Samantha Lauren King | Schools Week

Inter-school spelling bee gives pupils a buzz

Pupils from schools across Birmingham went head to head in an inter-school spelling bee last week. Rivals from four primaries, Brookvale, Hill West, Mere Green and Slade, and three secondary schools, Arthur Terry, Coleshill and Stockland Green, put their skills to the test in age-related categories. Brookvale primary emerged victorious, with a year 1 and […]

Superleague netballers show under-10 squad how it’s done

Players from the Superleague netball team Loughborough Lightning recently hosted an inter-school tournament for ten primary schools across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Ella Gibbons from Scotland, Peace Proscavia from Uganda and Vanessa Walker from Jamaica, shared their top netball tips with pupils at the tournament for under-10s held at Trent college. The athletes also ran a […]

More than 300 Swedish teachers visit Sussex secondary to swap teaching tips

More than 300 teachers from Sweden descended on a West Sussex school to exchange top teaching tips and join in student-led workshops. The event at Bohunt school Worthing – one of five schools in the Bohunt Education Trust – saw 400 students, staff and Swedish guests participate in a range of workshops and share innovative […]

Somerset primary school listed as top 100 apprenticeship employer

A Somerset primary school has been named as one of last year’s top apprenticeship employers. Brookside academy was the only school to feature on the top 100 apprenticeship employer list, which is compiled annually by the National Apprenticeship Service. The school currently employs 13 apprentices in sports tuition, business administration, finance, nursery education and specialist […]

We need an education system that works for the whole of society

Attainment is important for young people, but exams have to be seen in a wider context as part of an education that allows young people to flourish, says John Sentamu. Up and down the country, there are great examples of schools achieving fantastic results for some of the most disadvantaged pupils – results that give […]

Wiltshire school tackles self-esteem with new toolkit

A Wiltshire secondary school has taken a new classroom approach to tackling low body confidence. Teachers at Bradon Forest secondary near Swindon have turned to a free online resource to help to develop their teaching of body confidence beyond PSHE, as well as helping teachers deliver the subject. The Body Confidence Campaign Toolkit provides lesson […]

School’s new on-site bank aims to get pupils financially savvy

A secondary school in Staffordshire has introduced its own currency as part of an initiative to get pupils saving. Thistley Hough academy in Stoke-on-Trent has also opened its own on-site bank where students can save “Thistley dollars”, with the aim of improving financial literacy. Two pupils will man the bank with a representative from a […]

Broadcasting veteran Sir Trevor McDonald goes back to school

Veteran broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald went back to the classroom last week when he visited Sebright primary school in Hackney, east London. Sir Trevor took part in morning lessons and spoke with volunteers from social action charity City Year UK, which sends 18 to 25-year-old volunteers full-time into schools. Sebright has worked with City Year […]

Council initiative gives 4,500 school pupils free theatre visits

Pupils from 67 schools in east London will get the chance to see a Shakespeare production free this month as part of a council initiative aiming to introduce more children to the world of live theatre. About 4,500 pupils in the London borough of Newham will attend a Bollywood-themed adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, which […]