Innovate My School

01/07/2022

Life’s Big Questions invites children to explore big scientific and philosophical questions about how we experience the world and why our senses aren’t as simple as they seem

unboxed2022 British Science Association We The Curious Dreamachine

Students aged 7 - 11 across the UK are invited to participate in an interactive survey titled Life’s Big Questions. Created by Dreamachine, a one-of-a-kind programme setting the minds of the UK public alight with its magical journey to explore the extraordinary potential of your min...

01/07/2022

💡 Meet a young group of shareholders as they purchase part-ownership in new wind farm, protecting their school from the shock of soaring energy bills : https://bit.ly/3uhS0PN

Ripple Energy

Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School pupils become Ripple Energy’s youngest group of shareholders as they purchase part-ownership in new wind farm, protecting their school from the shock of soaring energy bills and saving 802 tonnes of CO2 – the equivalent of planning an estimate 66 hectar...

10/06/2022

New app for 5-10 year olds uses games to develop essential skills (such as Maths and Language) combined with physical activities (to help combat screen addiction) plus special features for students with learning disabilities 🙌

https://bit.ly/3aIJ6E7

Dynseo

Every parent wants to be proud of their children’s early accomplishments: “My child started walking when he was 9 months” or “My child started speaking when he was 1”. Parents are also time-poor, and often reliant on screens to do some of the childminding. The COCO app is a ready-to-use ad...

01/06/2022

Free ground-breaking e-learning experience "Smashed" tells the story of three teenage friends, Freddie, Georgia and Malik and their early experiences" with alcohol.

Chris Simes, Managing Director of Collingwood Learning, details the process of transitioning the global Smashed Project Theatre In Education programme into an award-nominated global e-learning platform over the past 12 months.

https://bit.ly/3aetWGl

Smashed Project

I’d like to share with you the remarkable 12 month journey we’ve been on to transform a global ‘in-school’ alcohol education programme into a ground-breaking e-learning experience, available free of charge worldwide at: https://online.smashedproject.org/uk A little over a year ago I wrote a ...

23/05/2022

“This workshop is just the beginning. We need to radically transform mental health support in schools – not just for children but for teachers too."
Free workshop: Wed 25, 4pm.

https://bit.ly/3MmUfIy

14/05/2022

"The idea behind the platform is that Ukrainian children will be able to continue their education with minimal interruption, in spite of everything else they might be dealing with at the moment."

ESchools

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Ukrainian children arriving in the UK are to benefit from the creation of Ukraine School, a free online educational platform to help Ukrainian pupils overcome language barriers and continue their learning whilst settling into schools in the UK. Ukraine School has been created by tech entreprene...

13/05/2022

Design Museum and Deutsche Bank announce the year 10 team from Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, as the winners of the DesignVentura 2021-2022

Design Museum and Deutsche Bank announce the year 10 team from Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, as the winners of the 2021-2022 Design Ventura prize. This year, more than 18,000 students from 397 schools participated in the competition, out of which ‘Eco Seed’, designed by the students from...

12/05/2022

‘What Kids Are Reading Report’ reveals the number of books read by children this year has increased again year on year, while comprehension levels remain high: https://bit.ly/3kYK6Gg

Renaissance Learning UK & Ireland

The annual ‘What Kids Are Reading Report’ from learning and assessment provider Renaissance Learning reveals the number of books read by children this year has increased again year on year, while comprehension levels remain high. The study of over 1 million pupils across the UK and Ireland shows...

11/05/2022

‘School streets’ schemes have increased five-fold in less than four years and deliver low-cost interventions for cleaner, safer journeys to schools world-wide: https://bit.ly/3LSZz6q

‘School streets’ schemes have increased five-fold in less than four years and deliver low-cost interventions for cleaner, safer journeys to schools world-wide, according to new global analysis by the Child Health Initiative’s Global Advocacy Hub. The report is published to coincide with the Un...

29/04/2022

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announce free educational programme that focuses on career development, financial management, mental wellbeing and physical education.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of “NBA in the Classroom,” an NBA-themed educational programme that provides free, downloadable teaching materials for secondary school teachers in the UK that focuses on career development, financial management, mental wellbei...

28/04/2022

"78% of young people whose parents said they regularly do STEM activities with their child said they were interested in a career in engineering"

https://bit.ly/3rWPeyj

Young people’s perceptions of engineering are strongly associated with their parents’ opinion of engineering, according to EngineeringUK’s latest Engineering Brand Monitor. For the first time, the Engineering Brand Monitor (EBM) has linked the responses from over 4,000 young people and th...

27/04/2022

Interviews found to be biggest barrier in teacher’s early career development

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New research undertaken by the Department for Education’s Teaching Vacancies service shows one in five teachers have highlighted interviews as one of the hardest parts of their early career development. In response, Teaching Vacancies is teaming up with a number of leading lights in the ...