A devastating double disadvantage is robbing two million UK children of a happy, healthy childhood, according to a new report launched today by Speech and Language UK.1 The report reveals that children struggling with talking and understanding words are not only more likely to develop mental health problems2 – they’re also less likely to get…
As another school year draws to a close, teachers everywhere are reflecting on what worked, what didn’t, and what really mattered. And while grades and outcomes will always play a role, the conversations we hear most often – from schools, parents, and young people themselves – aren’t about marks. They’re about confidence, resilience, and…
Whether you’ve finished your A-levels or still have a few exams to go, many students find themselves anxiously thinking about results day and what their grades might mean for the future. With this in mind, Study Dog – an online learning platform supporting students with hundreds of resources – spoke to award-winning psychologist Dr Lalitaa…
Ahead of the 2025 Spending Review, School-Home Support (SHS) welcomes the Government’s ambition to tackle the school attendance crisis, but warns about how school cuts may damage efforts by school leaders to address the crisis. SHS welcomes the Government’s commitment to addressing the school attendance crisis as evident in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools…
The winners of the 2025 Wicked Writers: Be the Change writing competition, devised for young writers by the National Literacy Trust and the London stage musical Wicked, as part of its cultural and social education programme Wicked Active Learning, have been announced. Wicked Writers: Be the Change prompted young people to use their writing skills…
As British Science Week gets underway, global edtech leader Discovery Education is providing UK schools with dynamic digital resources to ignite pupil curiosity in STEM learning. Taking place until 16th March 2025, British Science Week is an annual celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The theme of this year’s event is…
07/11/24: According to the latest budgeting data from schools, there is a distinct increase in the percentage of multi-academy trusts (MATs) predicting significantly lower financial reserves by the 2026/27 academic year. The MAT Finance Sector Insight Report 2024 published today by IMP Software shows that more than one in three (37%) multi academy trusts…
Nearly three quarters (67%) of UK teachers call for more textbooks and worksheets in the classroom to improve reading, engagement and knowledge retention New research from across Europe, commissioned by Epson, shows 67 per cent of UK teachers and 63 per cent of UK parents want a greater focus on hard copy materials such…
In partnership with the Anti-Bullying Alliance, BBC Teach will be broadcasting an interactive Live Lesson for primary schools during Anti-Bullying Week. The programme will inspire children to handle disagreements constructively, without turning to bullying. Children will help CBBC celebrity, Hacker T Dog, put on the ultimate sports match where the players come together and respectfully…
With greater demands for laptops and other hardware across all industries, educational establishments must embrace pre-used and refurbished devices in order to achieve the best value. In a recent survey of IT leaders from Microsoft, Dell and other sector leaders it was revealed that many believe a fifth of all laptops bought by enterprises…
Inspired Education – the leading global group of premium schools – is expanding its market-leading ‘Inspired AI’ programme with a phased roll out of a new AI platform – Lesson Planner – for teachers The tool will reduce the amount of time teachers are required to spend on admin by a minimum of 10…
International charity Right To Play is encouraging schools and nurseries to host a day of play on 11 June Global development charity Right To Play is encouraging primary schools and nurseries across the country to celebrate the first-ever International Day of Play on 11 June 2024. The charity, which uses play to…
– Developed in collaboration with Brook, the sexual health and wellbeing charity. – Age-appropriate lesson pack for Key Stage 4 (KS4) Year 11 learners in the UK. – Encourages young people to think critically about pornography, sex and relationships. – Features thought-provoking clips from popular films and TV shows, including Booksmart (15), Chewing Gum…
50% of education staff spending their own money to purchase supplies and materials for the classroom One in five education workers are picking up a side hustle as the cost of living continues to rise 78% of respondents have restricted turning the heating whilst 64% are foregoing putting money into savings accounts A new survey…
World’s Largest Lesson Gives Voices to Students in One of The Largest Global Education Surveys Ever London, UK: 15th March 2023 – The World’s Largest Lesson – an initiative led by Project Everyone and UNICEF – and NetApp a cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announce the findings from one of the largest global surveys…
Teachers can now accurately assess pupils’ online competencies and resilience for a digital life using SafeSkills – a valuable free resource for all schools featuring an online quiz for pupils in higher primary and lower secondary, and an inbuilt online safety diagnostic tool for staff. Easy to set up, teachers simply register their school at…
A Christchurch secondary school and sixth form has joined a multi academy trust (MAT) in a bid to expand facilities, resources and to improve investment in staff training. Highcliffe School has partnered with HISP Multi Academy Trust to receive access to its extensive school improvement network and to receive funding to improve some of…
37% of teachers are struggling financially Yet, using discount schemes can save key workers over £2,200 a year across every area of household expenditure including the weekly shop, holidays, broadband, mobile phones, clothing, household goods, motoring, eating out, leisure, any many other categories Of the 2.7m key workers who use Network’s discount schemes: 91% say…
Directed by Sarah Frankcom, the 2022 Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production is Macbeth, A full-scale, gripping, 90-minute show in the Globe Theatre created specifically for young people. The Globe has already welcomed thousands of state school students into the theatre for free. To coincide with this year’s performances, eligible schools will also receive…
Oliver Hall, Managing Director at food procurement specialist allmanhall, looks at the outlook for the food industry for 2022, and concludes that there are still challenges to be faced Inflation As the annual pace of consumer price growth in the OECD group of developed nations hit 5.8% in November, which was the highest…
15 September 2021 – T4 Education has today published a landmark report revealing for the first time how teachers around the world have turned to technology to overcome barriers to education brought about by the pandemic. Launched in Spring 2021 and informed by 20,679 teachers across 165 countries, T4 Education’s survey is the largest…
NASBTT has today responded to the Department for Education (DfE) Initial Teacher Training (ITT) market review policy paper https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/initial-teacher-training-itt-market-review and announcement on a new Institute of Teaching https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-institute-of-teaching-set-to-be-established. Executive Director Emma Hollis said: “We are pleased that the ITT market review expert group plan to work closely with the sector in developing and testing thinking as the…
UCLan researchers share first-stage findings of Blackpool-focused research project to improve engagement with science and technology Primary school children from low socio-economic areas are just as interested in science as their more affluent counterparts, according to new research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). However, a lack of knowledge about possible science careers…
Scotland Head Coach supports digital teachers’ resource that allows “next generation to share in the achievement” of reaching next summer’s finals Penalty-save hero Marshall says initiative underlines “importance of what we achieved” for next generation Learning Through Football platform puts historic qualification on the curriculum in schools across Scotland as Hampden prepares to co-host tournament…
A new free course that teaches primary pupils how to be compassionate and resolve playground disputes themselves has launched in the UK – the first of its kind. The Compassion Project, which is for Key Stage 2 pupils, teaches children to notice how others may be feeling and to think about different points of…
