All KS3 (Ages 11-14) articles – Page 7
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News & IdeasWildfowl & Wetlands Trust’s new sessions link to climate change & plastic pollution
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) will offer schools new sessions linking to climate change and plastic pollution at a variety of its centres across the UK for future visits.
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News & IdeasLEGOLAND® unveils its new Mythica world including the UK’s first ride of its kind
The new multi-million-pound land created by children, LEGO® MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures, will feature new rides at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort, opening next spring.
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News & IdeasOcean Conservation Trust launches virtual lessons and tours of the National Marine Aquarium
The Ocean Conservation Trust, which runs the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, has released downloadable lessons and virtual tours, using the ocean as a hook for teachers to deliver all subjects of the curriculum.
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News & IdeasKingswood activity centres to offer adventure days for schools
Kingswood is welcoming schools back to its residential centres for day trips, meaning pupils can still get all the benefits of an overnighter in one day.
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News & IdeasAnglia Tours aims to bring history closer to home with new packages
Anglia Tours is offering a range of options to help support classroom-based teaching, taking pupils to range of historically significant places across the UK.
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News & IdeasBore Place launches new session for secondary school starters
Bore Place in Kent, a 500-acre site which includes an organic dairy farm and market gardens, has created a new workshop which aims to help Year 7 pupils when beginning secondary school.
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News & IdeasVirtual Washington DC visits can be organised in time for the US election
As the US counts down to the general election on 3rd November, teachers can organise virtual trips to Washington DC, the home of American politics.
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News & IdeasSchool trips will return to Winchester Science Centre with new exhibition & workshops
Winchester Science Centre will be in a position to welcome back schools early next year following a four-month construction programme to completely transform its experience for visitors.
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News & IdeasCompetition will see students’ creations sold in London’s Design Museum
Secondary schools are being encouraged to sign up to the Design Museum and Deutsche Bank’s national design challenge, which offers young people the chance to work with industry experts.
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News & IdeasThe Box unveils new education programme for pupils of all ages and abilities
Cultural and heritage attraction, The Box in Plymouth, has announced details of its new extensive education programme spanning prehistoric mammoths to the present day.
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News & IdeasSchools can now sign up for UK Parliament Week 2020
Schools are being encouraged to take part in UK Parliament Week, the annual festival which aims to engage young with people parliament, politics and democracy.
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News & IdeasKidZania London launches pre-visit classroom sessions
KidZania London, the indoor city for children aged 4-14, has launched two new pre-visit classroom sessions to complement the pupils’ experience when they visit the attraction.
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News & IdeasUK Parliament launches free online workshops for children
UK Parliament’s education team have launched a series of free workshops to help young people aged seven and above to learn about the work of UK Parliament.
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Case StudiesImmersing students in Italian culture during a memorable trip to Venice
Teacher Shaakir Uddin reflects on Greenacre Academy’s school trip to Italy last year including what they did and his recommendations for others.
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News & IdeasSchools encouraged to sign up and take part in UK Parliament Week
Last year, almost 900,000 school children were involved in the week-long initiative which takes place each November.
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Case StudiesHow one school trip went virtual with videos, podcasts and even home cooking
Ian Mitchell, deputy headteacher of Kingswood House School in Surrey, talks about their pivot to a virtual school trip experience that included videos, podcasts, web links, Microsoft Teams… and even cooking.
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Case StudiesCase Study: musical experience at The Red House
We look back at an exciting musical experience that a Suffolk school had with a visit to The Red House in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
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News & IdeasCommonwealth War Graves Foundation launches online tribute to war heroine
Alongside the exhibition about a Second World War agent there are a series of downloadable resources to help students learning from home.
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News & IdeasHay Festival’s digital programme for schools unveiled
An inspiring series of broadcasts for KS2, 3 and 4 pupils studying at home or in classrooms are among the events for this month’s first Hay Festival Digital.
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News & IdeasFree activities on new Countryside Classroom resources hub
The Countryside Classroom, an organisation that helps teachers with trips and support relating to food, farming and the natural environment, has introduced free outdoor activities to do at home.