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New school trip initiative connects children to nature at Edinburgh Zoo

  • TalkTalk launches new school trip initiative with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland at Edinburgh Zoo
  • Focused on supporting schools where the cost of travel would be a barrier, the pilot project aims to reduce the financial strain on parents and schools
  • The bursary scheme comes as TalkTalk rolls out great value full fibre across Edinburgh

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Leading children’s writing competition 500 Words relaunches on BBC

The UK’s most successful children’s writing competition, 500 Words , will relaunch this September, supported by BBC Teach with BBC Breakfast hosting the initiative for 2023.

The BBC is now searching for teachers and librarians across the UK to register their interest in joining the judging panel to help choose the best entries later this year.

500 Words is a UK wide...

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Expert shares tips on supporting Children through transition to secondary school

March 1st marked National Offer Day, when many children in England and Wales will find out which secondary schools they will go to.

School transitions can be incredibly challenging. Children in schools continually experience transitions – between different schools, classes, and year groups. A key part of an educator’s role is to make sure these periods of change run as smoothly as possible...

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This World Book Day, half a million children in UK don’t own a single book

As reading attainment rises in schools, reading for pleasure continues its sharp decline To mark World Book Day 2023, the charity is calling on teachers, carers and parents to ensure that reading for pleasure [1] is encouraged as much as reading attainment, in and outside of schools.

While reading was the only core subject which saw attainment levels improve in 2022, (at Key Stage 2, 75% of...

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Art should command an important place in every school

Ofsted has published its latest curriculum research review, this time looking at art education in schools. Today’s report explores the factors that contribute to a high-quality art education . It sets out a broad conception of curriculum quality that draws on the education inspection framework as well as art education research, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art practice.

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Phonics with Robot Reg Opens Up a World of Literacy to Children 1-4 years, with new locations in Solihull, Maldon & Southminster, Maidenhead, and East Yorkshire.

With many parents wanting to give their kids a head start when it comes to reading, Phonics with Robert Reg, a phonics class with 55 locations across the country, is on hand to do just that. Teacher Alex Burnside started her popular early year's phonics classes (which were highly commended for Best Franchise/Licensed Preschool Activity in the What’s on 4 Kids Awards) in 2016, and now classes...

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Thousands of families to benefit from local support in rollout of Family Hubs

Family Hubs offer early support to families and young children to help them overcome difficulties and build strong relationships
  • Services include help with infant feeding and perinatal mental health support as well as make it easier to access wider services such as smoking cessation and job advice
  • This announcement builds on Prime Minister’s ambition to put strong families at
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Science curriculum in schools improving despite pandemic pressures

Ofsted has today published the first in a new series of reports looking at how subjects are taught in England’s schools .

Today’s report looks at science education and draws on evidence from a sample of primary and secondary schools, gathered as part of routine inspections.

Read the ‘Finding the optimum: the science subject report’ .

Inspectors found that science curriculums...

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Apprenticeships boosted under plans to broaden UCAS

Young people will soon be able to search and apply for apprenticeships on UCAS
  • Thousands of apprenticeship opportunities to be advertised to young people alongside undergraduate degrees in plans to broaden UCAS
  • Half of UCAS applicants would consider an apprenticeship, but not enough vacancies are being offered to meet growing demand
  • Education Secretary sets out
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