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Cathy Layton
Mar 81 min read
Great Science Share for Schools
Are your students taking part in the Great Science Share for Schools in 2024? Get your students ready for the Great Science Share by...
Cathy Layton
Mar 71 min read
World Book Day - 7th March
World Book Day has became a yearly tradition and can be an effective part of the Reading for Pleasure curriculum - but having fun while...
Cathy Layton
Mar 41 min read
Great Science Shout Out - 200 letters to Parliament!
As Great Science Share for Schools joins the celebrations for The University of Manchester’s Bicentenary, they are raising the profile of...
Cathy Layton
Feb 291 min read
Action for Happiness - Mindful March
Why not join Action for Happiness in March for Mindful March. With daily actions to help you find new ways to move forward, their monthly...
Cathy Layton
Feb 211 min read
BBC micro-bit playground survey
Tech up your GSSfS 2024 by combining science with computing. The BBC micro:bit playground survey, launched on the 20th February...
Cathy Layton
Feb 191 min read
British Science Week - 30th Anniversary
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place this year between...
Cathy Layton
Feb 91 min read
Land on Mars Day 2024
Mars Day is coming back again for 2024! Learn more about how you can get involved and land on Mars on the 5th March 2024 while...
Cathy Layton
Feb 21 min read
Children's Mental Health Week 5th-11th February
Children’s Mental Health Week will take place from 5-11 February 2024. The theme this year is ‘my voice matters’ and is about empowering...
Cathy Layton
Jan 121 min read
Science for all - 24th January
Science for all: How to ensure our curriculum can raise aspirations and remove barriers HMI Eleanor Belfield, Ofsted Science Lead, will...
Cathy Layton
Jan 81 min read
Good Mental Health in 2024
Why not make 2024 the year that you look after your own Mental Fitness so that you can always be running on a full tank. Keep an eye our...
Cathy Layton
Jan 71 min read
Big Schools Birdwatch 2024
Big Schools Birdwatch is back for 2024. Join thousands of other schools to find out which birds visit your school grounds - get your free...
Cathy Layton
Jan 51 min read
Action for Happiness - Happier January
Why not join Action for Happiness for their first calendar of 2024: Happier January. With daily actions to help you find new ways to move...
Cathy Layton
Jan 11 min read
Welcome 2024
We hope you all had a restful and relaxing Christmas and New Year and have charged up your batteries! We have lots of plans for the year...
Cathy Layton
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Happy Christmas
We hope this Christmas is relaxed and peaceful for you all and you are able to celebrate with friends and families after a busy Autumn...
Cathy Layton
Dec 20, 20231 min read
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Fancy something thought provoking to watch over Christmas? Tune in to The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures which this year focus on...
Cathy Layton
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Recent Science Reports every Science Subject Leader should read
A complation of reports that are useful to Science Subject Leaders:
Cathy Layton
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Attention Science Leads - Improving Primary Science Guidance Report
This new report from the Education Endowment Foundation published in November 2023 looks at how science subject leaders and primary...
Cathy Layton
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Christmas ideas, tips and lesson plans
If you're looking for ideas for Christmas why not have a look as some of our previous news stories and lesson plans for ideas to get you...
Cathy Layton
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Action for Happiness - Do Good December
Why not join Action for Happiness for their final calendar of the year: Do Good December. With daily actions to help you find new ways to...
Cathy Layton
Nov 23, 20231 min read
British Science Week Support
Is your school in Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North and South Tyneside? if so take a look at this great offer from...