What's New? – Page 26
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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 & IdeasDigital fieldwork lessons aim to help GCSE and A-Level students
A programme of digital fieldwork courses to support teachers and students is being launched by outdoor education charity, the Field Studies Council (FSC).
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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 & IdeasBletchley Park keen for pupils to take part in virtual sessions to support the attraction
Bletchley Park is calling on schools to take part in its new virtual learning sessions, which aims to bring the best of the attraction to the classroom, and demonstrate how popular it they can be, so that jobs within its learning team can be saved.
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Case StudiesHow the Heart of England Forest helped a school to ‘check-in’ with pupils
The Heart of England Forest charity in Warwickshire has been helping local schools by offering limitless space outdoors for learning and play.
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News & IdeasSchool Travel Forum wants to ensure schools are ‘In Safe Hands’ when residentials restart
School Travel Forum has commissioned a new report, ‘In Safe Hands’, which will outline the protocols needed to be put in place by schools and tour providers to ensure pupils and teachers can travel with confidence when the time is right.
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News & IdeasKnowsley Safari introduces Wellbeing Through Wildlife session and virtual tour
The learning and discovery team at Knowsley Safari in Prescot, Merseyside have launched an on-site Wellbeing Through Wildlife workshop to support children’s mental health, along with a virtual tour for schools unable to visit yet.
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Features“We can help bring the archives to you,” says National Archives’ education team
We spoke with Rachel Hillman and Hannah Carter from the education team at the National Archives about how they have made the transition to online school sessions and what pupils can gain from the experience.
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News & IdeasNational Memorial Arboretum launches free online VJ Day exhibition
The National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire has launched a free online exhibition as part of a series of activities commemorating the 75th anniversary of VJ Day.
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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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News & IdeasPetition puts pressure on government to reconsider schools residentials ban
An online petition is calling for teachers and school trip providers’ support to put pressure on the Government to allow residentials to restart.
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News & IdeasYHA wants “young people safely back outside & connected to nature”
Anita Kerwin-Nye, head of strategy and engagement at the YHA, has said she wants more children back outside learning, as the charity prepares to reopen five sites later this year.
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News & IdeasEnglish Heritage to host free teacher webinar and tour at Kenilworth Castle
English Heritage is inviting teachers to take part in its free webinar from Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, to support those teaching GCSE History from September.
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News & IdeasField Studies Council’s chief executive urges the PM to allow residential school trips
The Field Studies Council’s (FSC) chief executive has written to the Prime Minister asking him to rethink school guidance for the autumn term and to consider allowing overnight residential trips.
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InterviewTV presenter Paul Rose on how lockdown has highlighted the importance of travel
In an exclusive interview with STO, the adventurer, who has presented various BBC documentaries, spoke about why now is the opportunity to rethink how children learn.
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Case StudiesPupils overcome challenges for successful half-term ski trip
Matt Clayton, teacher and assistant vocational curriculum manager at Queen Ethelburga’s school in York speaks about his favourite trip over the last year - a ski trip to Sestriere which brought out the best of his pupils.
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FeaturesAcademy trust chief on reconnecting pupils to outdoor learning, day trips & residentials
Wayne Norrie, chief executive of Greenwood Academies Trust, explains why they’re committed to giving the children access to outdoor learning and residential visits as soon as they can.
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News & IdeasSchool travel sector urges Government to open up residential experiences
A number of providers and associations in the school travel sector have asked the Department for Education to allow residential trips to resume from the autumn term.
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News & IdeasFree school sessions at RAF Museums in London & Shropshire from September
The RAF Museum is offering free sessions, with activities to meet social distancing guidelines, until January 2021.