Mental health and communication: Free training course for professionals A free online course for people working with children who have social, emotional and mental health needs has been unveiled.
Summer water safety warning: New resources As summer approaches and Covid restrictions look set to ease, a campaign has launched to remind young people of the importance of water safety.
Online Conference: Curriculum Design & Delivery From Covid-19 to curriculum diversity, Headteacher Update and SecEd's latest best practice event offers a range of advice, ideas and case studies to help schools design and deliver an effective curriculum.
Your school’s bereavement policy A charity has published a bereavement policy for schools to help them support pupils dealing with the unexpected death of a loved one.
First aid teaching resources A free online resource is helping young people to learn essential first aid skills.
Happily Ever Smarter: Resources, lessons plans, fundraising Pupils are being urged to take part in Happily Ever Smarter, a new campaign to help make going to school a reality for thousands of children living in some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised communities.
School Diversity Week 2021: LGBT+ inclusive teaching resources A free toolkit of LGBT+ inclusive teaching resources, covering all key stages and curriculum areas, has been published.
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.
#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”.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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. 1 comment
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Curriculum-linked weather and climate resources Popular curriculum-linked resources focused on the weather and climate have been updated covering all key stages.
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.
