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The Benefits of a Tutor

Discover the benefits of a tutor, from personalised learning and exam preparation support to confidence-building and lifelong study skills. A practical guide for parents.

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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...

Careers boost for young people

Primary school pupils to benefit from careers support and change to law will give more young people access to advice about technical education

New careers programme will open primary school children’s eyes to the world of future job possibilities and challenge stereotypes
Young people to benefit from new law so they learn about the variety of exciting career routes available

Prime Minister sets ambition of maths to 18 in speech

In his first speech of 2023, the Prime Minister will set out his priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a better future for Britain.

The PM will commit to taking the necessary action to deliver for the long term on issues such as low...

SCI-FI ADVENTURE SERIES ‘THE REZ’ BECOMES FIRST PODCAST ACCREDITED FOR TEACHING IN SCHOOLS

Podcast and built-in comic book helping to teach kindness in the classroom
Accredited PSHE learning resources accompanying The Rez support teachers to deliver lessons on resilience and mental wellbeing
Supported by Anti-Bullying Alliance with new episodes incorporating anti-bullying released
Informed by the latest research from University of Sussex’s ‘

Thousands of children to benefit from schools fit for the future

239 school buildings to be transformed as part of revolutionary ten-year programme.

Pupils across England will benefit from transformative new school buildings as 239 more schools and sixth forms will benefit from renovation projects.

The new projects build on the 161 that have previously been announced, with construction works now nearing completion on the most advanced sites. It...