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18 April 2026

Author: Nicky Phillips

The Bridge students aim for the top slot in annual awards

students and staff at The Bridge Alternative Provision (AP) Academy will be crossing their fingers at the Pupil Premium Awards as they vie to go one better than this year, and win. The AP school in Fulham, west London, was joint special school runners-up in 2014 and have again been named as a finalist in […]

Cycle fans get back on song

Singer songwriter Alastair Griffin treated pupils at a cycle-friendly Leeds primary school to a rendition of The Road, the anthem from this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. Nearly 400 pupils at Ireland Wood primary school backed him with song and signing, using the Makaton language programme. Released as a duet with Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh, […]

Academy sets out to help Crisis

Students and staff at Bethnal Green Academy (BGA) have had a busy month following the launch of the school’s annual arts, sports and culture WinterFest, which raises money for charity. It set a tally of just over £2,000 for Crisis, the charity for homeless people, which will enable 100 homeless people to have a place […]

Giant nativity marks advent

Hundreds of pupils across Plymouth primary schools joined forces in a “Big Crib” project that created a giant nativity scene to mark the start of advent. The eight schools, part of the Plymouth Church of England group, were supported by All Saints Academy Plymouth (ASAP), the only Church of England-sponsored secondary in the city. Over […]

A million more infants take up free meals as policy hailed a success

Official figures show that 1.3 million more children now eat free school meals since the introduction in September of universal infant free school meals. On a visit to Hallfield primary school in west London on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (pictured above) was expected to say: “The naysayers about this policy can eat their […]

Laura Henry, managing director, Laura Henry Consultancy

Laura Henry’s enthusiasm and energy for early years’ education is undimmed after more than 25 years in the sector. As is her determination to speak up for children. “That is what I’m passionate about — trying to be a voice for children; talking about things that matter to children and to families, and giving them […]

Spoof wins Speaker’s praise

A video spoof of The Jeremy Kyle Show has won five learners from Portsmouth Grammar School (PGS) top prize in the annual Political Studies Association’s student video contest. Competing against students from all over the country, the pupils had to make a four-minute video on “EU – In or out?” A judging panel led by […]