CBBC comedy drama, Andy and the Band, returns with a bigger, brighter and even funnier second series, featuring kid’s favourite Andy Day, his band the Odd Socks , and a spectacular all star line-up of guests including the legendary Brian May – arriving on CBBC and iPlayer from 24th January, 2022.
Andy and the Band features a band like no other. The Odd Socks can sing, they can play...
Twinkl have come together with Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse , to help encourage important conversations amongst young children in the classroom and at home Global educational publisher Twinkl and much-loved British artist, illustrator and author, Charlie Mackesy are launching educational resources featuring illustrations and quotes from Charlie’s bestselling...
School choice fails to empower parents, study finds Policies to increase school choice have not given parents a greater sense of control over their children’s education, new research has found. Parents given multiple options for their child’s school are no happier about education than those who have little choice, according to research published in the Journal of Social Policy.
New figures reveal over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term
From: Department for Education and Robin Walker MP
Hundreds of thousands of children across the country benefited from catch up tutoring in the first term of the academic year, new figures from the Department for Education reveal today (Tuesday 11 January).
Over 300,000 tutoring courses began last term, nearing...
An all-new animated adventure premiering exclusively on Disney+, “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” continues the hilarious escapades of the beloved sub-zero heroes as they create more prehistoric pandemonium. The thrill-seeking possum brothers Crash and Eddie are desperate for some distance from their older sister Ellie and set out to find a place of their own, but quickly find themselves...
Combat the Crimbo Limbo lull with 101 pen & paper games
The presents have been opened, all the turkey has been eaten and you’ve watched the same five Christmas films on loop since the start of December. The family is getting restless, and your Great Uncle is starting to make comments which at any moment are bound to disrupt the house’s festive cheer.
Over 600,000 children attended free, government-funded Holiday Activities and Food clubs this summer, including over 495,000 eligible for free school meals
From: Department for Education and The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
Hundreds of thousands of children from low-income families are benefitting from healthy food and extra-curricular activities, through programmes helping to level up...
Skateboarding in middle age helps people navigate depression, bond with their children and cope with personal trials, a new study shows.
Older people who take part in the sport say it has a “spiritual meaning” in their lives and boosts their wellbeing and happiness. Physical benefits are a by-product.
Skateboarding allows them access to a community and gives them an identity separate...
Children could be exposed to more intense and damaging parental conflict this Christmas as heightened economic pressures put strains on parents’ relationships
A YouGov survey of 1,053 parents of children aged 18 and under in Britain, commissioned by research charity and What Works Centre, the Early Intervention Foundation, has found that 56% of those who celebrate Christmas worry about their...
