Teaching and learning is crucial to the success of a primary school and as part of this, extra-curricular activities are crucial to developing pupils' talents and interests as well as their personal and social skills. We offer a range of case studies and best practice.

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Headteacher Update Webinar: Effective tutoring interventions – the secrets to success

The secrets to effective tutoring interventions in the primary school will be discussed during a Headteacher Update webinar on April 26.

Free tennis equipment on offer

Free tennis equipment and teacher training is being made available to primary schools across the UK.

Revolutionary use of edtech to deliver after-school clubs

Pupil Premium Best Practice: A week to go

Headteacher Update's National Pupil Premium best practice conference – offering 18 sessions all of which will give practical strategies that can be adapted and adopted for your school’s circumstances – takes place in a week's time.

English Heritage offers free school visits to historic sites

English Heritage has relaunched its education programme in a bid to address the huge decline in school trips to heritage sites caused by the pandemic.

Teach Handball Hub: Resources for lessons and after-school clubs

A new handball hub is offering schools free resources in the hope of inspiring children to take-up the sport.

Young Archaeologists’ Club

Schools are being offered support to help set up archaeology clubs for students of all ages.

Connectivity to the universe: A poetry and coding competition

A poetry and coding competition themed on “connectivity to the universe” has been launched for pupils.

Big Schools’ Birdwatch begins on January 5

The humble woodpigeon knocked the blackbird off top spot in the last Big Schools’ Birdwatch – but which species will be the "most spotted" this time around?

The Edit: A digital story-telling challenge

The Edit – a digital story-telling challenge – is focusing this year on themes of equality, diversity and inclusion and climate change.

Schools offered ideas to get pupils gardening this autumn term

Schools are being offered ideas, tips and support to get pupils out of the classroom and working in school gardens this term.

Pupils urged to help landmark plastic pollution study

Key stage 2 pupils are being asked to contribute to a landmark plastic pollution study with free resources available.

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.

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

Using CREST to break down barriers in STEM

Caitlin Brown discusses the need to incorporate project-based learning approaches in order to knock down barriers to STEM learning and considers how the CREST Awards can help at primary school level

Let's Go Zero: Zero carbon schools by 2030

Sixty per cent of energy used by schools is wasted out-of-hours and schools in England alone spend £600 million per year on energy. The Let’s Go Zero campaign is helping schools to pledge to go zero carbon within a decade

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.

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.

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.

Key stage 2: Environmental design challenge

The final deadline in Headteacher Update's environmental design challenge for key stage 2 has been extended until August 7 to allow pupils to work up their entries during the summer holidays.

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Shakespeare-inspired crafts, activities, resources and lessons

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has launched a number of resources to support students learning from home during the lockdown.

Home education: Resources for schools, teachers and parents: Part 3

This is the third edition of the SecEd compendium of home schooling and remote education resources for schools, teachers and parents. We cover a range of subjects, as well as exercise and keeping fit, mental health and wellbeing, cultural and arts activities, and whole-school support

Subject association directory offers home schooling support

A new directory is helping teachers to access a wide range of home education support and guidance on offer from the UK’s subject associations.

Home education: Resources for schools, teachers and parents: Part 2

A range of resources and education services are being offered to schools and parents to help support home education. SecEd's second compendium lists more than 65 resources, many of which of free or open access...

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