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Premier League stars inspire inclusive learning with new anti-racism resources
10th April 2025
Premier League has launched new No Room For Racism education resources, featuring top players offering advice to school children on tackling racism, promoting inclusion, and becoming active allies. Available free to all primary schools in England and Wales through the Premier League Primary Stars...
Twinkl’s Commitment to Young People: Free Access to Natterhub’s Award-Winning Online Safety Platform for All Primary Schools
7th April 2025
Following growing concerns about the wellbeing of young people online—brought into sharper focus by recent public discussions sparked by a Netflix drama—Twinkl will make Natterhub, the highly regarded online safety platform, freely available to all schools. Natterhub is specifically designed...
Free green skills teaching resources for World Earth Day
3rd April 2025
As World Earth Day approaches on April 22nd, teachers looking for engaging ways to bring sustainability into the classroom now have access to free green skills resources, thanks to E.ON’s New Energy Academy. Designed for students aged 11–14, the Academy equips young people with the skills...
The Big Lunch invites children across the UK to enjoy magical rainforest food story live from Eden Project biomes
28th March 2025
The Eden Project in Cornwall is offering children UK-wide the unique opportunity to step into its magical rainforest biome from the comfort of their homes and classrooms this April. In a special live lesson taking place ahead of Eden Project’s community food-sharing initiative The Big Lunch...
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...
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...