News & Ideas Full Archive – Page 18
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News & IdeasPlans set out to safely restart overnight educational visits
Overnight UK trips should be able to resume after Easter and international travel should follow in the 2021/22 school year - that’s the message from the outdoor education and school travel sector.
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News & IdeasNatural History Museum unveils ‘Homework Club’ for pupils
The Natural History Museum has launched its #NHMHomeworkClub initiative, which invites children learning at home to join in with weekly educational activities covering different topics.
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News & IdeasLive nature lessons for primary school pupils broadcast by Field Studies Council
The UK outdoor education charity, the Field Studies Council (FSC), wants to help with home-schooling for primary pupils and their parents with a new programme of live nature lessons.
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News & IdeasRAF Museum introduces online lockdown workshops
With schools and the museum both currently closed, the team have adapted the sessions usually on offer to video format, with accompanying teacher sheets providing ideas to use with their class before and after.
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News & IdeasShakespeare’s Globe is offering online CPD courses for teachers
Shakespeare’s Globe will provide affordable online CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses for teachers as well as free streaming and online resources throughout February.
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News & IdeasOnline productions and teacher conference among the National Theatre’s virtual schedule
The National Theatre has continued its commitment to supporting teachers and young people with digital resources and learning opportunities for this year.
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News & IdeasJORVIK Viking Centre boosts its lockdown educational offer
The JORVIK Viking Centre in York has announced extra measures to support schools while the attraction is closed, including a free week of online activities and live-streams in February.
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News & IdeasBritish Pantomime Academy introduces masterclass home schooling workshops
The British Pantomime Academy (BPA) has a range of home schooling activities to help engage young people with the arts, drama, language and script writing.
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News & IdeasBring Shakespeare to life for children at home with free resources
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has compiled more than 300 education resources and activities to support teachers and inspire home learners during the national lockdown.
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News & IdeasOcean Conservation Trust provides free weekly online lessons & virtual tours
The lessons are being broadcast from the National Marine Aquarium, part of the trust, and also aim to provide children and their parents and teachers with some of the wellbeing benefits linked to watching aquatic life.
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News & IdeasParents believe their kids learn better outside the classroom, survey reveals
A study has revealed that nearly half of UK parents believe that their children learn more from school trips and visiting places than they do in the classroom.
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News & IdeasWatch: adventure centre’s poignant video highlights devastating impact of Covid-19
Weardale Adventure Centre in Cumbria has created a video to show how the outdoor education sector has been affected by the pandemic.
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News & IdeasGeneration Green project set to create more nature opportunities for young people
A new project, Generation Green, is set to create new jobs, volunteer roles and apprenticeships to connect more than 100,000 young people with nature.
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News & IdeasScience Museum Group launches free online CPD sessions for teachers
The group, which includes the Science Museum in London and the National Railway Museum in York, has launched the free resources in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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News & IdeasDfE recognises “enormous benefits” of residentials amid hopes for Easter 2021 restart
The Department for Education has concluded its review into the guidance against overnight educational visits with a possibility of them resuming from Easter.
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News & IdeasKidZania London searching for ‘Ambassador Schools’ to help spread the word
KidZania London is on the hunt for three new Ambassador Schools to help support the attraction in its mission to offer the best educational experiences possible.
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News & IdeasPlans to introduce a GCSE in Natural History welcomed by TV presenters & charities
It would be one of the first new GCSEs to be introduced to UK schools since computer science back in 2014.
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News & IdeasVoyager School Travel unveils live online escape room for French studies
Language travel provider, Voyager School Travel, has launched a live language experience for students who missed out on their French trip due to Covid-19 - a virtual escape room game called Asteroid Alert.
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News & IdeasMPs urged to support #saveoutdoored campaign as the issue is raised in Parliament
Teachers, parents and people from across the outdoor education sector are being encouraged to ask their local MPs to help back the campaign to save the sector.
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News & IdeasBritish Pantomime Academy to take Cinderella & Aladdin shows into schools
The British Pantomime Academy is aiming to take its Cinderella and Aladdin shows on the road to schools this December, in a bid to give young people a “rewarding, fun and engaging experience”.