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Pyjamarama 2024: Registrations are open for the ultimate reading day!

14th March 2024

BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, is inviting primary schools, nurseries, community groups, families, and libraries to jump into Pyjamarama 2024. BookTrust’s mission is to get children reading regularly and by choice because research shows that children who...

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Unlock a world of adventure with Ultimate Activity Camps!

13th March 2024

Ultimate Activity Camps cater to children aged 4 to 14, providing Monday to Friday camps from 8 am to 6 pm filled with thrilling adventures (fees apply). Our Ofsted-regulated camps assure parents of a fantastic and well-cared-for experience. Whether it's sports, survival, art, or tech, our...

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How to boost your child’s fine motor skills this Easter

11th March 2024

Did you know that extra-curricular activities can help your child with their schoolwork? Crafting offers little ones a creative way to learn through play and is brilliant for developing fine motor skills — essential for everyday tasks, from fastening buttons to tying shoelaces and even holding...

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Dogs, dancing, and daring to embrace our differences with Gemma Atkinson

10th March 2024

Primary Times speaks with popular actress, radio host and TV presenter Gemma Atkinson about the importance of trying new things and following your dreams, as seen in ‘Dogs Don’t Dance’ Having risen to fame through her time starring on Hollyoaks, Gemma also co-presents CBeebies'...

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A passion for performing arts

10th March 2024

The performing arts is a term that can cover many creative disciplines and activities, for example dance, drama and music, performed to an audience. This can also include things like musicals, ballet and opera, as well as magic and circus acts! With World Theatre Day coming up on March 27th, it’s...

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Everyone Active’s Kids Pass offer

8th March 2024

Great news for those who love getting value for money – you can grab extra bonuses when you book swimming lessons, a sports course or hold a children’s party. Leading operator Everyone Active runs 10 leisure centres in Leicestershire in partnership with local councils, which offer a wide...

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Cracking reads this easter

8th March 2024

Step into the magical world of Maggie Sparks: the mischievous little witch who turns every day into an adventure! Join Maggie as she learns how to tackle school, make friends and most confusing of all: understand her emotions – when she’s not facing dragons and meeting aliens, that is!...

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Exciting Easter Activities to Explore

7th March 2024

Spring has sprung and Primary Times have 20 fun ideas for families to enjoy over the Easter holidays… Arts and crafts Get those creative juices flowing! Have a go at painting some hard-boiled eggs and decorate with stickers and lots of glitter! Host an Easter Bunny themed dance party Spend...

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It's time to make measles a disease of the past

5th March 2024

The number of young people catching measles has risen Measles is an infection that spreads very easily and can cause serious complications in some people, such as meningitis or sepsis. Having the MMR vaccine is the best way to prevent it. Measles symptoms include high fever, sore, red, watery eyes,...

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Volunteers needed for spring wildlife survey in gardens and other green spaces

5th March 2024

This spring, leading wildlife conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers across the UK to take part in its popular annual Living with Mammals survey, in a bid to track changes in our wildlife. Volunteers are needed to record sightings of any wild...

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AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER, AMMA ASANTE, ANNOUNCED AS NEW INTO FILM INDUSTRY AMBASSADOR AND CAREERS PATRON

1st March 2024

In celebration of National Careers Week (March 4-8), education charity, Into Film, today announced the appointment of Amma Asante, MBE, as new Industry Ambassador and Careers Patron. Amma Asante is a multi-award-winning writer and director who won a BAFTA for her first film, A Way of Life and has won...

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BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence will champion the power of non-fiction to get children reading

19th February 2024

Rashmi Sirdeshpande will explore the unique power of non-fiction to get families reading together as BookTrust’s new Writer in Residence Award-winning author Rashmi Sirdeshpande has today (Monday 19th February) been announced as the new Writer in Residence at BookTrust, the UK’s largest...

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Kylie and Dannii Minogue headline brand-new Bluey YouTube series Bluey Book Reads

12th February 2024

Bluey Book Reads also features stories read by Bindi Irwin, Tom Daley, Romesh Ranganathan, Suranne Jones, Jenna Fischer, Eva Mendes, Jordan Fisher, Camille Cottin and Rob Delaney BBC Studios Social together with BBC Studios Kids & Family and Ludo Studio are excited to announce that Bluey Book...

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Eat Them to Defeat Them returns to primary schools to continue its success in changing veg eating habits

9th February 2024

Veg Power, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky Media announced today that their multi award-winning Eat Them To Defeat Them campaign is returning to TV screens and primary schools across the UK in mid-February. Now in its sixth year, the campaign, originally launched by ITV and Veg Power and proven to increase children’s...

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Join Parents Unleashing the Power of Laughter with a Beano Comic Subscription

28th January 2024

Tens of thousands of families across the UK subscribe to receive weekly Beano comics to their door. For kids aged 6-12, a Beano subscription encourages time off screens and reading for fun with 36 pages of comic strip adventure. "Kids love an item of post that's just for them," says...

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