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Teens Spark Pre-school Children's Love for Reading

Three community-minded Year 12 students from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Post 16 Centre, Valley Road, have taken a proactive step to boost early years literacy in their local community after being inspired by the National Literacy Trust's "Go All In" National Year of Reading campaign.

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Worksop schools welcome Chinese students for immersive cultural visit

Three schools in Worksop are celebrating after a week of international collaboration. Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Portland, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Valley and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Post 16 Centre Worksop hosted a delegation of students and staff from Longcheng High School in Shenzhen, China, on a five-day programme. The immersive visit gave students from both nations an invaluable taste of global citizenship.

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Interns Begin Flagship Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Teaching Programme

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Institute of Education (OIE) has welcomed a cohort of 27 interns, commencing the Department for Education’s (DfE) flagship Teaching Internship Programme for 2026. This year’s cohort marks the programme's ninth year being delivered by the OIE. 

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Student Triumphs at National Big Bang Competition

Tadiwa Nyikadzino, a Year 11 student at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Valley, has achieved national recognition by winning a prize at the Big Bang Competition 2026.

The Big Bang Competition is the UK’s premier youth science and engineering competition, designed to recognise and reward young people's achievements across science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM).

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Staff set to take on challenges to support student-led community action

This coming weekend, almost 80 members of staff from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (OGAT) will swap their classrooms and offices for hiking boots and running shoes to tackle two challenges and raise vital funds for the Trust's flagship community action programme, Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Out There.

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Student innovators heading to Westminster after securing regional win

A team of young innovators from Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Shafton are celebrating after being named regional winners in the Big Ideas Programme. The team, known as ‘Electroben,’ has successfully navigated the regional heats of the national STEM and sustainability competition and will now travel to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster to compete in the National Final on June 30. 

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Schoolchildren Launch 'Bee Corridor' to Help Wildlife Bloom

A group of dedicated young gardeners at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Primary Academy Park Hill, in Wakefield, are on a mission to transform their local area into a haven for pollinators.

The school’s gardening club, which currently boasts 18 members aged 5 to 11, has just launched a community-wide initiative to extend its school Bee Corridor into the surrounding neighbourhood.

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A new commission launches to help children make sense of the news

In a world of intensely polarised public discourse – and with votes for British 16-year-olds on the horizon – there has never been a more important time to equip children with the knowledge to understand and navigate current affairs. Today, a new national Current Affairs Education Commission launches, chaired by the UK’s biggest political Substacker, Sam Freedman, and convened by The Economist Educational Foundation. Working with ImpactEd Group, the commission will explore how schools can best help children make sense of the news in an age of AI and 24 hour content.

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Flag designed by Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Hindley students makes it to Antarctica

A group of Year 7 pupils has seen their creative vision travel over 9,000 miles to the frozen landscapes of Antarctica. The flag, designed by students Bobby Baggeley, Jude Gibson, Joseph Booth, and Thomas Lewis at Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Academy Hindley, has successfully reached the continent as part of the UK Polar Network’s (UKPN) “Antarctic Flagsâ€� initiative.

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