Author: Samantha Lauren King

A campaign to ban single-use plastic straws led by a group of 10-year-olds in Milton Keynes has reached the House of Commons. The team of Oxley Park Academy pupils began their ‘Straws Suck’ campaign as part of a persuasive writing project, researching how plastic can have a devastating impact on the environment. They began an […]

The winners of the sixth annual Shine A Light Awards have been revealed during a ceremony at Pearson’s London headquarters. A national competition which celebrates those who help and support young people to develop their speech, language and communication skills, the ceremony was hosted by Adam Hess, a stand-up comedian, actor and TV writer, who […]

School pupils in the Midlands have grilled John Bercow – the speaker of the House of Commons – during an inter-school politics event. About 50 students from Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) schools took part in ‘Politics, democracy and parliament day’ at Mere Green Primary School in Birmingham, in an effort to engage young people […]

A new website will help primary school teachers to support the mental health needs of their pupils. Launched by the Duchess of Cambridge as part of the ‘Heads Together’ mental health campaign, the ‘Mentally Healthy Schools’ website will provide teachers with advice, lesson and assembly plans, and descriptions of a range of mental health needs. […]

An interactive game of Cluedo was the GCSE revision strategy of choice for one Devon school’s English department. Staff at Newton Abbot College dressed up as the board game’s famous characters, including Professor Plum, Miss Peacock and Colonel Mustard, and challenged students across the school to solve the murder of Mr Black. After watching video […]

Five secondary school students from County Durham have been crowned the winners of this year’s F1 in Schools UK national finals. The announcement was made at the iconic Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, where 42 teams from across the UK gathered to battle it out after qualifying earlier this year in the regional heats of the […]

Over 20,000 pupils from secondary schools in London and Birmingham have seen a Shakespeare play for free at the historic Shakespeare’s Globe. The free tickets for a production of Much Ado About Nothing were available through Globe Education’s annual ‘Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank’ initiative, which gives disadvantaged pupils the chance to experience the bard. […]

Nominations are now open for the 2018 BAFTA Young Game Designers competition. Open to young people aged 10 to 18, the annual challenge tasks individuals or teams of up to three with creating a brand new video game. Entrants can submit a concept for a new game in the ‘Game concept award’ category, or enter […]