Engineering Institutions and the US and French Naval Academies, but Epsom College stands alone as the only school …
Read More »Pupils challenged to create their own book character inspired by Judy Moody
The National Literacy Trust and Walker Books have today launched their brand new Judy Moody short story competition for pupils in Key Stage 2. The Judy Moody series by Megan McDonald was originally published in 2000 and has been popular with children ever since, with over 19 million copies in …
Read More »Derby College horticulture student reaches Young Horticulturalist of the Year competition final
Derby College student Frances Porter has reached the grand final of the annual Young Horticulturalist of the Year competition which will be held at Harrogate Spring Flower Show on April 28. Frances (22) from Matlock is a level three student at Broomfield Hall and earned a place in the prestigious national …
Read More »UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country compete in national coding challenge
The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country competed in the final of PA Consulting Group’s sixth annual Raspberry Pi coding competition on Tuesday 17 April 2018. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future. This year, it challenges school children and college students to use …
Read More »The Crypt School take home the trophy in UK e-sports tournament for schools
Four schools from across the UK gathered in Gfinity’s London arena yesterday to battle it out for the coveted e-sports trophy, designed by a father-daughter duo representing Creative Assembly. After fierce competition, the Crypt School came out on top and went home the winners at this unique competitive-gaming-meets-careers event. With …
Read More »Shortlist of coding enthusiasts revealed in PA Consulting Group’s Raspberry Pi schools’ competition
Finalists for PA Consulting Group’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition have been selected. The nine teams of school children will present their inventions to nine expert judges on Tuesday, 17 April at the IET in London. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future and challenges school …
Read More »St Catherine’s RC Primary School make it to the “Last Choir” Grand Final
St Catherine’s RC Primary School from Leyland have beaten off stiff competition to become winners of the Preston and Central Heat in the ‘Last Choir Singing’ Competition 2018. St Catherine’s, who took part in the seventh heat at the Croston Theatre, Westhome Senior School, beat other choirs from the area …
Read More »School ed tech competition launched nationwide
Global education technology provider Promethean® recently announced the launch of the UK Promethean Grant 2018. Following the phenomenal success of the initiative in 2017, the company has identified a demand in the education sector for a second Promethean Grant in the UK this year. Promethean has recognised that schools are …
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