Samantha Lauren King | Schools Week

Pearson Teaching Awards announce the 56 educators set to receive silver awards

The Pearson Teaching Awards have announced the 56 educators who won silver accolades in their annual search for Britain’s best teachers. Thousands of teachers and teaching assistants from across England, Ireland and Wales were nominated by colleagues and students for awards, and the successful 56 will enjoy celebratory assemblies at their schools throughout the day. […]

Team of pupils muck out at donkey and horse rehabilitation centre

A team of Surrey pupils have had a hands-on lesson in donkey and horse care during an outing to an RSPCA rehabilitation centre. Year 8 pupils from King Edward’s Witley mucked out stables, cleaned paddocks and learned about donkey and horse nutrition during a day at the Lockwood Centre for Horses and Donkeys. The trip […]

Regional conference promotes use of research evidence in a budget crisis

Key figures in education have come together for a regional conference on putting research into practice in schools, especially during a budget crisis. Speakers included Sir Kevan Collins, John Tomsett (pictured) and Alex Quigley, who discussed ways to make better use of evidence to inform teaching and learning in the North Lincolnshire and York regions. […]

Period education bus gets another vehicle to meet demand from schools

An organisation that tours schools on a bus educating boys and girls about periods is getting a second vehicle following overwhelming demand for the sessions. The ‘betty bus’ is a travelling classroom that delivers free interactive workshops to children aged eight to 12 about periods and how to deal with them. Designed to support the […]

Pupil cooks, cleans and washes with spring water for school project

A year 8 pupil has been living off water he has collected from a local spring for three days as part of a school project. Henry Garrard, a pupil at Wycliffe Preparatory School in Gloucestershire, has been using just 20 litres of water a day to raise money for WaterAid. For comparison, the average person […]

Theme of Anti-Bullying Week 2017 revealed as ‘All Different, All Equal’

The theme of Anti-Bullying Week 2017 has been set as ‘All Different, All Equal’ following a survey of nearly 600 young people. Pupils who took part in the Anti-Bullying Alliance survey shared that they wanted the annual week of awareness to tackle bullying based on perceived differences. Martha Evans, the national coordinator of the Anti-Bullying […]

Class shares a pencil to experience what learning is like for those in poverty

Pupils at St Cuthbert’s C of E Junior School shared one pencil for a whole lesson to experience what learning is like for young people in poverty-stricken parts of the world. The Somerset school took part in the first-ever national Share a Pencil Day, which gives pupils the opportunity to experience the barriers to education […]

Year 5 pupils turn art project into lucrative business

A London primary school has come up with a lucrative business model, with pupils selling original works of art to raise money. Year 5 pupils from Lansbury Lawrence Primary School have used their school’s architecture as inspiration for a range of keyrings, jewellery, pen holders and coasters, which they made during art classes with the […]

Primary school works with care home and its hens to combat loneliness in residents

Pupils from Sharp Lane Primary School have been working with a local care home to take part in weekly chicken-themed activities with residents – and their hens. For the past two years, pupils from the school in Leeds have visited Nesfield Lodge care home every Tuesday to take part in activities such as candlemaking and […]