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Superheroes at Falcons Pre-Preparatory School for Boys have recently participated in a ‘funathalon’, raising over £3,000 for their charity of the year. Determined pupils at the Chiswick-based school dressed up as their favourite superhero and competed in an energetic assault course. In a bid to raise much-needed funds for Syria …

Children’s running organisation GO Run For Fun has announced ambitious plans to get children aged between five and 10 more active this year by participating in its free events across the UK. The organisation, which is run in partnership with the Great Run series, aims to get a total of …

Finalists for PA Consulting Group’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition have been selected. The nine teams of school children will present their inventions to nine expert judges on Tuesday, 17 April at the IET in London. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future and challenges school …

PPG and the National Space Academy will continue their partnership to inspire young people to pursue STEM and space-sector careers through a series of free chemistry masterclasses throughout 2018. Sponsored by PPG, the Academy masterclasses have been designed to give key stage two and three students a unique look at …

St Catherine’s RC Primary School from Leyland have beaten off stiff competition to become winners of the Preston and Central Heat in the ‘Last Choir Singing’ Competition 2018. St Catherine’s, who took part in the seventh heat at the Croston Theatre, Westhome Senior School, beat other choirs from the area …

Global education technology provider Promethean® recently announced the launch of the UK Promethean Grant 2018. Following the phenomenal success of the initiative in 2017, the company has identified a demand in the education sector for a second Promethean Grant in the UK this year. Promethean has recognised that schools are …

The Academies Show London is the leading education policy and best-practice event for all senior school management teams for all school types across the broad and varied education sector. With continued support from the DfE, ESFA, OFSTED, STA, CCS and major sector associations such as FASNA, ASCL, NAHT, ISBL and …

Now in its eighth year, The Academies Show is the leading education event for all schools, covering every facet of the education system. The free-to-attend event presents a full programme of CPD certified content across 11 stages, which totals over 40 hours of incisive discussion (including a dedicated ‘Technology and …

Save Tynedale’s Amazing Rural Schools (STARS) has stepped up its campaigning as the controversial school consultations for the West of Northumberland draw to a close. Parents and children created a massive star formation in a field at Wheelbirks Farm on Sunday 25th March. Drone footage of the human formation was …

Unity, a team of 16 and 17-year-old students from Emmanuel College, Gateshead, celebrated winning the F1 in Schools UK National Finals 2018 this week, proving that determination and perseverance is rewarded, taking the UK Champions title at their fourth attempt. Their success wins them a place at the F1 in …