You might have pushed it to the back of your mind, been worrying about it all summer or simply have forgotten about it completely. Well, fear not because we’re here to give you the lowdown on GCSE Results Day. When is GCSE Results Day? This year, Results Day falls on Thursday 24th August – save […]
So 17th August 2017 marks the all-important A Level Results Day and we’re going to give you the lowdown on what to expect. You’re welcome! A Level Results Day – when exactly can I get my results? Well this depends on whether you’ll be looking online or heading to your school first. Not everyone realises […]
With the summer holidays well underway, a lot of parents may be noticing that their children are increasingly turning to the Internet for entertainment. The ‘million-dollar question’, as it were, is are our children spending too much time online? In a recent interview with The Observer, children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has warned parents that […]
It’s one of our favourite times of year again – the announcement of the Man Booker Prize Longlist! After last year’s winner Paul Beatty wowed critics with his daring novel, The Sellout, we can’t wait to find out who will be awarded the acclaimed prize this year. With an excellent list of authors nominated, it’s going […]
Most UK teachers will have broken up from school by the end of the week – woohoo! In celebration of your well-earned time off, we’ve put together a list of 10 different ways that you know you’re a teacher on summer holidays. Will you agree with our list? Read on to find out… You know […]
So what’s new for the Boomerang Digital Homework Planner? Our Boomerang Digital team have been working extremely hard this past year to make the Boomerang Digital Planner better than ever. So it’s time to give you an update! Bringing schools closer together Our connectivity is better than ever with the Digital Planner System bringing teachers, […]
With smartphones so embedded in our culture, it’s easy to forget that Apple’s iPhone turns 10 this week! Read on for some smartphone facts you might not already know… Creating a game-changer In 2007, just 10 years ago, Apple launched the iPhone and co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) revolutionised the way we use mobile phones. Jobs […]
Here at Boomerang, we love a challenge. Through our Carpe Diem initiative, we are always encouraging students to push themselves. Earlier this year, we decided to put our money where our mouth was and sign up to the Three Peaks Challenge! Read on to find out a bit more about what we got up to last […]
School Planner 2017-18 Update: What’s new? Here at Boomerang Education, we consistently strive to bring pupils diary content that informs, excites and inspires. This year has been no different. In fact, we’re proud to say we’ve outdone ourselves! The Boomerang School Planner 2017-18 will see the introduction of: What’s Next Section This section of our […]
We like to highlight important historical dates in Boomerang school planners and this week, we’re focusing on the Victorians. Queen Victoria was born almost 200 years ago today, back in 1819. As Queen of England for over 60 years, we thought we’d commemorate Victoria’s reign by bringing together a few facts about the Victorians that […]
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