learning

A North West and West Yorkshire primary schools trust Pupil Parliament develops trailblazing ‘7 musts’ for pupils across its 15 schools to complete.

Focus-Trust’s Pupil Parliament consists of pupils who have been elected by their peers to represent their school at the trust level. The ‘7 Musts of Focus-Trust’ began as a recent Pupil Parliament project, inspired by books such as '100...

We have been learning about healthy and unhealthy foods, so today I set up a tuff tray to help my little one learn through play .

I got two pieces of paper and wrote ‘healthy’ on one and ‘unhealthy’ on the other, and then I put these sheets onto the tuff tray.

Then I got a good selection of our play food and set that on the tray too. I asked my daughter if she could put all...

The curriculum delivered in early years education and childcare is more focused around what children are interested in learning rather than being prescriptive around the things they might need to learn, according to a new report.

However, rather than prompting concerns, the report’s authors say that is something which should be celebrated and preserved as it provides an inclusive and flexible...

Family Corner, the family arm of leading early years organisation the Early Years Alliance, has revealed the line-up for its first free, online family-led festival, with virtual sessions running from Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 March.

Home is Where the Start is celebrates the role of parents and carers as their child’s first and most enduring educator, with a range of talks,...

Trying to get my son away from his cars to sit firm and learn about cars was always really tricky, so I decided to bring the learning to his car play mat! My son really loved this activity and didn’t even realise that he was learning at the same time, which is always a bonus!

What you will need for this activity

🚘 a car playmat. If you don’t have one you can always try making one...

A new flagship language programme launched, designed to boost the quality of language lessons in primary and secondary schools

• Programme to improve language lessons in schools to be led by University College London from September 2023.
• Part of the Language Hubs programme will be to promote German language in schools.
• Government remains committed to boosting
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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...

Education comes in many forms – not only do children learn from their regular school systems, but education is also a continual thing. Children are constantly learning, and one unique style of education is the forest school.

There is an estimated 3.24 million hectares of woodland in the United Kingdom. With all this beautiful nature on our doorstep, it is no wonder that children find delight...

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...

Childcare experts share seven fun learning activities to do with your child (aged 6-8)

An essential part of parenting is finding new activities to keep your children active. When they’re around six to eight years old, they have probably learnt to read on their own, so it’s important to keep stimulating their skills, helping with new words and to speak properly. Because of this, childcare and...