Zack’s Story animations tackle societal issues Zack’s Story is a series of short stop-motion animations aimed at helping teachers and other educators to raise awareness of issues such as loneliness, hate crime and county lines.
Farmer Time offers pupils insights into food, farming and the countryside The Farmer Time initiative has now reached almost 16,000 children, connecting them with farming, food production and the countryside.
BBC Bitesize and Oak National Academy expand Covid support Both BBC Bitesize and the Oak National Academy are expanding the support they are offering to schools for remote education and lesson planning during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Youth Climate Summit offers 150 online school sessions A range of primary school sessions covering everything from pollution and oceans to farming and fashion are taking place as part of the Youth Climate Summit 2020.
No Room For Racism: New resources Two professional footballers are starring in a new resource aimed at helping pupils to understand issues of equality and diversity and tackle racism.
Road Safety Week 2020 “No need to speed” is the message for this year’s Road Safety Week, which takes place from November 16 to 22.
GTCS publishes series of professional guides A professional guide has been published to help teachers embed a children’s rights-based approach and effective learner participation into their practice.
Christmas card design competition A Christmas card design competition with award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola has been launched by the National Literacy Trust (NLT).
Cross-curricular data-analysis project The STATWARS competition is a free data project with links across the school curriculum, including to STEM subjects, English, geography and computing.
Website offers EAL resources and guidance The Bell Foundation has amalgamated its website with the popular EAL Nexus, offering a one-stop-shop of research, advice and resources for teachers who support pupils using English as an additional language (EAL).
Solar and wind power among STEM challenges The popular Solar Challenge has been updated to include more of an emphasis on the Global Development Goals.
Micro:bit launches first update to popular coding device The BBC micro:bit pocket-sized computer has unveiled its first major update since appearing four years ago.
Big Schools’ Birdwatch open for registration The Big Schools’ Birdwatch is back for another year and schools are being invited to register for a free support pack offering ideas and resources.
United Against Bullying: Anti-Bullying Week 2020 Anti-Bullying Week 2020 takes place from November 16 to 20 and the Anti-Bullying Alliance has lined up free resources and activity ideas to help schools prepare. Martha Evans offers some advice
Neon: Access to engineering careers resources A new website has been unveiled to offer pupils aged seven and upwards access to quality-assured engineering outreach opportunities and careers resources.
Five Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing A “Five Steps” framework to help develop whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing has been published.
Resources explore themes of Remembrance, literacy and creativity Teaching resources to help pupils of all ages explore their shared heritage of Remembrance have been launched to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe.
Tackling fake news: The Happy News Project ?The Happy News Project – set up to tackle the scourge of fake news seen during the Covid-19 pandemic – has been made available free to all UK primary schools this year.
Writing competition: My Twist on a Tale A writing competition encouraging pupils to create tales based on their “everyday heroes” has been launched, with the winning entries set to be published in a book.
Covid-19: A guide to teaching and learning this term and beyond In this 12-page, free-to-download guide, we consider what teaching and learning should look like in schools this term and beyond as all pupils return following the Covid-19 lockdown...
Guide to remote education & technology In this 12-page Back to School Guide we consider what the technological legacy of the Covid-19 lockdown will be for schools, including the teaching and working practices that will continue, and advice on effective remote education.
Covid-19: Staff wellbeing and support this term & beyond In this 12-page guide, we consider how lockdown has affected the wellbeing and mental health of school staff and offer practical advice and ideas for promoting wellbeing and supporting colleagues
Back to School Guide: Supporting student wellbeing In this 12-page Back to School guide, we consider how the lockdown will have affected young people’s wellbeing and mental health, what challenges we expect to see as more pupils return, and how schools must respond...
BBC launches live primary lessons for autumn term The BBC has unveiled a range of curriculum-based content, including live lessons, for the autumn term.
Literacy resources for parents and teachers Teachers and parents are being offered support for developing the literacy of those children most adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
