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RBC Race for the Kids, Saturday 12 October 2024
9th September 2024
Join the race to help beat childhood cancer A great day out for the whole family Set among the autumn leaves of London’s Hyde Park, RBC Race for the Kids is the perfect day out for all ages and abilities. For the first time, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) have added...
Fostering Future Environmental Stewards: A Guide for Teachers
5th September 2024
The Chester Zoo Conservation Education and Engagement Team Our formative school years can be transformative in our approach to the world around us. For this generation, and subsequent ones, the largest existential question will be their approach to environmental stewardship. Through all the noise...
ABBA for kids
5th September 2024
Ever dreamt of taking your kids to a pop concert but worried it might not be suitable for them? The Mozart Symphony Orchestra of London has teamed up with the award winning ABBA Revival to produce an exciting performance including all your favourite ABBA hits including, Mamma Mia!, Waterloo, Thank you...
Magical mischief and mayhem with Joseph Elliott
4th September 2024
Primary Times talks with CBeebies star and award-winning author Joseph Elliott about his spectacular new children’s book, ‘Nora and the Map of Mayhem’. Best known for his role in the BAFTA-winning CBeebies series Swashbuckle, Joseph Elliott is also a successful scriptwriter and author....
Healthy habits and fitness tips for families, with Zack George
3rd September 2024
Primary Times speaks to fitness champion and real-life Gladiator, Zack George, to find out more about his fun fitness ideas and his inspiring children’s health initiative, Zactiv Having won the title of the UK's fittest man in 2020, CrossFit athlete Zack George (otherwise known as STEEL...
Back-to-School Challenges: NSPCC Scotland Offers Support and Advice for Children and Parents
2nd September 2024
As schools reopen across Scotland, many children face the challenges and anxieties that come with returning to the classroom. The NSPCC, through its Childline service, provided 2,283 counseling sessions across the UK in 2023/24 where returning to school was a key concern. More than a third of these...
Ignite your imagination with Peter Andre
1st September 2024
Get inspired to explore other worlds through children’s books, as Primary Times speaks with global superstar Peter Andre about alien adventures, outer space, teamwork and more… Best-known for his work on television and his musical success as a singer-songwriter, Peter Andre is also a...
The Wiggles Launch New Original Podcast for Parents
27th August 2024
Australia's most loved children's entertainers, The Wiggles, are excited to announce the launch of their brand-new podcast – but it’s not children they’ll be connecting with, it’s their parents. Wiggle Talk: A Podcast for Parents is an engaging and insightful offering...
Learn a new language as a family
23rd August 2024
Primary Times explores some of the benefits of language learning and fun ways for the whole family to get involved Calling all budding linguists! If you’ve been considering learning a second language as a family, now’s the perfect time to get started! European Day of Languages takes place...
10 ways to create a love of learning
20th August 2024
Primary Times takes a look at how you can inspire your little ones and enjoy educational fun as a family After the summer break, you’re hopefully entering the new academic year well-rested and with lots of fresh enthusiasm and energy for school and your child’s studies. Keep it simple...
1 in 2 parents use annual leave to care for children over holidays, amid rising childcare costs
16th August 2024
Working parents say improved access to local workspaces would significantly reduce the stress of summer holidays, according to new research. A study of over 1,000 working parents by International Workplace Group, the world’s leading supplier of hybrid working solutions, found that 61% said school...
Learn to Play '24 'the biggest free music making weekend of the year!’ is back in your region
15th August 2024
UK charity Music for All is thrilled to announce their annual flagship event Learn to Play is back for 2024 giving everyone in Putney a chance to take part in ‘the biggest free music making weekend of the year!’ The event will be held in Putney Music School on the 11th-13th October and...
Why urgent action is required in UK schools on ocean literacy - by Dr Ceri Lewis
13th August 2024
Why urgent action is required to educate the next generation on how ocean health is critical to sustain life on earth and the steps educators can take With sewage dumping in British waters, a deluge of harmful household cleaning products polluting the sea, and overfishing depleting precious species,...