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As school leavers prepare to look after themselves at University for the first time from next week, new research from Sainsbury’s reveals that 17 and 18 year-olds have a Cooking Age of just 12 years old.  The first of its kind classification, similar to the national Reading Age, has been …

In October, celebrities and sports stars will join everyone from nurses to lawyers and plumbers to web designers in going back to school to support current state school students. They’re joining the national campaign by the leading education charity Future First, Back to School Week, between 13th to 18th October, which will highlight the …

Britain’s biggest newspaper has teamed up with some of the most popular children’s authors and entertainers to introduce a new weekly feature encouraging parents to read with their children. Specially written ten-minute stories from authors including David Walliams (Mr Stink), former children¹s laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Jeff Kinney …

A new documentary, charting the history of crystallography tells a fascinating story of a scientific technique that is revealing many of life’s most beautiful secrets. The 40 minute film includes exclusive interviews with internationally acclaimed scientists and unique glimpses into rarely seen historical collections. The film celebrates the work and …

To support schools through the Government’s removal of assessment levels, Rising Stars has released complete new curriculum Progression Frameworks for English, maths and science. These frameworks are available to schools free of charge, and allow teachers to track pupil progress against the new National Curriculum for Years 1 to 6. …

The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) has launched a new, free First World War learning resource, sponsored by Royal Mail, supporting learning across the curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Last Post: The Postal Service in the First World War, explores the role of the General Post …

Great news for primary schools! EducationCity’s computing module for Key Stages 1 and 2, packed with interactive multimedia activities, lesson plans and topic tools to help teachers meet the demands of the new curriculum is free until 31st December 2014![1] The perfect companion for teachers who feel daunted by the …

Nine thousand children will experience the exhilaration of watching fully-staged opera this autumn thanks to Performances for Schools on the 2014 Glyndebourne Tour. Glyndebourne Performances for Schools offer priority booking and reduced price tickets to schools to take their students to see an opera, often for the first time.  Since …

  For a school trip that’s educational, exciting, fun – and free – look no further than the Into Film Festival 2014, the world’s largest film festival for children and young people, taking place from to 4th to 21st November.  Harnessing the power of film to captivate young minds and bring learning to …

Provisional results for this year’s A level and AS qualifications have been published today by the Joint Council for QualificationsCIC. Results remain relatively stable at a national level, with the proportion of A* grades awarded rising 0.6 percentage points to 8.2 per cent of all awards. There is a slight …