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News - August 2024
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Learn a new language as a family
23rd August 2024
Primary Times explores some of the benefits of language learning and fun ways for the whole family to get involved Calling all budding linguists! If you’ve been considering learning a second language as a family, now’s the perfect time to get started! European Day of Languages takes place...
10 ways to create a love of learning
20th August 2024
Primary Times takes a look at how you can inspire your little ones and enjoy educational fun as a family After the summer break, you’re hopefully entering the new academic year well-rested and with lots of fresh enthusiasm and energy for school and your child’s studies. Keep it simple...
1 in 2 parents use annual leave to care for children over holidays, amid rising childcare costs
16th August 2024
Working parents say improved access to local workspaces would significantly reduce the stress of summer holidays, according to new research. A study of over 1,000 working parents by International Workplace Group, the world’s leading supplier of hybrid working solutions, found that 61% said school...
Learn to Play '24 'the biggest free music making weekend of the year!’ is back in your region
15th August 2024
UK charity Music for All is thrilled to announce their annual flagship event Learn to Play is back for 2024 giving everyone in Putney a chance to take part in ‘the biggest free music making weekend of the year!’ The event will be held in Putney Music School on the 11th-13th October and...
Why urgent action is required in UK schools on ocean literacy - by Dr Ceri Lewis
13th August 2024
Why urgent action is required to educate the next generation on how ocean health is critical to sustain life on earth and the steps educators can take With sewage dumping in British waters, a deluge of harmful household cleaning products polluting the sea, and overfishing depleting precious species,...
Who's a clever boy then? Apollo the parrot achieves Guinness World Records title
7th August 2024
Four-year-old Apollo, a parrot from Florida, USA, is Officially Amazing! Apollo successfully identified 12 items to achieve the most items identified by a parrot in three minutes. Extremely proud parents, Dalton and Victoria, hope this will highlight the often-overlooked natural intelligence of animals. In...
Team Jay kicks off its UK linear premiere on POP!
6th August 2024
Team Jay from Juventus Football Club, the first animated series entirely produced by a football team, has made its UK linear debut on free-to-air Kids channel POP – just in time for the school summer holidays and 2024’s summer of sport. POP is loved by 4 million kids[1] across the...
Botanical brilliance with Jamaica Kincaid
5th August 2024
Explore plants, fruits, and flowers and find your inner child, as Primary Times hears from award-winning author and essayist Jamaica Kincaid Get ready to embark on a unique journey as renowned novelist Jamaica Kincaid explores the plant world in ‘An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored...