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A new creative writing project is launching today for young people to express their feelings about this extraordinary year, helping to support their mental wellbeing. Beyond Words for Mental Health Day run by the Bupa Foundation in partnership with Cheltenham Festival, Mind and the National Literacy Trust invites young people …

600 families have received exciting activity packs thanks to a partnership between Stoke Reads and the International Paper Company. Distributed via local 15 primary schools, each pack contained writing activities, craft ideas, puzzles and a section of high quality paper and card for families. Some of the writing activities were …

Scottish Institute for Enterprise responds to Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) – which supports students across Scotland to develop enterprise skills, discover their entrepreneurial talent and start their own ventures – has welcomed the recent Scottish Technology Ecosystem Review. The report, by Mark Logan and commissioned …

Gillian Keegan, apprenticeship and skills minister, announced yesterday that a Statutory Instrument had been laid out in parliament to allow the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to continue to fund apprentices to complete their training if they are at least 75 per cent of the way through their programme at the …

Every child from year 2 upwards at Little London Community Primary School will receive a Google Chromebook Internet access will be provided for 150 families with limited or no access at home Innovative project supported by Next Generation IT and Google Education As schools return after a six-month hiatus, one …

The EPSRC UK-RAS Network, organiser of the annual UK Robotics Week celebration, is today inviting school groups aged 8-14 years to submit their unique designs for a robot that can explore exciting space terrains. The School Robot Competition 2020 is open for entries now at https://www.ukras.org/school-robot-competition/design. The deadline has been …

nasen, a charity that supports and champions those working with, and for, children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and learning differences, has announced that nasen membership will be free for all individuals across the UK from January 4th 2021. Following a comprehensive consultation with members …

The National Literacy Trust has enlisted the support of its Patron, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, and leading children’s authors to launch two new digital platforms for parents and teachers to support the literacy of children who have been most adversely affected by COVID-19. School closures as a result of …

Alderman Tooling has launched a new cost-effective portable handwashing station for schools, to enable students and staff to wash their hands easily and safely. Branded Jengu, the portable sink was originally developed for humanitarian use by the major engineering consultancy Arup, working in conjunction with the British Red Cross and …

Screenworks have created the first-to-market anti-viral and reusable face masks and snoods through their Bumpaa™ brand. These products are set to be a great support for schools and academies, as they offer a more sustainable, easy-to-use, customisable face mask option that helps protect staff and pupils. All Bumpaa’s face coverings …