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A new programme has been launched by British Gymnastics to modernise delivery of gymnastics across the UK and improve children’s access to the sport. Rise Gymnastics is a fun and engaging programme that provides children with a progressive journey through recreational gymnastics, whilst encouraging them to develop physically, socially and …

Students will study reformed language GCSEs from 2024, following government changes to make the subjects more accessible and attractive for students, and boost take up by making it clearer what they need to know. Following a public consultation, the Department for Education has confirmed changes to French, German and Spanish …

The UK’s fastest growing teacher training provider, the National Institute of Teaching and Education (the National Institute), which launches this month (January 2022), is bucking a downward trend in teacher recruitment seen over recent months. With recent data from NFER showing a decline in applications to initial teacher training to …

Eastside Educational Trust has launched a new national funded creative project designed to enhance the creative writing and oracy skills of young people. SPOKEN WORD POWER is a 3 year national spoken word poetry programme for school age young people. SPOKEN WORD POWER embeds spoken word poetry teaching, practice, writing …

With schools having had to deal with extreme disruption during the pandemic, head teachers have been looking for ways to mitigate COVID transmission in schools to help ensure children can learn safely in the classroom. The Government has cited the importance of well-ventilated rooms, with ventilation a key mitigation that …

STEM Learning’s Yvonne Baker has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year 2022 Honours List for services to STEM education. Yvonne, 56, was appointed Chief Executive of STEM Learning in October 2010. During her time at STEM Learning, she has fulfilled a long-held ambition for many in the …

Bett 2022 has been postponed to March 2022. In a statement, the organisers said: “Following the rapid escalation of omicron cases across the UK and around the world, we have taken the decision to postpone Bett 2022, alongside Ahead by Bett, Learnit and our Hosted Leaders Programme. The new dates …

Gardening is a uniquely British pastime, and a popular one at that. Passed down from generation to generation, the hobby has evolved and expanded; whether tending to exotic flowering plants or building an allotment for robust root vegetables, gardening remains close to the heart of the UK’s public, young and …

A £100 million Pupil Premium Funding (PPF) milestone has been met – just 11 months after the #EndChildfoodpoverty campaign supported by footballer Marcus Rashford, MBE, joined forces with edtech charity LGfL to drive up applications for Free School Meals and help liberate PPF to improve education outcomes for England’s 27% …

While still a relatively young country (it celebrates its 30th anniversary of independence in December 2021), Kazakhstan impresses: it is the ninth largest country in the world, has a booming economy (the largest in Central Asia) and interesting location: Russia lies to the north, China to the east and other bordering countries Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and …