In a recent communication, three schools within Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust (BWCET), have been recognised for their outstanding performance in phonics education, placing them in the top 4% of schools nationwide. The commendation comes in the form of letters from the Education Minister, Damian Hinds, who lauded each school’s …
Read More »New campaign aims to champion Teaching Assistants amongst rising pressure on school budgets
A new initiative designed to showcase the impactful and essential work of Teaching Assistants has been launched by one of the UK’s foremost educational charities. The campaign All I Do, created by the leader in vocational and technical learning NCFE, features real Teaching Assistants reading out public opinions about the …
Read More »Education Resources Awards 2021 – deadline extended
Companies, organisations and schools wishing to submit entries to the annual Education Resources Awards now have until 5pm on Wednesday 31st March 2021 to register their entries. According to organiser Chris Milton of Brilliant Media: “Having discussed the current lockdown status with both BESA, our partners and the education marketplace, …
Read More »West Yorkshire primary school receives Anti-Bullying Award UK
Bradford based Wilsden Primary School has received the ABQM-UK Bronze Award after successfully establishing effective and sustainable anti-bullying policies and strategies which has become a part of the school’s everyday life. The school were presented with the national award after staff, pupils, parents, and governors demonstrated that anti-bullying is a …
Read More »Young creatives recognised in national awards
Young people, individuals and organisations, which demonstrate excellence in the UK’s cultural sector, were celebrated last night [1 April] at a glittering awards ceremony dedicated to the industry’s unsung heroes. Apprentices, interns and mentors were among those recognised at the seventh annual Creative & Cultural Skills Awards, held in Cardiff …
Read More »Cambridgeshire’s innovators of tomorrow get robot ready
Students from schools across Cambridgeshire are gearing up to compete in the inaugural FIRST® Tech Challenge UK Championships, taking place in Peterborough on Wednesday 13th March. One winning team from the event will progress to represent the UK in the global championships in the USA in April. FIRST® Tech Challenge …
Read More »New National Creative Learning Awards now open for nominations
The Creative Learning Guild, a charity based in Yorkshire which supports the grassroots creative learning movement across the UK, has announced today that nominations are open for the new National Creative Learning Awards. The new national Creative Learning Awards will celebrate the inspirational innovators, educators and practitioners who live and breathe …
Read More »Innovating Minds CEO and Education Today columnist Dr Asha Patel shortlisted for prestigious award
Birmingham-based Innovating Minds CIC has been shortlisted for the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Entrepreneur for Good of the Year award. Innovating Minds CIC beat off some tough competition in order to make the regional shortlist, with a record number of businesses entering the awards nationally across …
Read More »UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country compete in national coding challenge
The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country competed in the final of PA Consulting Group’s sixth annual Raspberry Pi coding competition on Tuesday 17 April 2018. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future. This year, it challenges school children and college students to use …
Read More »St Albans School teacher wins Institute of Physics award for outstanding teaching
Physics teacher Martin Guy from St Albans School, has been recognised for his exceptional work by the Institute of Physics (IOP). Martin is one of six teachers in the UK to receive a 2016 Teachers of Physics Award from the IOP for his outstanding work teaching physics and was nominated …
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