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News & IdeasDesign Museum announces winner of national schools’ competition
The winner of Design Ventura, the Design Museum’s competition for schools to create a real product to be sold, has been announced, with the 2020 title going to students from Heckmondwike Grammar School in West Yorkshire.
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News & IdeasStudents face missing out on valuable experiences if plans to scrap fieldwork go ahead
There are warnings that if proposals to scrap fieldwork from GCSE and A-Level exams for another year go ahead, pupils will miss out on experiences and opportunities.
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News & IdeasT. rex exhibition forms new education programme in Nottingham
The first real Tyrannosaurus rex to be displayed in England for more than a century will arrive at Nottingham’s Wollaton Hall Natural History Museum this summer with an exclusive school programme available.
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News & IdeasShakespeare’s Mary Arden’s Farm reopens exclusively for primary schools
Mary Arden’s Farm in Warwickshire has reopened exclusively for primary schools this year, offering pupils an authentic Tudor learning experience in a safe and secure environment.
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News & IdeasWatch: the first visitors try out Legoland Windsor Resort’s new Mythica world
The new attraction, LEGO® MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures, opened at LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort on 29th May.
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News & IdeasSchool kids return to attractions in the Lake District for first trip after lockdown
The first school trip since lockdown has taken place on Windermere Lake and surrounding attractions, with pupils enjoying outdoor lessons involving boats, trains and automobiles.
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News & IdeasNew YHA youth hostel opening in Cheshire
YHA (England & Wales), the charity which welcomes schools to more than 150 of its youth hostels for a range of breaks, will add another to its list with YHA Chester Trafford Hall.
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News & IdeasSchool bookings for the West End’s Wicked musical which returns in September
Schools can now book their tickets to see Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre with performances resuming on Wednesday 15th September - just in time for the new school year.
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News & IdeasBoris Johnson confirms residential trips are allowed in England
Residential visits can go ahead in England with schools now able to book future trips, the Government has confirmed.
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News & IdeasNew pictures released of Legoland’s fantasy Mythica world
LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort has unveiled the first ever images of its new multi-million-pound attraction, LEGO® MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures, with workers making the final touches for its planned opening date of 29th May.
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News & IdeasLeighton Hall unveils new learning programmes and facilities
The new packages at Leighton Hall in Lancashire include outdoor learning programmes with facilities such as an outdoor kitchen, weatherproof woodland log circle and an insect corner.
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News & IdeasCalls for more guidance about resuming residentials from 17th May
Residential providers have said they are gearing up to welcome school groups back from 17th May but are awaiting further guidance from the Department for Education.
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News & IdeasLet’s Learn Moor - ‘UK’s largest uplands classroom’ returns for 2021
Let’s Learn Moor, a huge outdoor educational experience which takes place across 12 sites in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, will return for the week commencing 5th July 2021.
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News & IdeasBallard School pupils in Hampshire help Marwell Zoo with fancy dress fundraiser
A lockdown fundraiser thought up by two pupils at Ballard School in New Milton has raised almost ten times the fundraising target amount for Marwell Zoo.
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News & IdeasHay Festival releases free virtual programme for schools
The festival, which aims to broadcast top writers for all ages, has released its free online programme for schools which includes a series of interactive activities and workshops from 24th - 28th May.
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News & IdeasNature Friendly Schools aims to get another 30,000 disadvantaged children learning outside
Nearly 30,000 school children from disadvantaged areas are set to enjoy classes in nature this spring in an outdoor learning project spearheaded by The Wildlife Trusts.
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News & IdeasDfE announces dates for when school trips and residentials can resume
The Department for Education (DfE) updated the guidance for England stating that day visits can restart from stage two of the roadmap, no earlier than 12th April, with residentials resuming no sooner than 17th May.
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News & IdeasEnglish Heritage sites to come alive with outdoor adventure games
School groups can book to experience a new outside adventure game concept being launched this spring by The Escape Games Company in association with English Heritage.
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News & IdeasUK’s ‘first home of gardening science’ at RHS Wisley has new education offer
Schools will be able to visit the new RHS Hilltop, described as the UK’s first dedicated gardening science hub, which opens to the public at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey this June.
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News & IdeasShakespeare’s Globe plans to offer drama-themed school sessions
The learning team at Shakespeare’s Globe in London has said it is hoping to resume limited activity with schools on-site from 12th April onwards.