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23-Jan-18

Shakespeare Week: 12-18 March 2018

Have you heard of Shakespeare Week? Mark the date in your diary for 12-18 March 2018, for this national celebration of all things Shakespeare, for primary-age children.

14-Jan-18

Craft activity for Chinese New Year of the Dog 2018

Make a start on Chinese New Year classroom crafts. It's the Year of the Dog in 2018, beginning on 16 February, and children will love crafting this art picture to celebrate!

08-Jan-18

New game - Place Value Basketball

Our brand new counting game is all set to help children with place value. Understanding the concept of hundreds, tens and ones can be difficult, but this FREE game, called Place Value Basketball, is designed to make learning easy.

03-Jan-18

New goals for learning in 2018

With the start of a new year, it's a great time to set new targets for personal development.

11-Dec-17

Daily 10 Mental Maths Challenge Launched

Due to popular demand we have created a new free mental maths teaching resource called Daily 10. It spans all primary age groups, with levels corresponding to the curriculum requirements in England of year groups from 1 to 6.

10-Dec-17

Facebook Messenger Kids

Facebook has launched Messenger Kids which is a video calling and messenger app designed for children to connect with friends and family

05-Dec-17

Brilliant Maths Assessment Resources

White Rose Maths have released new free primary maths assessments, for Years 1 to 6, which are aligned to their excellent schemes of learning.

02-Dec-17

Free Books for Secondary Schools

Schools in England can sign up before 22 December to receive FREE school library packs of books to boost their school library or classroom stock. The offer is being administered by the Booktrust

29-Nov-17

Children and the news - Young Journalist Academy

The Young Journalist Academy, celebrating its 10th year, has announced a new trial scheme helping to raise children's awareness and engagement with news and current affairs.

27-Sep-17

New More or Less Game

Last week we launched another new game, Chopper Squad which is designed to help children learning the concept of one more or less and ten more or less.