Up to 3,500 schools or colleges could be looking for volunteers with legal skills to become school governors in 2015, according to education charity SGOSS – Governors for Schools. During 2014, 1 in 7 schools who registered a governor vacancy with the charity were looking for a volunteer with legal skills to fill the position. […]
Category: Education
PocketPhonics launches step-by-step reading programme for 4 to 6 year-olds
Today, Apps in My Pocket, UK developer of top-ranking education software used by over 2,000 schools worldwide, unveiled its latest app, PocketPhonics Stories. The app will help children as young as four learn to read their first storybook in just 10 weeks. PocketPhonics Stories follows the synthetic phonics approach used in the National Curriculum and […]
Embrace Arts centre awarded £75,000 by BBC Children in Need
University of Leicester arts centre, Embrace Arts, has been awarded a grant of £75,000 over three years by BBC Children in Need. This grant will fund an Inclusive Youth Arts Project and help make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in Leicester. This grant has been made possible […]
Free App Launched by CuckooMondo to Teach Children to Go Green
CuckooMondo has launched a free gamified app to teach children through the medium of story how to incorporate sustainability into their everyday lives. The energy saving app is set to be a hit with parents as it offers the potential of a £75 saving on electricity bills – all while the kids play and learn. […]
Kellogg’s Helps Kids Get Closer to the Origins of Their Food
A recent poll of 2,000 parents and primary school children in the UK found that a surprising number of children have lost touch with the fields where much of their food comes from. The poll revealed that around 1.8 million British kids have never been to a farm. Kellogg’s is committed to giving kids an […]
Not Just Travel believe education shouldn’t be just in a classroom
The issue of parents taking children out of school for holidays has been rumbling on for years, now it has reached a crescendo with the ‘fine’ system being introduced. This has caused travel companies to increase their already over inflated prices during the school holidays to the extent that many families simply cannot afford it […]
Schools need to enter £80,000 classroom giveaway, says Shadow Education Minister
A national competition is giving schools another chance to be the winners of £80,000 in the shape of a wood clad classroom suitable for housing 30 pupils is up for grabs. Top education magazine and website TES in association with Clearspace Buildings are giving away the classroom. Shadow Education Minister, Steve McCabe MP, says “It […]
Wikpedia comes to the classroom courtesy of SOS
A new version of Wikipedia to be used inside of classrooms is in the works as children’s charity SOS is working on a new child friendly edition of the popular website. Entitled Wikipedia for Schools (http://schools-wikipedia.org)., the project contains articles that have been carefully selected from Wikipedia that all relate to core subjects at school. […]
National classroom giveaway worth £80,000 is launched
TES/Clearspace Buildings competition is open to all UK schools Every school in the UK now has the chance to win a classroom worth £80,000 thanks to a national competition. The classroom, which is timber clad and seats 30 pupils, is the prize offered by Clearspace Buildings in the competition being run in conjunction with TES, […]
Engineers of the future get to check out everything from 1D to 3D
Schoolchildren from right across the UK are being given the unique opportunity if stepping behind the scenes alongside top British brands, businesses and band to see just how important a role engineering plays in everyday life. 6 exclusive competitions launch today, one of the prizes being the chance to experience life behind a mixing desk […]