The Hour of Code today launched with a Downing Street event hosted by the Prime Minster, David Cameron, and 50 school children who each took their first steps in learning to code. With over 1,000 primary and secondary schools already signed up, the campaign aims to reach 6 million people …
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Contact Group, BETT Finalist – ICT Company of the Year (£1m-10m) is celebrating its short listing in style by inviting visitors to its stand A250 to score a hole in one for their chance to win an iPad mini! But the good news doesn’t stop there – for your chance …
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Viking, the provider of everyday essentials for schools, has announced the winners of its Classroom of the Future competition, awarding two lucky schools a multimedia bundle worth £2,500. The Classroom of the Future competition was broken down into two age categories, 11 and under, and age 12 to 16 inclusive. …
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Avery, the world’s largest manufacturer of customisable labels, is giving schools nationwide the chance to trial a number of products from its Sticky Stuff for Schools range for free. As part of the Ambassador Schools initiative, teachers will be sent an assortment of resources, which they can use to transform …
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We’ll be sticking on our festive sweaters for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 12th December – and you can join in the fun too! Save the Children is asking people to make the world better with a sweater by wearing a Christmas jumper for the day …
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Thanks to a £1m grant from The JJ Charitable Trust, The National Literacy Trust has today announced the launch of brand new school improvement programmes which take a revolutionary whole-school approach, aiming to improve secondary school attainment by changing school culture and embedding literacy throughout the curriculum. The National Literacy …
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From January 2015, schools across the United Kingdom and Ireland will be able to perform their own productions of Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King, when special versions of the show are released for licensing. These two versions, The Lion King KIDS and The Lion King JR will give pupils …
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Our Sorority, a London based CIC (Community Interest Company), has today opened its doors to support and act as an advocate to empower young women and mothers aged 15-25 to progress into successful inspiring women. Mentoring the young women will be Alicia Barnes and Chantelle Fearon who both have a …
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BBC newsreader and Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce has gone back to school as part of charity Future First’s national campaign to inform state students about the range of fulfilling careers they could pursue in the future. The presenter returned to her former school, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College in Pepys Road, New …
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Today, LEGO® Education announces the presale of MoreToMaths 1-2, a learning resource for years one and two, aimed at teaching and reinforcing the practices of mathematical problem solving as defined by the latest national curriculum targets. Mathematics problems can be a difficult concept for young children to grasp. This innovative …
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