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With less than two weeks to go until the arrival of Shakespeare Week (16 – 22 March 2015), museums, libraries, galleries and heritage attractions across the UK are getting ready to welcome primary schools and families for a whole host of free Shakespeare-inspired events and activities. Organised by the Shakespeare …

A 100,000 strong army of former state students is marching back to school giving state students across Britain access to the ‘old school tie’ networks favoured by many private schools. From bankers to lawyers, plumbers to choreographers, ex-state school everyday heroes are boosting the career opportunities of the current generation …

  As an online competition that challenges participants to engage in research during a designated time frame, the National Academic Challenge (NAC) is an upcoming 3-phase event designed to help prepare students in Key Stage 3 and above for all the challenges of today’s job market. Some aspects that make …

The Education Show 2015 returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 19 to 21 March and is once again set to address the needs of education professionals across the country, this year with an increased focus on technology. With technology so high on the agenda in schools, the ‘Learning through Technology’ …

Ten talented students from four UK schools are preparing for the trip of a lifetime to China after winning the final of the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition – which was held at the British Museum on Monday 9 February. As part of their prize, the winners will walk …

Scientists, working with The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, have managed to get their hands on the Crown Jewels – by growing their own from ingredients found in common household items such as drain un-blocker, sandpaper and antiseptic cream. The experiment, created to inspire the next generation …

Children across the UK have been marking Chinese New Year with the help of a free learning resource sent to every primary school in the country during January and February. Produced by the British Council and supported by HSBC, the ‘Year of the Sheep’ education pack introduces pupils to the …

Visitors to this year’s Nursery2Primary Show will benefit from two brand new content streams designed to give inspiration and insights into developments in the education and care sector’s dynamic and changing environment.  Both the N2PS Leadership Programme and the N2PS Academy deliver CPD sessions that will not only inspire, but …

The finalists have been announced for the 2015 ERA Awards, to be held at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, on the evening of Friday 20th March. The Education Resources Awards (ERA) are now in their 16th year and are firmly established as the premier annual event to celebrate outstanding …

Two leading construction bodies are calling on parents, teachers and careers advisers to encourage their children and pupils to pursue a career in the UK construction industry. This comes as CITB predicts that over 220,000 workers will be needed by the industry by 2019 in order to meet demand. CITB’s …