It’s well known that there’s a clear connection between achievement and attainment in maths and parental support. So our Family Maths workshops are designed to provide a fun environment in which parents/carers can work with their children in exploring why maths is important, what maths means in the 21st century – and how easy it … Read More
Schools Programmes
Teaching Resource: Holocaust Memorial Day 2020
A useful way to explore Holocaust Memorial Day, this activity provides pupils with a great opportunity to explore how helping each other can help us stand together. We’d love to hear how you get on with (and develop) the activity, so please let us know. Download the resource here Back to Free Teaching Resources … Read More
Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 – School Workshops
Holocaust Memorial Day, marked all over the world, is one of the most important days in the calendar. It takes a different theme each year – and in 2020, on and around January 27th we’re able to offer three different programmes to primary and secondary schools, all designed to explore the theme of “Stand Together” … Read More
What A Wonderful World! New whole School Science Workshop for British Science Week
High-energy and fact-packed – and accommodating up to 420 pupils in a single day! Linking perfectly to the theme of British Science Week 2020, “Our Diverse Planet”, this highly engaging, informative and thought-provoking day starts with a quick and interactive assembly illustrating just what it is that makes the Earth such a wonderful world. Classes … Read More
Teaching Resource: Transition Activity – The Shared Memory Game Show
A brilliant way for Year 6s to recall and celebrate their time at primary school – and all with a competitive edge! Over a whole week, this uniquely competitive reflective activity will test your pupils’ power of recall, build on their team spirit and create a bank of powerfully evocative memories. Download the Resources Transition Shared … Read More
Teaching Resource: Animal Rhymes – Poetry Activity
Supporting children in thinking about rhymes, there are obvious links between Animal Rhymes and phonics teaching. The activity can lead to wonderful poetry – and also develops strategic thinking! Download the resource here Download the Resources Download the resource here Download the staff sheet Download the pupil sheet Get in touch and let us … Read More
World Book Day – School Workshops, Assemblies and Author Visits for World Book Day 2019
Our World Book Day workshops, assemblies and author visits have been specially designed to help you and your pupils celebrate World Book Day 2019 by bringing your favourite books to life. No-one is ever too young, too old or too cool to enjoy a journey with books and stories, so our drama and visual arts workshops have … Read More
School Arts Week Workshops
This summer we will be celebrating the creative arts in schools across the country by supporting children to explore, engage and develop their own creativity through a wide range of participatory art workshops. We believe that art is for everyone, that everyone should have the opportunity to participate in the creative arts – and that participating in … Read More
School Christmas Workshops – Christmas-themed Numeracy, Literacy, Science and History workshops
We know that schools want their pupils to enjoy the festive season – but also to keep learning going right through to the end of the autumn term. Which is why our range of cross-curricular, School Christmas workshops always proves so popular! Once again, we’ve got workshops with a seasonal take on numeracy, literacy, science … Read More
After School Drama Clubs for Primary Schools
Our after school Drama clubs provide the perfect opportunity for children to enjoy, and benefit from, a range of activities including drama games, improvisation, choral speaking, script reading and performance. It is widely accepted that drama builds confidence as well as helping children to understand the world around them and developing both creativity and emotional … Read More
Big Maths Days – Maths Activity Days for KS3 and KS4
We know that it’s often important for secondary schools to offer activities to whole year groups – and we understand, too, the logistical difficulties that this can bring. So we’ve designed Big Maths Days that allow up to 240 KS3/4 students to carousel around a number of very different creative Maths workshops in the course of one … Read More
Science Workshops for Secondary Schools – Creative Science Workshops for KS3 and KS4
What could be more creative than science? And what better way to explore science than by working with students’ own innate creativity? Taking approaches from the world of the arts, but always rooted in real and concrete science, our inspirational Creative Science Workshops for Secondary Schools are suitable right through Key Stages 3 and 4. … Read More