The Big Draw
The Big Draw during October is the world's biggest drawing festival for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who think they can't! With thousands of enjoyable, and mainly free, drawing…
The Big Draw during October is the world's biggest drawing festival for anyone who loves to draw, as well as those who think they can't! With thousands of enjoyable, and mainly free, drawing…
Around one in five or 776 million adults worldwide can't write their own name or read a line from a book (In the UK, 1 in 6 people struggle with…
The crisp Autumn air, new shiny shoes and fresh new school books... we all remember returning to school as children after the seemingly endless summer holidays with mixed emotions. But…
In this guest blog, renowned historian and author S. I. Martin explains the importance of remembering the transatlantic slave trade, as well as how to get children engaged in the…
We know that for many school children in Year 6, the next few weeks will be a bittersweet time. There is bound to be excitement about moving on, but this…
Every year, 12th June marks the birthday of Anne Frank. Anne lived for just 15 years, but her importance in history is unmistakable due to her famous diary, which documented…
Blogging is all the rage nowadays and our children are digital natives. So we thought it would be a great idea to inspire your class to write by blogging. Here…
Every year the 8th May marks the anniversary of VE Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe. At 3pm on 8th May 1945, The Prime Minister Winston…
We like to dream big here at now>press>play so when the opportunity popped up with a chance to pitch our idea to loveable, serial entreprenuer Richard Branson we jumped at…
SATs results are important — but they're not everything. In the words of one primary school headteacher, here's why.