This week, Minerva launched our new kids club, The Treehouse, as part of our community outreach program to provide free educational opportunities for children in the local Lambeth area. The Treehouse is based at Pop Brixton, as part of the Pop Brixton Kids Club, which also offers such activities as DJ School, Community Karate and the Little Chef’s School! (Which … Read More
Six ways that kids can stay productive this summer
School’s out, children are free, and parents are tearing their hair out about how to keep their young’uns’ brains engaged over the long summer holidays. But never fear! We have some ideas for you… 1. Reading It’s hard to overstate the importance of reading to help develop a child’s writing, vocabulary, imagination and even maths/reasoning skills (seriously). Hopefully, they’ll … Read More
Education News Weekly – 17th November, 2016
The importance of philosophy, the damaging risks of social media for young people and how Google could be revolutionising UK classrooms Google CEO Sundar Pichai this week announced plans to bring virtual reality to 1 million UK students. The technology giants are also offering a free 5-hour training session for teachers who want to use the technology, which will be … Read More
Education News Roundup 27/10/16
New teachers leaving schools, a breakthrough in autism treatment and what Brexit could mean for education. One of the first indications of how Brexit may affect British universities emerged this week, as applications for UK universities from EU students fell by 9%, after increasing annually for the last four years. The figures for EU students for the October UCAS deadline … Read More
“What Makes Great Children’s Books?” Interview with Ross Montgomery
Welcome to part 2 of our interview with children’s author, Ross Montgomery. Ross’s books have had a fantastic reception from children, adults and reviewers alike, and have already been nominated for numerous industry awards. We spoke to him about what children love to read, and what makes a great children’s book… Ross Montgomery (children’s author) and Hugh Viney (Director of … Read More
