Primary schools

BBC Children in Need has announced Joe Wicks will be returning for the charity’s 2020 Appeal as the Schools Ambassador. Joe is leading this year’s primary schools campaign, ‘Five to Thrive’, which aims to unite children in schools across the UK in a week of activities to enhance their own …

Primary school pupils at The Glasgow Academy’s Milngavie campus are inspiring hope and kindness within their community, as a new round of Covid-19 restrictions are announced. The ‘Little Notes of Kindness’ campaign has been launched by the Prep 4 class to keep spirits up ahead of what is set to …

Cavendish View Primary School, a new special needs school being built in Walton, has launched a competition to name its classrooms after community heroes. The competition launched by the new school will allow people to nominate a community hero, who’s name will be honoured above a classroom. Whether it be …

St Edmund Campion Primary School in West Bridgford, has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for its ongoing environmental efforts. The Green Flag is the highest achievement given by Eco-Schools – a global programme which works to empower children and teenagers, to improve the environment and give them an …

Bradford based Wilsden Primary School has received the ABQM-UK Bronze Award after successfully establishing effective and sustainable anti-bullying policies and strategies which has become a part of the school’s everyday life. The school were presented with the national award after staff, pupils, parents, and governors demonstrated that anti-bullying is a …

Ocean conservation charity, the Ocean Conservation Trust – which also runs the much-loved National Marine Aquarium (the UK’s largest aquarium) – has launched an exciting curriculum learning project. For 22 years, the Ocean Conservation Trust has been providing an exciting and engaging learning programme, using the Ocean as a hook …

With child poverty likely to rise sharply as the UK enters a coronavirus recession, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Greater London Authority (GLA) have produced a practical toolkit to help London schools tackle poverty in the classroom. Figures released earlier this week show the capital’s child poverty rate had …

Batley based Birstall Primary Academy has received the PSQM GILT award after its efforts and sustained improvements in raising the profile of science across its whole school community. The GILT is awarded to those schools who have clearly established science leadership, successful teacher autonomy and innovation, development into science teaching …

Children’s food and farming education initiative Kids Country have announced the launch of their annual Winter Warmer Soup Challenge, which this year will be judged by MasterChef 2018 finalist, Simon Spooner. Simon is an award-winning private chef who reached the top 10 of MasterChef in 2018 and now runs the …

The next generation is set to learn all about the census and how it benefits their local area as part of two new, engaging educational programmes launching this term. With just 6 months until the next census, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has developed a series of census-related lessons …