Author: Samantha Lauren King

Five students and two of their teachers spent the day with dummies in their mouths to raise money for Torbay special care baby unit. The group from Newton Abbot College in Devon raised more than £50 for the charity, which looks after babies who are small, premature or who need extra care or observation. The […]

The Woodland Trust is encouraging more schools to get involved in its Green Tree school awards, offering free advice and support to help get more pupils outdoors. The awards, which have been running for eight years, encourages pupils to visit woodlands, plant trees and take photographs of nature. They then earn medals, from bronze through […]

A primary academy heralded by the government as a model school for tackling childhood obesity has become the first UK school to receive a Soil Association award. Washingborough Academy in Lincoln received the association’s gold catering mark for serving only local produce or food grown on-site in its canteen. An orchard in its grounds, planted […]

Europe’s biggest biomedical research facility is welcoming learners to a new science lab it has opened for local schools. The Francis Crick Institute, a charity in the north London borough of Camden, recently opened the Weston Discovery Lab, a dedicated space for school pupils to visit and take part in a range of experiments. Staff […]

EdCentral, the website that allows education professionals to collaborate, exchange ideas and access industry news, is now free for teachers. It was previously available only on subscription. Free access is granted to trainees, academics and people working in schools and colleges, to help education research, but school governors still have to pay £4.99 a month. […]

A local chef has been delivering a free crash course in cooking and nutrition to pupils at a Staffordshire school as part of a nationwide healthy eating initiative. John Whittle shares his skills with Thistley Hough academy pupils through the national Chefs Adopt a School Scheme. Visiting during food studies sessions, Whittle – executive chef […]

Ed Balls has joined the judging panel for the Wicked young writer awards that recognise the creative talent of 5 to 25-year-olds. The awards – established by the long-running musical Wicked and backed by the National Literacy Awards – are now in their seventh year. Balls, the former shadow education secretary, joins children’s author Cressida […]

Prince William has launched a new awards programme that aims to harness the skills and experience of former Services personnel to build resilience in schoolchildren. To mark the launch he visited Llanfoist Fawr primary school in Monmouthshire – one of the first to pilot the SkillForce Prince William Award programme – where he was joined […]