With schools breaking up over the next few days, we thought you might be looking for a good old-fashioned Christmas film to keep the kids entertained (for a couple of hours at least). This list of Christmas films we’re watching is aimed predominantly at the primary age group but of course can be enjoyed by […]
As the end of term fast approaches, we’ve put together a few classroom ideas to (hopefully) help with student concentration levels in those last few days… Musical chairs: At the beginning of the lesson, try asking pupils to move to another area of the room and switch seats. A change of perspective combined with a […]
Researching and reviewing the exciting new ‘What’s Next’ content for our school planners got us thinking that young people need somewhere that pulls together and builds on all of these useful resources. We had so much to say about study options, student finance and youth opportunities that it wouldn’t all fit in our school planners! […]
It’s National Stress Awareness Day 2018 and we’ve put together a few stress-busting tips for you to pass onto students. Stress comes in all shapes and sizes and pupils will handle it in their own way, which is why the following are five suggestions and may work differently from person to person. 1) Encourage mistakes Mistakes […]
The UK government is cracking down on Internet safety, Britain hopes to become the safest place in the world to be online! So how has this come about we hear you ask? Well it’s all due to new proposals announced today by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. Internet safety strategy explained The Government’s Internet Safety Strategy proposes to target […]
We’re getting a bit political with this week’s blog post and discussing Prime Minister Theresa May’s pledge at the Conservative party conference. Let’s get into it! Tuition Fees: what’s changed? Well, Theresa May has pledged to save individual students up to £15,700 over the course of their working lives by raising the threshold for university […]
We like to think of ourselves as a pretty fit bunch here at Team Boomerang (did we mention our 3 Three Peaks Challenge?), so we’re giving you 5 reasons to exercise, in honour of National Fitness Day. 5 Reasons to Exercise in honour of National Fitness Day: 1) Fewer colds We’ve reached that time of […]
The time has finally come…the Man Booker Prize Shortlist has now been announced. We can’t wait to get stuck into these texts, it’s going to be a close one! The Man Booker Prize Shortlist for 2017: 4321 by Paul Auster (Faber & Faber) A 20th-century epic and Auster’s first novel in seven years, which sees one hero […]
We’re celebrating National Read a Book Day with a little look at 5 literary classics…have you read any of these? 1) Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier First published in 1938, Du Maurier’s novel is a fantastic thriller, which tells the tale of a young woman who falls deeply in love with the charming but mysterious […]
On this day in 1797, Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, was born. So in celebration, we’ve put together a list of 5 things you didn’t know about Frankenstein – or maybe you did know, in which case we salute you. 1) Mary got the idea from a dream In true Gothic style, Mary Shelley claimed that the […]
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