Politics

Free resource reinvents Shakespeare for primary schools

A free online theatre resource is offering a primary school-friendly version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The National Theatre’s...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Winners of national sweet-designing competition get a backstage tour of the Discovery Channel

Two pupils who won a national competition to design Willy Wonka-inspired sweets went behind the scenes at the Discovery...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Coastal school joins campaign against pebble-pinchers

Pupils at Manor Beach Primary School in Lancashire have joined a campaign to stop people stealing pebbles from their...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Primary schools wanted for project on harnessing the power of teaching assistants

A new project that is determined to harness the power of teaching assistants has been launched in England. Maximising...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Charity calls for UK teachers to peer mentor in Sierra Leone and Liberia

A charity is calling for UK teachers to spend their summer mentoring teachers in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Qualified...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Bury College hosts after-school plumbing club for pupils across Lancashire

Pupils from seven high schools across Lancashire have been taking part in an after-school plumbing club at Bury College....

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

Primary pupils recreate Renoir painting to learn about distortion of images in the media

Year 5 pupils from Hill West Primary School in Birmingham recently re-created Renoir’s ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ during...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
Politics

V&A Museum uses £100,000 prize fund to launch nationwide art initiative for schools

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is launching a national programme to support design education in state-funded secondary schools. DesignLab...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
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New school for pupils with Asperger’s, ADHD and mental health support needs set to open in Stoke

The Aurora Group is opening a new school in Stoke for youngsters with Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD and mental health...

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King