The legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the need to get more children to swim will be among the hot topics covered at a conference for primary school educators to be held in Birmingham next month. PE teachers, school senior leaders, business managers and governors can find out about …
Read More »Northampton Principal is transforming mental health support for students to combat national mental health crisis
A Northampton Principal has invested in mental health training for over 40 teaching staff in an attempt to build an ‘army of fully trained coaches’ to support the entire school community. Since joining The Duston School as Principal in 2017, Sam Strickland has placed a huge emphasis on mental health …
Read More »SEND students get a sneak peek at their school of the future
A £15.8m project to build a new state-of-the-art school for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is taking shape within the grounds of the existing Valley School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. On Monday 17 October, selected pupils from the Valley School joined county councillors and project officers to get …
Read More »Winners announced in the School Library Association Awards
The winners of the prestigious SLA Awards 2022 have been announced at a Swindon awards ceremony. The awards recognise the country’s best school library workers, their achievements, and their work to create and drive incredibly positive contributions to learning. According to a poll of SLA members, over 3 million books …
Read More »Southampton primary school launches brand new computer suite
A primary school based in the heart of Southampton has opened the doors of a brand new computer and IT suite in a bid to offer a wider range of teaching to its pupils. Tanners Brook Primary School in Millbrook has welcomed over 30 new desktop computers to enable children …
Read More »New initiative launched by Wirral Met College to support students interested in starting a business
Launched in #LoveourColleges week, this new scheme will support students to move beyond being qualified to establishing a business. When students qualify in skills such as plumbing, hairdressing, electrical installation, the Start Up coaching programme provided by the Wirral Chamber as part of their partnership with Wirral Met, will take this to …
Read More »Tips for using online tutoring services
If you have decided to invest in online tutoring for subjects like maths, English, and science you will already know that there are many potential benefits. What key things should you think about, however, to ensure that you get the best that online private tutoring has to offer? Understand what you need …
Read More »New Esteem Project for primary aged children
Christian charity, acet UK, has been awarded £120,000 over the next 3 years by Benefact Trust to develop a new ‘Esteem’ project for primary school children – helping them build healthy self-esteem and increase their knowledge and confidence so they can understand their own worth, build positive friendships and know how …
Read More »Interactive shows from Science Museum inspire thousands of school pupils
Around 8,000 school pupils recently felt the full force of an inspirational learning experience delivered by experts at London’s prestigious Science Museum. The React Foundation Annual Science and Engineering Shows were hosted in person for the first time in three years following the Covid-19 pandemic, and their return proved a …
Read More »Coventry academy launches school-to-school training platform
Coventry and Warwickshire teachers are set to benefit from a revamped school-to-school training initiative after its launch. Blue Sky, which is based at The Lodge at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, welcomed more than 20 education professionals to one of its first in-person sessions …
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