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BBC Teach heads to the Eden Project for an Earth Day Live Lesson
20th March 2025
Schools are invited to join hosts, Naomi Wilkinson and Lizzie Daly, for a BBC Teach Live Lesson to be broadcast on Earth Day, Tuesday 22 April. The lesson will follow the journey of the water cycle. Children will be taken on a trip deep inside the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome to learn about...
Discovery Education Unveils Special News Programme to Support Primary Schools’ Neurodiversity Week Observances
17th March 2025
A special news programme to help schools observe Neurodiversity Celebration Week will be presented by global edtech leader Discovery Education this week. The Neurodiversity News Bites Special will debut to UK primary schools on 20th March, via Espresso News — the award-winning news service for...
Sesame Workshop and Espresso by Discovery Education Launch Early Years Foundation Stage Collection
25th February 2025
Sesame Workshop, the global nonprofit behind Sesame Street, and global edtech leader Discovery Education announced the creation of a new Sesame Workshop-branded collection of resources within Espresso, designed to meet the needs of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Consistent...
Take part in the Get Set for Positive Energy Competition
31st January 2025
Primary schools across the UK are being called to take part in the Get Set for Positive Energy Competition, a national initiative by British Gas in partnership with Team GB and ParalympicsGB. Running from 23rd January to 25th April 2025, the competition challenges pupils to design a creative banner which...