KS3 music teachers across the capital will be taking part in the first cohort of The UK Association for Music Education (Music Mark)’s new CPD programme later today (13th June). Peer-to-Peer offers teachers the chance to learn how to improve their teaching from an expert panel of colleagues who’ve demonstrated …
Read More »Kids get active: thousands march for safer streets
Over 100,000 children from over 600 schools across the UK took to the streets yesterday as part of the Giant Walking Bus, an initiative coordinated by Brake, the road safety charity, and webuyanycar.com. The event aimed to give children a voice, calling on drivers and government to make their streets safer …
Read More »School finalists revealed for the Apps for Good Awards 2014
Apps for Good has today announced the finalists in the national Apps for Good Awards 2014, designed to inspire students and discover the country’s leading young digital entrepreneurs. The Awards will be held on 23 June 2014 at the Barbican, London. The national Apps for Good Awards celebrate the next …
Read More »First World War project for children launched by curriculum experts
‘The war to end all wars’ is the subject of a new free project being launched this week by creative curriculum writers, Cornerstones Education. Fallen Fields has been designed to help school children study World War One in its centenary year. Primary schools across the country – whether they already …
Read More »Inaugural Beanstalk Ball raises over £170K for children’s literacy charity Beanstalk
Over 200 people who could read and write, including one guest who learnt to read at 25, attended and supported a charity ball at the May Fair Hotel on Monday 2nd June. Over £170,000 was raised in total in aid of Beanstalk, an exceptional children’s literacy charity. The event was sponsored …
Read More »Vocab Express to partner with Language Show Live for Strictly 1000 Words competition
Online vocabulary learning application, Vocab Express, has been announced as a partner, alongside Speak to the Future and Oxford University Press for the Language Show Live’s Strictly 1000 Words competition. The new competition is designed to challenge school, college and university students and language enthusiasts up and down the country …
Read More »Wallace and Gromit need your help!
Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity is a national charity, which raises funds to improve the quality of life for children in hospitals and hospices throughout the UK. This year Wrong Trousers Day celebrates the charity’s 11th year of bringing this national fundraising event to support sick children in hospitals and …
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