An opportunity for students to run their own code in space is now open with the European Astro Pi Challenge. There are two different challenges that students can take part in: Mission Zero – suitable for beginners and primary school students Send a personalised image to the astronauts on theRead More →
Register for your free BBC micro:bit-the next gen to get up to 30 devices per school. BBC micro:bit – the next gen is a campaign that aims to increase teacher knowledge and confidence with free devices, resources and training for your primary school. Teaching primary school children about coding canRead More →
Google introduces new updates to Search and Lens to help students solve trickier problems. This update makes it easier to learn how to solve complex math problems. Students would simply type the equation or word problem into the Search bar, or take a photo of the problem using Google Lens,Read More →
How Ofsted inspects safeguarding in schools webinar explores: This webinar is now available on YouTube for you to watch and hopefully pick up some useful information and tips on what Ofsted will be looking for when they visit your school. Outline of sessionRead More →
Maths Week is a week-long celebration of all things maths! It sets out to encourage all children to pursue maths by promoting a more positive and inclusive approach. It is open to all ages and there are lots of resources and challenges to explore. Maths Week aims to: If youRead More →
Young people’s relationships with AI chatbots is perhaps more common than you might think and it is an area of AI that is becoming more and more popular. ‘Coded Companions’ is a new report from the youth platform VoiceBox, which presents in-depth research into how AI chatbots affect young people’sRead More →
The UK Safer Internet Centre’s Professionals Online Safety Helpline has introduced new guidance to aid educators and professionals working with young people. The guidance aims to answer frequently asked queries on topics including reporting content of concern on social media, impersonation on social media platforms, and responding to incidents ofRead More →
Protecting our Planet Day returns on 30th November 2023. POP23 is an inspiring live-streamed event for schools by ESERO-UK at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. There are free events suitable for both primary and secondary schools covering a range ofRead More →
An Online Safety Calendar for 2023-2024 is freely available from Childnet. From September all the way through to August, this calendar has all the key days you need to know about, resources you can use as well as key points in the year that you could use to refresh yourRead More →
The Department for Education’s (DfE) updated statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England, ‘Keeping children safe in education’ came into force on 1st September 2023. This revised guidance was shared for information in June, but there have been further amendments to paragraphs 142, about the appropriateness of filtering and monitoringRead More →
CEOP has an opportunity for you to help inform new films for 9-12 year olds. They are working with Brickwall Films to create a series of age appropriate videos to help protect 9-12 year olds from online sexual abuse. They would like to hear from students in this age rangeRead More →
An update from CEOP Education – Sky News – an opportunity for schools. Sky News are seeking primary or secondary teachers to deliver a CEOP Education lesson with children on camera, to highlight the work that schools are doing to protect children from online sexual abuse. Only a short portionRead More →
The Department for Education (DfE) has commissioned an independent review of teachers’ professional development. The review, which is being led by Ofsted, is looking at the quality of teachers’ training and development in schools. The first phase of the review has now been completed, and the interim findings have beenRead More →
It is time to go wild in June with 30 Days Wild! The #30DaysWild challenge from The Wildlife Trust has returned. The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge encourages everyone to reconnect with nature every day for 30 days. When you sign up you will be provided with a pack of FREERead More →
STEM Insights Magazines will be arriving in schools this week! Both the STEM Primary and Secondary magazines feature resources, interesting blogs, wellbeing tips and so much more, if you don’t receive yours, no worries, because all of the magazines will be available to read digitally or as a PDF whichRead More →
Send me a pic? is a resource pack of session plans and short film clips that aims to develop young people’s knowledge and awareness of what nude image based abuse is and the resulting impacts. The National Centre for Social Research has been asked to carry out research to evaluateRead More →
Are you looking for teaching resources to help cover the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. The ceremony will see His Majesty The King crowned alongside Her Majesty The Queen Consort and many schools will wantRead More →
The BIK Teacher Corner is a special section of the Better Internet for Kids website, specifically aimed at teachers and other adults who work with children and young people. Here you will find free information, advice and suggested resources to help educate and support the students in your care toRead More →
The Department for Education (DfE) has created filtering and monitoring standards for schools and colleges in England to help protect children online. The standards cover: First published 23rd March 2022 and updated 29th March 2023 Meeting digital and technology standards in schools and collegesRead More →
Learn how to support young people to report nudes shared online, to see if they can be taken down. When a young person loses control of a nude image of themselves they can use the Report Remove tool to see if the image or video can be taken down, andRead More →