Online event: National Curriculum Design & Ofsted Conference The First National Curriculum Design Conference will offer a range of advice on meeting Ofsted’s intent, implementation and impact requirements when it takes place online in January.
Resource celebrates disability champions ?A new pack of resources from the UK Parliament is helping primary schools celebrate Disability History Month, which runs until December 20.
Community campaign tackles barriers to literacy An initiative aimed at closing the literacy attainment gap while also supporting children’s wellbeing is rolling out in 14 areas across England.
Science of Mars brought to the classroom The science of Martian exploration is being brought into the classroom thanks to a project aimed at disadvantaged students and those in rural areas.
RE resources tackle racism and prejudice A suite of free teaching materials to help teachers of religious education plan and provide learning around racism and prejudice has been launched.
Into Film launches Home Learning Hub The charity Into Film has launched a new Home Learning Hub to support blended and remote learning in schools.
#SayTheWords: Supporting grieving children during the pandemic Children’s Grief Awareness Week runs from November 19 to 26 and is especially poignant this year given the on-going impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Resources published ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week Schools can now access free resources ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week 2021, which is set to take place in February.
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.
