Egg-splore, Egg-speriment, Enjoy! Family Easter Fun
Creating a joyful Easter for the whole family is all about embracing the excitement and fun this time brings. For children, it’s a welcome break from school, full of chocolate eggs, sweet treats and familiar traditions. While Easter egg hunts and outings are always popular, it’s worth considering how to make these experiences enjoyable for […]
Childhood Dementia
Scotland has taken an ‘important step forward’ in recognising childhood dementia by funding specialist support for families affected by it, Health Secretary Neil Gray has said. The Scottish Government is providing £118,873 to Alzheimer Scotland to support the employment of two childhood dementia development officers – the first country in the United Kingdom to fund […]
AI Guidance for Schools
Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Scotland’s schools has been published for the first time. The guidance aims to support those working in schools to use AI in a fair, safe and ethical way. It provides information on the potential benefits of using AI and the issues to be mindful of, while […]
Save on Easter childcare egg-spenses with Tax-Free Childcare
Working families are being encouraged to cut the cost of Easter childcare by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare with HMRC. Latest figures show 542,700 families saved on their childcare bills in December 2025 and more than £46 million in government cash helped with childcare costs for almost 660,000 children. Meanwhile, more than 542,000 families saved […]
Why the Words We Use About Food Matter for Children
Parents often spend a great deal of time thinking about what their children eat – but far less time thinking about how they talk about food in general. Yet the language we use around eating can shape a child’s relationship with food just as powerfully as what appears on their plate. Children don’t learn about […]
The School of Signs just got even better!
The School of Signs is a FREE British Sign Language programme of study, designed to help children learn BSL in a way that is exciting and accessible. Alongside 15 classroom-ready lessons delivered by Deaf teachers, we have also added a variety of games and interactive features to the platform to keep the whole classroom engaged, both within lessons and at […]
FREE BSL for All: The School of Signs now in more than 2000 schools across the UK
Signature, the UK’s leading awarding body for deaf communication and language qualifications, has announced the release of five new episodes to its free ‘School of Signs’ programme, now used in more than 2,000 schools across the UK to teach BSL to primary school children. Following the legal recognition of BSL as a language in 2022 and ongoing discussion surrounding a […]
HOW OUTWARD BOUND IS TRANSFORMING TEACHERS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE TEACHERS SPACE TO STEP BACK, RECONNECT AND REFLECT? Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers, but it can also be relentless. Pressures around budgets, inspections, behaviour, and accountability can grind staff down. At Outward Bound, we believe that supporting teachers is just as important as supporting students. Our 2025 […]
Happy Healthy You – Health & Wellbeing for Scottish Primary Schools
Family Resolutions to try in 2026
New Year’s resolutions are often made with the best of intentions but keeping them is another story. Many of us set ambitious goals every January, only to feel overwhelmed by February. But what if resolutions didn’t have to be a solo challenge? What if the whole family got involved? Setting family resolutions can turn positive […]
Ask the Nutritionist – Why Your Kids Keep Getting Sick – And What You Can Actually Do About It This Winter
By Paul Evans Registered Nutritionist (MSc, RNutr) and host of ‘Top 10’ Nutrition Podcast – No Forking Nonsense (@paulthenutritionist). You know that phase of winter where it feels like your kids are just passing the same cold around the house on rotation? One gets better, the next one starts coughing, then you catch it – […]
How your Family can Beat the Winter Blues Together
Winter is a time of change and transition and historically a time of shortage in terms of food and the need to ration. In the modern world we tend to not notice as we have lights all year round but, our bodies haven’t changed much since hunter gatherer times and they respond to the cues […]