Young people and students in Suffolk and Norfolk now have an exciting new mobile app www.icanbea.org.uk to provide them with career guidance and advice on the latest job opportunities, news and industry updates. The Mason Trust is a charity founded in 2008 by well-known businesswoman Yvonne Mason that helps young people …
Read More »Sports stars back project to help Greater Manchester kids stay mentally healthy
One in ten children experience a mental health difficulty and now Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, the body overseeing the devolution of the area’s health and social care budget is launching a rapid schools pilot, with the help of world-class athletes, to support the emotional wellbeing of pupils. …
Read More »The government has ‘a moral duty to act’ to increase funding for children with high needs, says NAHT
As the Chancellor delivers his Spring statement today, school leaders’ union NAHT is warning that young people with the highest needs are paying the most acute price for the government’s decision not to fund schools fully. Today, NAHT publishes figures from its annual survey of school budgets. The survey showed …
Read More »Royal visit focuses attention on attracting young people into STEM
The major skills shortage facing manufacturing and technology businesses would be relieved by attracting more women into STEM sectors, according to the female head of Birmingham’s Millennium Point – which majors on access to STEM education in the Midlands. Millennium Point hosted HRH Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle …
Read More »Aquafresh to launch Inventors’ Academy competition for all UK primary schools on 26th March
On the 26th of March, Aquafresh will be launching its Inventors Academy competition, giving schools the opportunity to win £1,000 worth of equipment and a whole class sleepover at the Science Museum. Open to every primary school within the UK, the competition encourages teachers to focus on the importance of …
Read More »LGA responds to CQC report on children’s mental health
Responding to a report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on children and young people’s mental health needs, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said: “Action to tackle the crisis in children and young people’s mental health is long overdue and this …
Read More »Radio host Nick Grimshaw backs alumni networks in Oldham state schools
Former state students in Oldham are to help transform current students’ opportunities and give them a better start in life by going back to their old schools in an initiative to build an alumni network in schools and college in the town. The programme, run by the education charity Future …
Read More »Primary school children to celebrate Shakespeare’s timeless stories
This March, from 12th-18th, more than two million primary school children across the UK will be celebrating Shakespeare’s timeless stories and poetry as part of Shakespeare Week. The free scheme for primary school children and their families is run by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the independent charity that promotes the …
Read More »Finding the UK Maths Champions!
Primary school maths mastery resource provider, Matific, has launched its UK Maths Games competition for schools. The competition is now open to all schools across the UK, following a previous successful run in Australia and the US. Online primary maths resource Matific, is designed around the national curriculum, using problem …
Read More »Historic England asks teachers to explore our prehistory with new resources
Historic England has created a new free online resource designed to help teachers explore the story of Britain’s prehistory with their pupils. Spanning the entire period from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, the interactive timeline gives teachers a vivid visual representation of how Britain’s landscape and inhabitants changed …
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