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Girls on Track UK Unites at TeamSport Manchester
One hundred girls from ten schools in and around Manchester enjoyed a rare and enviable opportunity last week (11 November 2021) to spend time honing their racing skills around…
Classroom coding goes into orbit: Astro Pi Challenge allows students to run experiments on the International Space Station
Two upgraded Raspberry Pi computers are set to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) this December, enabling young people aged 19 and under to run scientific…
Young people discuss engineering a way out of climate change
Over 24,000 students take part in virtual event
Thousands of secondary school students have sent a resounding message to decision makers about the ideas needed…
New Primary School Library Alliance pledges to transform 1,000 school libraries across the UK and highlight need for investment
The National Literacy Trust and Penguin Random House UK launch a national alliance to address the chronic lack of investment in primary school libraries in the UK. The two…
COP26 – Leading financial education charity launches free books and resources for children to show how saving the planet can help save money too
As the world gathers in Glasgow for the COP26 Climate Summit and just in time for Talk Money Week…
Why wait till adulthood? Research shows significant benefits of delivering financial education to primary aged children
Recent research shows that delivering financial education to primary aged children increases their knowledge and understanding of money and financial issues. During Talk Money…
COP26 - What schools can do to help prepare for a greener future
COP26, Glasgow - world leaders discussed the global response to climate change, an industry reaction from Simon Carter, Director at …
Young Enterprise and the Westminster Foundation strike five-year partnership to help young people into work
The Westminster Foundation and Young Enterprise, a national enterprise and financial education charity, are proud to announce a strategic partnership that will empower…
Features
Legionella in Schools: Key points for good water management
Starting with management policy; it’s important to identify a hierarchy of authority (communications pathway/organogram) for water hygiene management ensuring that those responsible are demonstrably competent to undertake their role. Doing so will…
North East engineering firm helps to Kick Off careers in MEP design
Newcastle’s Black and White Engineering (B&W) is opening its doors to budding engineers by joining a key initiative to provide career opportunities to young people across the region.
The PlanBEE Kick Off programme is led by Ryder Architecture…
From camouflage to classroom - troops to teachers by George Vlachonikolis
In 2013, the UK government introduced the Troops to Teachers scheme to facilitate ex-military service personnel to re-train as teachers. Over the following 5 years, some 363 ex-service personnel had been recruited (with 65 leaving before graduation…
Lesson Planning for Stress Management
Learning to DeStress at School can set Teachers (and Students) up for Success
Meghan Crowley, Senior Program Associate with The Monday Campaigns and a former sixth grade teacher with a master’s in Health Education degree from Teachers College,…
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QA Education Issue 123
Learning Outside the Classroom Nov 2020
