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News & IdeasTeacher workshops to coincide with BFG exhibition
Taking place this July at The Bowes Museum in County Durham will be an interactive course for teachers, accompanying The BFG in Pictures exhibition.
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News & IdeasRoyal Shakespeare Company offers CPD workshops
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) provides teachers with CPD workshops running alongside two of its productions, Matilda The Musical and Macbeth.
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FeaturesEnglish trips for KS3
Trips outside the classroom can often enhance students’ learning and enjoyment of a subject. Here, we take a look at visits that complement the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum for English in reading, writing and speaking and encourage pupils to develop an interest in the subject.
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FeaturesDeveloping English language and communication in Primary school children
We look at ways to develop spoken and written English in Primary aged pupils through learning outside the classroom.
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News & IdeasAladdin in the West End launches educational video library
Disney’s hit West End musical Aladdin has launched a new video library to accompany its education programme.
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News & IdeasKidzania launches new library career activity
The ‘indoor city run by kids’ Kidzania in London has launched several new activities including a library and a deli food activity.
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News & IdeasGo Ape offers free forest school learning resources
The treetop climbing and activity organisation offers plenty for school groups including forest school learning packs and curriculum linked resources.
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FeaturesFive gardens to visit with a school group
As April is Garden Month, we focus on five glorious British gardens that offer educational visits and look at why a trip could be beneficial.
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News & IdeasSpecial school viewings confirmed for Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre
A pop-up Shakespearean Theatre will make its debut in York this summer, with performances specifically for schools.
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News & IdeasThe Tiger Who Came To Tea to have West End run
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the stage adaptation of the popular children’s book, The Tiger Who Came To Tea will have a London run this summer.
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FeaturesSpotlight on culture
Eve Richardson, English teacher and literacy coordinator at Villiers High School in Southall speaks about some memorable school trips and how they’ve overcome particular challenges.
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News & IdeasSix new dates added to Matilda tour
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced six new dates for the UK tour of Matilda the Musical.
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News & IdeasNational Theatre launches Primary theatre programme
Sir Lenny Henry has launched Let’s Play, the National Theatre’s new national Primary school programme to develop Drama and interest in theatre.
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News & IdeasWorkshops and tours unveiled at The Emmerdale Studio Experience
Script to screen educational workshops have now launched in Yorkshire at The Emmerdale Studio Experience, among the first of its kind outside of London.
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News & IdeasClimbing attraction suitable for schools to opens in Leeds
A year in the making, Clip ’n Climb Leeds will open on 26th May and will boast 32 individual climbs making it the biggest in the North.
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FeaturesWorld Book Day: Jacqueline Wilson talks about memorable school trips
Author Jacqueline Wilson tells us about her most memorable school trips and how fiction can inspire travel and adventure in pupils.
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News & IdeasAlice in Wonderland exhibition to open at The Story Museum
The Story Museum in Oxford has announced it will be opening It’s Always Tea Time, an exhibition of artworks from across the globe, depicting one of the most famous tea parties of all time, tying in with Art and Literacy.
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FeaturesWorld Book Day series: Q&A with Abi Elphinstone
To continue the run up to World Book Day, we speak to author Abi Elphinstone about her experiences as a children’s author and her memories of school travel.
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FeaturesTop ten places inspired by Literature
With World Book Day edging closer, we suggest some school trip ideas to get pupils enthusiastic about reading and writing.
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News & IdeasTerracotta Warriors exhibition offers a school trip “to remember”
School groups are invited to explore one of the world’s most astonishing historical discoveries.