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In the summer of 1940, during WWII, nearly two million children were evacuated from their homes as war broke out and British and German airplanes fought overhead in the Battle of Britain. Next year marks the 75th anniversary of the battle and events throughout the country will be held to …

Young musicians are set to put the wind up Scotland’s bagpipe playing heritage. Scotland’s top young pipers and drummers are starting to gear up for the world’s largest schools pipe band competition – which this year comes with a twist. The Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships (SSPBC) features an innovative …

How can teachers best use film as a text to improve literacy?   What are the benefits of filmmaking for young people and how can it be incorporated simply and practically into teaching and learning?  Educators across the UK can now expand their skills by taking part in an innovative and …

The Hour of Code today launched with a Downing Street event hosted by the Prime Minster, David Cameron, and 50 school children who each took their first steps in learning to code. With over 1,000 primary and secondary schools already signed up, the campaign aims to reach 6 million people …

Contact Group, BETT Finalist – ICT Company of the Year (£1m-10m) is celebrating its short listing in style by inviting visitors to its stand A250 to score a hole in one for their chance to win an iPad mini!  But the good news doesn’t stop there – for your chance …

Viking, the provider of everyday essentials for schools, has announced the winners of its Classroom of the Future competition, awarding two lucky schools a multimedia bundle worth £2,500. The Classroom of the Future competition was broken down into two age categories, 11 and under, and age 12 to 16 inclusive.  …

Avery, the world’s largest manufacturer of customisable labels, is giving schools nationwide the chance to trial a number of products from its Sticky Stuff for Schools range for free. As part of the Ambassador Schools initiative, teachers will be sent an assortment of resources, which they can use to transform …

We’ll be sticking on our festive sweaters for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 12th December – and you can join in the fun too!   Save the Children is asking people to make the world better with a sweater by wearing a Christmas jumper for the day …

As handwriting re-joins the national curriculum this year, Cambridge University Press has teamed up with SATIPS for this year’s National Schools’ Handwriting Competition. From 1 September 2014, school students in the UK from the age of six have been required to learn how to hand-write letters and other documents. From …

State schools are far less likely to ask former students for money than private schools, according to figures released recently. They could be missing out on £100m of untapped donations according to polling commissioned by the national charity Future First, which sets up alumni networks in state schools and colleges across Britain, and …