News and Reviews

Keep up with the latest educational events/ news locally or nationally.

Head to the Ay Up Me Duck Trail

The appearance of oversized painted ducks in Belper and also Heanor, Ripley and Alfreton, has brightened up the drizzle of half term and will be there for 10 weeks. So plenty of time for you to explore these.

Here at Claire’s we have interviewed some of the artists behind these ducks and will be producing a blog on these very soon.

Let us know if you catch sight of any and which are your favourites.

Dealing with world issues sensitively with children.

Picture News PPT on 'What's happening in the News?'

TES article on 'The World is full of conflict'

The Week Junior Magazine

Newsround online

School/ National Initiatives coming up March/ April 2026.

Read for Good Readathon: March

Read for Good website

World Book Day: 5th March

World Book Day website

National Literacy Trust : World Book Day

Words for Life Resources

British Science Week: 9th-13th March

British Science Week website

BBC Teach resources

STEM Science Week resources

International Day of Maths: March 14th

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International Day of Maths website

Red Nose Day: 20th March

Comic Relief resources for schools

National Literacy Trust lesson ideas

International Women's Day: Sunday 8th March

National Literacy Trust Women's Day resources

Malala's Magic Pencil

Official Website Children's resources

National Shakespeare Week: 23-29th March

BBC Teach resources

Official Shakespeare Week website

Earth Day: 22nd April

Live event: National Literacy Trust

KS2 Friday Book Club for children:

Find out more about Friday Book Club

Local publications:

Reflections Magazine January 2026

The blog focusing on the history of Green Lane in Belper (our new home, when we relocate) has been featured as an article in the Reflections magazine for January. It’s lovely to see Claire’s School Solutions in print.