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Marcus Rashford donates 50,000 books to primary schools

The newly launched Marcus Rashford Book Club is to donate 50,000 books to more than 850 primary schools across England and Scotland.

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#EduArtsFest: Schools urged to join a Twitter celebration of student creativity

A one-day festival is aiming to showcase the role of the arts in our schools and is promising to “fill Twitter with paintings, drawings, poems, music, dance, and drama”.

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Robot-inspired writing and design challenges

Robot-based writing and design competitions aimed at key stage 1 and 2 pupils are open for entries as part of the UK Festival of Robotics.

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Pupil wellbeing: Supporting mental health through movement

As part of our efforts to support the wellbeing of pupils during the pandemic, we should consider using movement and exercise. Darryl Walsh offers some practical advice

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Funding will see 1.3m healthy breakfasts delivered to children at risk of hunger

A further 1.3 million healthy breakfasts will be given to school children by charity Magic Breakfast after it was awarded £450,000 from the People’s Postcode Lottery.

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Model Music Curriculum emphasises practical craft of music-making

The DfE’s new Model Music Curriculum for key stages 1, 2, and 3 will promote regular performance opportunities, emphasising the practical craft of music-making, composition and collaboration, says Chris Cobb

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Hay Festival reveals online Schools Programme for 2021

Pupils are being offered access to a range of online activities and workshops themed around literature, creativity and writing as part of this year’s Hay Festival Schools Programme.

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Scholarships offered for Masters in Inclusive Educational Leadership

Heads of years, SENCOs, current and aspiring school leaders are being offered significant scholarships for the popular post-graduate (PgDip or Masters) in Inclusive Educational Leadership.

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Pupils challenged to create a "Wellbeing Week"

A Wellbeing Stars challenge has been launched encouraging primary-age children across England and Wales to come up with and carry out five acts of kindness in a single week.

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Resources help pupils to better understand vaccination

With routine childhood immunisations falling, a schools programme has been launched to enable children and families to make informed decisions about vaccinations.

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School gardening resources support Covid-secure outdoor learning

As increasing numbers of schools look to take learning outside during the pandemic, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has published a new series of gardening ideas, activities and resources.

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Video resources: Trainee teachers offered lesson design insights

A series of support videos for trainee teachers has been launched by the Oak National Academy offering advice on designing and structuring lessons.

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Free post-lockdown online mental health workshops

Online mental health and wellbeing workshops are being offered for free to primary schools to help address the impact of the lastest Covid-19 lockdown.

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Equality, fairness and justice feature in Amnesty resources

A series of lessons teaching students aged from five to 19 about equality, fairness and justice in the world has been launched by Amnesty International UK.

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Edtech & Pedagogy: Inaugural online conference offers practical CPD

Headteacher Update's inaugural Edtech & Pedagogy online conference takes place next week, with a range of best practice advice, case studies and guidance on offer – including remote learning tips.

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Lambing season brought to life for primary pupils

The UK lambing season is being brought to life via a series of online videos and resources aimed at children aged four to 11.

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Curriculum-linked weather and climate resources

Popular curriculum-linked resources focused on the weather and climate have been updated covering all key stages.

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Toolkit helps schools to reduce the impact of poverty on children

A resource to help teachers and school staff to tackle the impact of poverty on children’s learning has been created by two child poverty charities.

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Red Nose Day with a difference

Funds from Comic Relief have gone to support some of the most vulnerable during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a year like no other, what are your school’s plans for Red Nose Day? Laura Wilson offers some flexible resources and suggestions for primary schools

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Bite into Writing: Year 6 resource

Bite into Writing, a resource supporting year 6 teachers with the teaching and assessment of writing, has been launched by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

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Vaccine myth-busting: Materials published for schools

In a bid to tackle vaccine scepticism and misinformation among young people – much of which is spread via social media – learning materials have been made available to schools to help explain the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

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Creative writing challenge for young people in care

Coram Voice, a creative writing competition for children in care and young care leavers, is open for entries for its 2021 edition.

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Free period products: 60 per cent of primary schools still to apply

The 10,000 primary and secondary schools yet to apply for free government-funded period products are being urged to act now.

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Digital divide: Oak National Academy 'zero-rated'

The Oak National Academy has had its content “zero-rated” by 11 major telecoms providers, meaning parents will not incur punitive costs for accessing online lessons.

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Resources for LGBT History Month

A range of free resources have been made available to help primary and secondary schools mark LGBT History Month this February.

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