Socio-economic attainment gap remains stubbornly wide after pandemic, with reading skills particularly affected
EEF publishes findings from longer-term NFER study on the impact of the pandemic on younger pupils’ attainment. New evidence shows schools continue to face big challenges supporting socio-economically disadvantaged and low attaining pupils because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to a major piece of research published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today, that […]
School Library Association Awards Winners Announced
Winners of the prestigious SLA Awards 2022 were announced on Thursday 20 October, 2022 at a Swindon awards ceremony. The awards recognise the country’s best school library workers, their achievements, and their work to create and drive incredibly positive contributions to learning. According to a poll of SLA members, over 3 million books were lent […]
RSPB Big Schools’ Birdwatch is back
The world’s largest school wildlife survey returns, with tens of thousands of school children watching and counting the UK’s birds for the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch. The Birdwatch – which takes place during the first half of the Spring term (6 January – 20 February) – is a chance for children to participate in a […]
Celebrate the NHS’ 75th birthday and meet the Gatsby benchmarks KS3 careers competitions
A new and improved Step into the NHS schools competition has re-opened for entries, giving students the chance to celebrate the NHS’ 75th birthday and schools the chance to meet the Gatsby benchmarks. Developed in partnership with teachers, the careers competition encourages secondary school students to research and create a job advert for an […]
Attainment gap tops teachers concerns this Autumn term
1 in 5 teachers and head teachers (19%) believe addressing the attainment gap will be the biggest challenge Nearly 40% of teachers admit feeling unprepared to measure the differences in attainment caused by Covid-19 The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on staff and pupils is also a key concern for this Autumn New research from […]
allmanhall celebrates 16 years of award-winning food procurement
Food procurement experts allmanhall – founded in 2006 by father and son, Edward and Oliver Hall – are celebrating their 16th birthday. Founded in 2006 by father and son, Edward and Oliver Hall, the business began as specialists in catering procurement for the independent education sector. Sixteen years on, the business now employs a team […]
Dreamachine opens up the wonderful world of a child’s imagination with life’s big questions
This year, children across the country were invited to answer big, burning questions about their perception of the world. The Dreamachine Schools programme, for students aged 7 – 11, encouraged them to delve deep inside their minds and stimulate their wildest imaginations. Dreamachine asked questions aimed to evoke a sense of discovery and curiosity about […]
Schools, colleges, learners and youth groups invited to take part in programme to build accessible flight simulator
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has launched a new competition, Falcon 2, aimed at young people aged 6-19 to design and build an accessible mobile flight simulator. The Falcon 2 programme builds on the success of the previous RAeS build-a-plane competition which was designed to enable young people to develop and demonstrate key skills which […]
National storytelling competition will see winners’ work published
A national storytelling competition from Pearson, the leading digital media learning company, is seeking to boost child literacy and representation in writing, as teachers throughout England call for greater diversity across the curriculum. Now in its fourth year, My Twist on a Tale: Represent! encourages children to shine a light on the page, representing what, […]