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The benefits of Boarding school

Discover the key benefits of boarding school, from academic excellence and independence to strong friendships and rich extracurricular opportunities. Learn how a boarding environment helps students grow into confident, capable, well-rounded young adults.

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It’s Time to Let Busy Mums and Dads into Bus Lanes

Busy parents across the UK could save hours on the school run if a new proposal allowing them into bus lanes is rolled out. Motoring experts at LeaseCar.uk have launched a campaign to allow mums and dads to bypass queueing traffic by using bus lanes when dropping their kids off at school.

Parents are often held up on the congested roads and many need to make it on time to work afterwards too...

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Could AI Technology signal the end of school homework?

Children’s homework is always a hot topic of conversation for parents. Whilst schools see it as a way to boost learning and ensure children are on track with goals, a lot of parents find it hugely time consuming and a cause of great stress at home. But could all that be about to change? The rise in AI (Artificial intelligence) Technology is moving so fast that it’s hard to keep up, let alone...

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Tom Fletcher launches Blue Peter ‘Amazing Authors’ Writing Competition

Winning entry will be turned into a book and read as a CBeebies Bedtime Story

Singer and children’s author Tom Fletcher is giving his backing to Blue Peter’s latest competition offering budding young writers a money can’t buy prize.

The Amazing Authors competition, run in partnership with The Reading Agency and BBC Arts, opens for entries from Friday 27th January and asks young...

Teacher strikes – what working parents/carers and employers need to know

The news this week that teachers from the National Education Union had voted for strike action in England and Wales will have left lots of working parents and carers – and their employers – wondering how they are going to manage if and when local schools close.

While some families may have relatives or friends they can lean on to help with childcare, others may have to take time off...

Choose your own story with Twinkl for National Story Telling Week

Twinkl are celebrating National Story Telling Week 2023 by encouraging children to get inspired by the stories they read by taking creative control of a brand new Twinkl Originals storybook.

Global Educational Resource Publishing company, Twinkl are aiming to help close the gap amongst children who read for pleasure by inspiring more children to learn to love reading.

A recent study...

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39% parents don't think their child can can focus for the duration of a lesson

With the new school term well underway, new research released today shows widespread concern among parents around their children’s attention in school. The data, released by Nuance Hearing , a leader in audio technology, shares the concerns of parents about the concentration ability of school-aged children, while pointing to a wider problem around the role of background noise in busy...

Kingswood launches fund to finance cost of children’s educational trips

Kingswood, an award-winning outdoor residential education provider, part of leading outdoor education and learning specialists Inspiring Learning Group, has launched a “Kingswood Hardship Fund” to provide funded places on school trips for children from families who would otherwise not be able to cover the costs. The new fund means that young people won’t miss out on the opportunity to go on a...

Teacher strikes: Everything you need to know about strike action in schools

On 16 January the National Education Union (NEU), one of the trade unions representing the teaching profession, announced its intention to strike. Not enough members of two other unions - the National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) and the National Association of Headteachers - voted in favour of taking industrial action.

The NEU trade union has taken...

Funding boost to support more young people to progress in education

Increase in funding worth an additional £125 million for 16-19 education for school sixth forms, colleges and other providers next year.

Young people to benefit from cash boost so they continue to have access to high-quality courses including T Levels, A levels and other technical and vocational qualifications.
Targeted funding increases to support engineering, construction

Cost of living boost for students

Financial package to help students with living costs and a further freeze on tuition fees.

Multimillion pound package to help students cover living and other costs.
Tuition fees frozen for next two years to reduce student debt levels
Measures are part of government’s drive to support households with the cost of living

Students in need are to benefit...