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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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FREE MUSIC LESSONS FOR ASPIRING NEW AND RETURNING MUSICIANS

LEARN TO PLAY 22’ EVENT COMING TO EXETER
  • Charities flagship event offers a ‘celebration of music’ with free music taster lessons for everyone on the 8 th & 9 th October
  • Music listening and instrument purchasing soared during lockdown – inspiring new and lapsed musicians
  • Recent University of London data proves music can help with depression and anxiety
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Twinkl Launches its Back to School campaign with teacher wellbeing focus

Twinkl’s #BacktoTwinkl campaign aims to support educators to find the right balance at the start of the school term.

Global educational publisher, Twinkl, has kickstarted its Back to School campaign to support educators as they prepare for the year ahead. This year, the campaign is titled #BacktoTwinkl and is centred around the various ways the organisation brings support to educators....

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Back to school? HMRC can help with childcare costs

As children return to school after summer holidays, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding families who may be missing out on Tax-Free Childcare to register.

Tax-Free Childcare puts more money back in the pockets of working families by providing much needed financial support towards the cost of childcare for children aged 11 or under, or up to 17 if the child has a disability. For every £...

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Hundreds of thousands of students set to receive exam results

Students will be collecting A level results after sitting exams for the first time in three years.

Hundreds of thousands of students will collect exam results today (18 August) after sitting exams for the first time since 2019.

Marking a significant milestone in returning to normality post pandemic, today’s results day includes students who sat A and AS levels, level 3 vocational and...

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Clearing a path to higher education

Ahead of the release of A-Level results on Thursday (18th), the Student Loans Company (SLC) is sharing its top tips for prospective students going through Clearing this year.

It’s predicted that this year’s Clearing window will be busier than ever, due to a range of factors, including an increase in the number of 18-year-olds heading to university or college as well as a return to a more...

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“Faster than a calculator”: Glasgow-based mathematics programme celebrates 1,000th student – Ryan Mohanty

Schoolchildren around the world are learning a new way to calculate sums thanks to Supermaths

Supermaths is an online tuition programme that teaches kids an alternative and highly effective approach to arithmetic. Run by the British Youth International College (BYITC) since 2015, the course has now welcomed its 1,000th student.

Ten-year-old Ryan Mohanty has already made...

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New tech solution to create better learning environment for young people

Nuance Hearing , a leading provider of focused listening technology, has launched the Voice Selector Study, a new technological solution to help young people concentrate in noisy and distraction-filled classroom environments.

The device creates a better learning environment for young people, helping them to listen to the teacher and follow instructions, while tuning out other...

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Twinkl helps keep children reading over holidays with Summer Reading Hacks campaign 

Global educational publisher, Twinkl, has created a set of hacks to help children continue reading over the summer holidays.

To help keep children reading over the holidays, Twinkl Educational Publishing have created a list of simple Summer Reading Hacks. These are designed to be proactively used throughout the day to engage children in the world of reading.

These hacks can be...

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New Alliance publication on delivering the EYFS outdoors in a fascinating and effective way

The Early Years Alliance has launched a new publication explaining the positive impact of time outdoors on children’s development, enabling them to self-regulate, problem solve, and appreciate nature and their responsibility towards it.

The Alliance's new publication Introducing Forest School in the Early Years provides guidance on how to create a Forest School with links to the EYFS...

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