by James Dolan | Nov 9, 2020 | Curriculum
Climate Superheroes is a competition being run by Farmvention. “Farmvention (when farming meets invention) is a national STEM competition run by NFU Education and aimed at children aged 5 – 14 (school years 1 -9) in England and Wales.” (Farmvention) The competition is...
by James Dolan | Jun 9, 2020 | Curriculum
The life cycle of a product is something that rarely comes up in all of the recycling topics covered by children, yet it is a really interesting aspect to think about. A teacher called Lucy Collingwood has shared a recycling presentation freely on the TES. It is...
by James Dolan | May 1, 2020 | Curriculum
The history of trains is a fascinating aspect of any transport project and many children may have toys, stories and videos about trains (especially Thomas the Tank Engine). They are often fairly knowledgeable at a young age, so may already be inspired to learn more....
by James Dolan | Mar 20, 2020 | Curriculum
Railway safety resources for the whole of the primary school age range have been made available by Network Rail. “We have worked closely with teachers and students to develop resources that will help you to run fun, interactive activities that match different...
by James Dolan | May 12, 2018 | Curriculum
Products that changed our lives was an article that jumped out and hit me as I was looking back through some Which magazines today. It is a fascinating history of technology for the last 60 years. There is a wonderful picture of “Products that changed our Lives” it...