This year’s Sustrans Big Pedal, the UK’s largest cycling, scooting and walking competition for schools, saw a record 3.8 million journeys made by bike, foot or scooter as children and parents ditched their cars for their journey to and from school. The largest number of pupils took part in the …
Read More »Health Careers that Can Make You Happy in 2019
The ability to help others compels many people towards the health professions. Fortunately, health professions are always in-demand because the entire human population needs to either stay healthy or get healthy again. When people think of the health professions, they often think of the healthcare professionals that they interact with …
Read More »Schools to teach pupils about cutting back on sugar in maths and English lessons
New Change4Life teaching resources will support teachers to use English and Maths lessons to help children cut back on sugar. This comes as Public Health England (PHE) reveals the average 10 year old has already consumed at least 18 years’ worth of sugar. While children’s sugar intakes have declined slightly …
Read More »Local 10 year old Giselle wins nationwide invention competition
With a shocking 170 operations a day in the UK to remove rotten teeth in children, to engage kids with brushing, the Aquafresh Inventors Academy wanted to get children involved in making brush time more fun. The winning invention came from Giselle, 10 from Kennington, London, called ‘Brushing Explosions’. Giselle’s …
Read More »Fireco’s free guide to school fire safety
Fireco has produced an eBook entitled ‘Seven common questions about school fire safety’. The eBook is free to download and is aimed at anyone in a school responsible for fire safety. Fire safety can seem complicated to those that are unfamiliar with fire regulations. Our eBook simplifies the topic, with …
Read More »It’s time to make your move
Active Wellbeing Week Monday 2 July – Friday 6 July 2018 A well-rounded health and wellbeing policy should aim to encourage active lifestyles; assist employees to strike a healthy work‑life balance; support people to achieve their personal goals; provide networking and teambuilding opportunities; and improve workplace morale and performance. According …
Read More »Aquafresh to launch Inventors’ Academy competition for all UK primary schools on 26th March
On the 26th of March, Aquafresh will be launching its Inventors Academy competition, giving schools the opportunity to win £1,000 worth of equipment and a whole class sleepover at the Science Museum. Open to every primary school within the UK, the competition encourages teachers to focus on the importance of …
Read More »Chubb installs fire and security software upgrade at Coleg Menai
Chubb Fire & Security Limited is helping Welsh further education college Coleg Menai to further protect students, staff and property by upgrading its fire and security management software. Chubb, a leading provider of security and fire-safety solutions, is a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United …
Read More »School children take control for this year’s BNF Healthy Eating Week
Across the UK, school children, universities and workplaces will be taking part in the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) Healthy Eating Week 2017, from 12 – 16 June. With three months still to go, 7,500 organisations have already registered, representing a 10% increase on last year’s total. This year, the theme …
Read More »‘Around the world in 10 days’ for Sustrans wheely big school challenge
Schools across the country are being invited to sign up for The Big Pedal 2017 – a national challenge to get more young people cycling and scooting to school, backed by double Olympic gold medallist cyclist Joanna Rowsell Shand. The Big Pedal 2017, which runs from Monday 20 to Friday …
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