Author: Samantha Lauren King

A London school has become the first in the UK to host a virtual reality conference focused on education. Putney High School hosted Virtual Reality: The Future of Education, which featured speakers from Google, PwC and Pearson, and showcased educational VR technology. The equipment allowed pupils and conference delegates – mainly teachers and senior staff […]

Schoolchildren from across Yorkshire are featured in a new exhibition involving leading fashion designers, artists and photographers. More than 120 students from Wakefield College, Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy and Cundall Manor in York were photographed by Jamie Hawkesworth, who has worked with brands including Alexander McQueen, Miu Miu and Tiffany. The photos will appear […]

A cycling charity is calling for schools to use their sugar tax funding to get pupils walking, scooting or cycling to school. Sustrans is encouraging schools in England to use the increased school sport premium and healthy pupils’ capital programme, both boosted by the tax on sugary drinks, to make pupils more active. The charity […]

A Somerset school’s new library was officially opened last week by children’s and teen fiction author, Ally Kennen. The author, who was shortlisted for a Carnegie medal for Beast, cut the ribbon at Minerva Primary School’s library, which has been rebuilt and restocked with an £11,400 investment from Taunton Deane borough council. Kennen, whose latest […]

Pupils from across the Ark multi-academy trust auctioned off their artwork last week, raising more than £25,000 for their respective schools. Forty-five pieces of art from primary and secondary pupils – and teachers – went up for auction at the Art for Ark event at London’s Saatchi Gallery. One piece (pictured above) by art teacher […]

A school fundraising group has adopted a rescued owl on behalf of pupils. Friends of Minerva Primary Academy have used proceeds from fundraising activities to sponsor Thor, an owl from Avon Owls sanctuary, whom pupils got the chance to meet during a special hour-long assembly. The Bristol school, which also has an owl as its […]

Seventeen pupils from schools across the UK have taken home top accolades in Alu D&T Challenge, a national competition challenging youngsters to create sustainable products using aluminium. The challenge was developed by the aluminium industry to give pupils design challenges in categories such as transport, building and packaging. This year’s fields included vehicle of the […]

Birmingham-born actress Julie Walters (pictured) has backed a campaign to build alumni networks in state schools in the city. Education charity Future First hosted a Back to School Week event last week in Birmingham, which the government has identified as lacking in careers support. Former students returned to their old schools to deliver careers workshops […]

A dwarfism charity has teamed up with two children’s authors in an effort to combat stereotypes. The Restricted Growth Association (RGA UK) hopes its Spread the Word campaign will increase the number of books in school libraries that positively portray those with dwarfism. The charity is encouraging school libraries to stock books such as We […]