Primary schools

Thousands of children in primary schools will be hosting the UK’s first Fairtrade Bakesale Party, to celebrate Fairtrade’s 20th birthday this autumn. The campaign has been launched by the Fairtrade Foundation, and aims to help children learn about global issues whilst raising money to increase the impact of Fairtrade. Using …

As school leavers prepare to look after themselves at University for the first time from next week, new research from Sainsbury’s reveals that 17 and 18 year-olds have a Cooking Age of just 12 years old.  The first of its kind classification, similar to the national Reading Age, has been …

With the latest batch of school leavers searching for jobs, employers continue to complain about the lack of sufficient employability skills, while parents struggle to help with relevant careers advice. To help address these problems, a charity in Milton Keynes has come up with a new scheme called ‘World of …