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Discovery Education has announced the addition of over 70 videos for set texts, novels set by an exam board, which students are asked to study for their English Literature GCSEs. These new learning tools were developed in response to the latest round of exam updates in September. “We are continuously …

The daughter of a woman who lost her life in the first suicide bombings in Britain ten years ago has spoken out about her ordeal in the days following the attacks. 52 innocent people were killed and over 700 injured on the 7th July 2005 when four bombs were detonated …

A Birmingham year 7 has landed a dream family holiday worth £600 after winning a regional literacy skills competition for schools. Kirsty Duggins, age 12, of Smith’s Wood Sports College, Solihull, came out on top in a public vote on the website of competition organisers Everywhere Travel  for her dream …

Eight excited Year 7s from schools across Birmingham and Solihull are vying for a dream family holiday prize worth £600 after winning through to a regional competition final. But they need your help – because a public vote will now decide which pupil will be whisking their loved ones away …

  As an online competition that challenges participants to engage in research during a designated time frame, the National Academic Challenge (NAC) is an upcoming 3-phase event designed to help prepare students in Key Stage 3 and above for all the challenges of today’s job market. Some aspects that make …

Thanks to a £1m grant from The JJ Charitable Trust, The National Literacy Trust has today announced the launch of brand new school improvement programmes which take a revolutionary whole-school approach, aiming to improve secondary school attainment by changing school culture and embedding literacy throughout the curriculum. The National Literacy …

From January 2015, schools across the United Kingdom and Ireland will be able to perform their own productions of Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King, when special versions of the show are released for licensing. These two versions, The Lion King KIDS and The Lion King JR will give pupils …

The School Stickers’ ‘MY Sticker’ competition launched this week giving pupils the opportunity to highlight issues close to their hearts. The competition invites pupils to design a sticker promoting a local cause, campaign or issue they feel passionately about whether it be anti-smoking, drugs, bullying, racism or pro healthy eating or …

A Cheshire school pupil has qualified for the Grand Final of the national Junior Language Challenge, which will take place at the Language Show in London on Friday 18 October 2014. Jennifer Stairmand attends The Firs School in Chester and began the language challenge by learning Italian online, followed by …

The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has launched frozen food education packs to secondary schools across the UK. The packs have been created to assist food technology teachers and educate pupils on the benefits of frozen food. The frozen food education packs were launched for the current school term and …