A new English project is supporting the needs of teachers to develop skills for teaching young learners with English as an additional language (EAL) in UK schools. The EAL Nexus project, funded by the European Integration Fund, the British Council and The Bell Foundation, has launched a new website to …
Read More »Rugby great Gareth Thomas puts his weight behind Anti-Bullying Week
Gareth Thomas, the 100-times capped former Wales skipper, has announced his support for this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance, which takes place on 17-21 November. Gareth, who leads the Balls to Bullying campaign which launched earlier this year, visits schools all over the country to work with …
Read More »Let’s hear it for deaf children
National charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is offering free educational fundraising packs to schools and groups across the UK, to educate children about deafness and encourage schools to raise funds for the Charity. Each free school pack contains fun, interactive and educational activities. These include teaching children to spell …
Read More »Schools to celebrate Fairtrade’s 20th birthday this autumn
Thousands of children in primary schools will be hosting the UK’s first Fairtrade Bakesale Party, to celebrate Fairtrade’s 20th birthday this autumn. The campaign has been launched by the Fairtrade Foundation, and aims to help children learn about global issues whilst raising money to increase the impact of Fairtrade. Using …
Read More »New campaign from Sainsbury’s to get kids cooking
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 …
Read More »Primary Pupils Experience “World of Work”
With the latest batch of school leavers searching for jobs, employers continue to complain about the lack of sufficient employability skills, while parents struggle to help with relevant careers advice. To help address these problems, a charity in Milton Keynes has come up with a new scheme called ‘World of …
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