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Charity vets share Christmas chocolate warning
28th November 2023
PDSA reveals that December sees the most chocolate poison incidents With the festive season about to be in full swing, vet charity PDSA has issued a chocolate warning for all pet owners before the nation opens door number one on their choc-stocked advent calendars. PDSA Vet Nurse, Shauna Walsh,...
Don't miss Little Angel Theatre's Finding Santa at Bloomsbury Theatre
23rd November 2023
7th Dec 2023 - 24th Dec 2023 Ever wondered how letters for Santa Claus get to the North Pole? What if something goes wrong along the way? How will Santa’s elves make sure his mail is delivered on time? The highly acclaimed Little Angel Theatre presents Finding Santa, a funny and heart-warming...
Sutton Performing Arts student joins cast of hit nationwide musical!
22nd November 2023
Performing arts students join stellar nationwide tour of hit musical ‘The King and I’ Talented young British actors and singers from Stagecoach Performing Arts have joined the 2023 company of the critically acclaimed ‘The King And I’, currently on tour across the UK. Featuring...
Trinity Piano 2023. Your Performance. Your Choice.
21st November 2023
The most diverse selection of Piano repertoire yet, enabling learners to play the music they love for their Trinity exams and beyond. Trinity’s new 'Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Initial – Grade 8' books include 21 pieces per grade in each Extended Edition book and...
One small step for two girls, one giant kick for mankind
20th November 2023
The first-ever football kit for the Moon revealed…in time for the 2035/36 season England Lioness and Women’s Euros 2022 winner Beth England joins two inspirational schoolgirls for a football kit reveal in anticipation of the first-ever football match on the Moon, as children across...
Puffin’s Free Digital Show for Schools
20th November 2023
This March, Puffin Books are challenging classes to GET CURIOUS by watching their free 30-minute 'Story Makers Show’. Hosted by Creative Learning Producer Rosie Tells Tales, the show features top Puffin authors and illustrators, and is jam-packed with fun and educative ‘Story...
Winter wonders: 12 ways for families to enjoy the festive season
19th November 2023
The cold, cosy evenings have arrived and our winter coats, hats and scarves have returned. Primary Times explore some fun-filled ideas for making the most of the winter months… 1) Make your own Christmas decorations Get creative with some coloured paper or card, ribbon, glue, felt, artificial...
Family, festivities and a fiction debut from Matt Lucas
17th November 2023
Primary Times talks with actor, presenter, and author Matt Lucas about his highly-anticipated first fiction novel, ‘The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas’. As perhaps one of the most recognisable personalities in British television with several successful films, TV shows and non-fiction...
Voice Cast Announced as Everyone’s Favourite Family Cat, Mog, Comes to Channel 4 for Christmas 2023
8th November 2023
Claire Foy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adjoa Andoh, Miriam Margolyes, Maggie Steed, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Higson provide the voices for Channel 4’s and Universal Pictures Content Group’s special animated adaptation of Judith Kerr’s much-loved classic children’s book Mog’s Christmas...
BookTrust's 2023 Great Books Guide: helping to spark a love of reading in children
8th November 2023
Keeping up to date with new children's literature and children’s reading tastes can be challenging for teachers. The Great Books Guide provides a reliable, independent source of guidance on the latest, high-quality children's books. This valuable resource supports primary school teaching...
Come along to London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2024
7th November 2023
London’s New Year’s Day Parade 2024 will celebrate the vim, vigour, talent and diversity of the remarkable capital and indeed, the country that it serves. The stunning parade has become a cherished annual tradition since 1987, and it’s a wonderful spectacle for all the family to...
Why imagination is the most underrated classroom resource
6th November 2023
Carrie Anne Philbin MBE, Director of Learning at the Institute of Imagination, former teacher and host of Crash Course Computer Science YouTube series, discusses how and why we need to better understand the potential and impact of our imagination and its capacity to support children and young people’s...
CHILDREN’S ART CREATIONS COME TO LIFE WITH DESIGN A LORRY COMPETITION
27th October 2023
More than two million children have taken part in Aldi, Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s Get Set to Eat Fresh programme since its launch in 2015. With the excitement of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and more exciting resources, this number is set to rise to three million by the end...
Garden birds are counting on you! Big Garden Birdwatch 2024
23rd October 2023
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey returns, with hundreds of thousands of people watching and counting the UK’s garden birds over the last weekend in January for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. Over half a million people took part in 2023, counting more than 9 million birds. This...
Make magical memories this panto season
2nd October 2023
Panto season is nearly here, oh yes it is! Primary Times explores some top tips to help with planning a perfect family day out… Pantomimes in the UK usually begin around this time of year and run up until the New Year or into early January. Based around well-known children’s stories or...
Action, adventure and a closer look at acceptance and teamwork with Dermot O’Leary
1st October 2023
Primary Times speaks with broadcaster and bestselling author, Dermot O’Leary, about the release of his new children’s book, ‘Wings of Glory’. Known for presenting on the radio and on the daytime television programme This Morning, Dermot also penned the five books in the fabulous...