Launching today, Let it Grow is a collaboration between BBC Children’s and Education and BBC Radio 2 to help everyone transform grey spaces into wild and colourful places!
Inspired by the new BBC One series Wild Isles, the opening episode of which was the biggest factual episode to air on the BBC in 2023 so far*, Radio 2, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC Teach will be building on the interest generated...
As we look ahead to the 23/24 academic year this autumn, we recently launched the student finance application service for full-time undergraduate students in England. Students can apply for help with their course costs through a Maintenance Loan and to cover their fees with a Tuition Fee Loan.
However, depending on a student’s circumstances, there are other types of support available...
The war in Ukraine started around a year ago in February 2022, causing 17.4 million individuals to seek refuge in neighbouring countries .
Twinkl Educational Publishing continues to help Ukrainian children and has now teamed up with the Ukraine-based charity fund Voices of Children to provide FREE mental health and art therapy resources for families affected by the war and for anyone in need...
Clock up the miles this Easter, and into the Summer term, in Schoolreaders Race for Reading and you will help more children leave primary school able to read well.
The 80-day virtual Around the World challenge runs until June 19th 2023. Set your distance, go it alone or with friends, family, your sports’ club or book group, and commit to walk, run, cycle, swim or even walk a dog to...
New standard for school sports will see girls and boys offered the same sports
On International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March) the Government is setting out new standards for equal access to sports, making it clear that girls and boys should be offered the same sports during PE and extracurricular time in schools.
Today’s package will help to boost equal opportunities in school...
Team GB and Persimmon Homes have today launched Get Set to Build a Community , a cross-curricular challenge to support the development of employability, teamwork and decision making skills in students aged 11 – 14 across the South West in the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Originally created as the official education programme for London 2012, Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s...
In January, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that teachers across England and Wales would be striking across seven dates in February and March.
The announcement of the teacher strikes have been met with discussions about the factors that have led to the strike action. Many educators have been coming together to highlight some of the struggles they face on a daily basis as a result...
Adoption UK welcomes many of the government proposals, which were recently announced, to improve the way children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are supported in schools in England. However the organisation warns that the plan lacks urgency and misses opportunities to improve support for some of the most vulnerable pupils.
Family Corner, the family arm of leading early years organisation the Early Years Alliance, has revealed the line-up for its first free, online family-led festival, with virtual sessions running from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 March.
Home is Where the Start is celebrates the role of parents and carers as their child’s first and most enduring educator, with a range of talks,...
