Currently, there are around 1.8 million children in the UK without adequate electronic devices at home for learning, despite the government’s laptop scheme. Of those disadvantaged students, only 880,000 have access to internet connection. A mere 51% of households with an income between £6,000-£10,000 per year have internet access, compared to 99% of households with an
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The Design Museum Shop has launched ‘Creative [Un]blocks’ - the winning entry for Design Ventura 2019 from Twynham School’s team of students Amillie, Jemma, Toby and Rachael. Chosen by a panel of judges including last year's brief setters, Turner Prize-winning design collective Assemble, Creative [Un]blocks beat out competition from over three
A 14-year old student from Yorkshire, Mathilde Iveson from St Francis Xavier School has written to her MP Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to ask him to visit the school and help her and fellow students progress their plans to be a zero-carbon school. She has asked him to help the school increase biodiversity through more
On World Children’s Day, the second edition of the Young Activists Summit (#YAS20) will give young people from around the planet a platform to speak up about the world they want for tomorrow. The event will be held online on 20 November 2020 at 14:00 and is co-organised by the NGO dev.tv, the United
To continue the legacy of Maida Vale music studios for a new generation, the BBC has confirmed it will continue its learning and education programmes with a creative design challenge for East London secondary schools. The programme, titled the Class of Your Own and BBC Creative Design Challenge, will involve pupils aged 11-14 designing