Preparing pupils for a digital future: Brentfield Primary School launches partnership with Discovery Education
A north London primary school has embarked on a new initiative to help teachers prepare pupils for tomorrow’s digital challenges. Brentfield Primary School in Brent has entered into a professional development partnership with Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content to schools. The 3 year programme will see staff trained as […]
UK National Apprenticeship Week: Alcoa Foundation and Discovery Education host live virtual field trip for pupils worldwide
Secondary schools from across the UK and beyond took part in a landmark live broadcast on Friday 4th March, for an exclusive look at careers available in today’s advanced manufacturing industry in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week. The Manufacture Your Future Live Virtual Field Trip was organised by Alcoa Foundation and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital […]
Discovery Education launches annual US Summer Institute competition for teachers
8 UK teachers will win free trip to the Discovery Education Summer Institute in Chicago Teachers from Discovery Education’s UK partner schools are being offered the chance to win a trip to a prestigious ed-tech conference in Chicago this summer, where they will network with colleagues from some of North America’s leading digital schools, and […]
Discovery Education invites partner schools to join digital ‘Day of Discovery’ in Birmingham
Digital professional learning event will be held at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum on 12th April Teachers from Discovery Education’s UK partner schools are invited to attend a unique ‘Day of Discovery’ next month, which will showcase the very latest creative ideas and strategies for using digital resources in the classroom. ‘Day of Discovery Birmingham’ will take […]
Pupils go digital to celebrate Chinese New Year – schools welcome the Year of the Monkey with Discovery Education
Primary school children across the UK showed off their digital skills as part of Chinese New Year celebrations this week. Pupils from Discovery Education’s partner schools used innovative digital resources from the Discovery Education Espresso service to learn about the 15 day festival, which this year marks the start of the Year of The Monkey. […]
Safer Internet Day 2016: Primary School hosts event with Islington Council and Discovery Education
An Islington primary school is hosting a special event for parents and pupils today, to mark Safer Internet Day. Organised by Islington Council and Discovery Education, the event at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School on Tuesday will see parents going back into the classroom, to take part in lessons and a special assembly with the […]
Discovery Education wins Bett Award for early years digital content
Discovery Education Espresso’s Dinosaurs Module has been announced as the winner of this year’s BETT Award for Early Years Digital Content. The engaging multimedia content, which uses stunning Discovery Channel CGI footage to bring dinosaurs to life, is one of the most popular resources in Discovery Education’s Espresso service. The award was presented at Bett’s […]
BETT 2016: Discovery Education shows schools how to reach their digital potential
Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content and professional development to schools, will be sharing innovative strategies for using ed-tech in the classroom at this week’s BETT Show. Presenting to teachers from across the UK and beyond, Discovery Education’s James Massey will lead an engaging, informative, and highly interactive session. This […]
Science teaching in the digital age: Discovery Education to lead session at ASE conference
Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content and professional development for schools, will join hundreds of science teachers from across the UK at the Association for Science Education (ASE) Conference in Birmingham this week. The ASE Conference, held at The University of Birmingham from 6 – 9 January, is Europe’s largest […]
Hour of Code™: UK Schools take part with Discovery Education
Discovery Education is encouraging schools across the UK to take part in Hour of Code – a global computer science initiative which takes place between 7th and 13th December. Now in its third year, Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. The initiative encourages children to dedicate just […]
