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Following the launch by Bloomsbury earlier in 2014 of the Let’s do Mental Maths apps for ages 6-7 and 10-11, the full set for the primary range is now available. Designed to improve children’s confidence in maths whether they are working in class with a teacher or at home with …

Research suggests that nearly 70 % of children in the UK have had some kind of bullying experience – yet bullying is a sensitive and complex subject which can be difficult to talk about.  One way to tackle it is through the inclusive and accessible medium of film.  To tie …

Thanks to a £1m grant from The JJ Charitable Trust, The National Literacy Trust has today announced the launch of brand new school improvement programmes which take a revolutionary whole-school approach, aiming to improve secondary school attainment by changing school culture and embedding literacy throughout the curriculum. The National Literacy …

From January 2015, schools across the United Kingdom and Ireland will be able to perform their own productions of Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King, when special versions of the show are released for licensing. These two versions, The Lion King KIDS and The Lion King JR will give pupils …

Our Sorority, a London based CIC (Community Interest Company), has today opened its doors to support and act as an advocate to empower young women and mothers aged 15-25 to progress into successful inspiring women. Mentoring the young women will be Alicia Barnes and Chantelle Fearon who both have a …

BBC newsreader and Antiques Roadshow presenter Fiona Bruce has gone back to school as part of charity Future First’s national campaign to inform state students about the range of fulfilling careers they could pursue in the future. The presenter returned to her former school, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College in Pepys Road, New …

Today, LEGO® Education announces the presale of MoreToMaths 1-2, a learning resource for years one and two, aimed at teaching and reinforcing the practices of mathematical problem solving as defined by the latest national curriculum targets. Mathematics problems can be a difficult concept for young children to grasp. This innovative …

A national campaign to inspire state students to fulfilment in the world of work launched yesterday as statistics show the crucial importance of alumni in motivating state school students to success. Research by the leading education charity Future First shows some state schools don’t harness the valuable talents of alumni …

Digital technology is creating new, more interesting job opportunities, according to an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) study, which surveyed 5,000+ UK residents from the age of 12+. However, the research found that student age respondents worry they may not be equipped with the relevant skills to make the most of those opportunities. …

On Monday 13th October at 10h30, I’ll be kicking off a new series of webinars hosted by Education Today magazine, in which we will be talking to leaders and opinion formers from across the UK education spectrum. In Monday’s inaugural session, former deputy head Graham Cooper, who now heads up …