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World Book Day: a celebration of reading
Share a million stories: competition winners from a Kent primary school become reporters for the day
Jan Trott
30, Mar, 2020 @10:37 AM
Cancelled: Reading for pleasure primary teacher conference, Friday 9 October 2020
This full day Guardian Education Centre conference, in association with British Library, for primary school teachers and librarians will explore strategies to engage young people with reading, putting books at the heart of learning
16, Dec, 2019 @3:16 PM
Cartoon and art family day, 9 November 2019 - what we did
The Education Centre’s Cartoon and art family day in association with the Kings Place Music Foundation and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment took place on Saturday 9 November
Margaret Holborn
20, Nov, 2019 @8:25 AM
October 1920: Women granted full membership of Oxford University
October 1920 saw Oxford University finally grant women full membership and the right to take degrees, also allowing those who had previously taken examinations to return to matriculate
Mena Sultan
08, Oct, 2019 @8:21 AM
Reading for pleasure primary teacher conference, Thursday 21 November, 2019
This full day Guardian Education Centre conference, in partnership with British Library Learning, for primary school teachers and librarians will explore strategies to engage young people with reading, putting books at the heart of learning
29, Aug, 2019 @1:46 PM
How Peterloo led to the founding of the Manchester Guardian
This article looks at the Peterloo massacre on 16 August 1819 which led to the founding of the Manchester Guardian two years later and highlights a range of resources and further reading
Margaret Holborn
15, Aug, 2019 @11:03 AM
Man walks on the moon: 21 July 1969
How The Guardian and The Observer reported on the Apollo 11 mission
Jan Trott
19, Jul, 2019 @2:02 PM
Emily Hobhouse and the Boer war
At the outbreak of the second Boer war, Emily Hobhouse travelled to South Africa and became an outspoken critic of British foreign policy
Mena Sultan
03, Jun, 2019 @1:40 PM
Reading for pleasure secondary teacher conference, Thursday 4 July, 2019
This full day Guardian Education Centre conference, in association with British Library Learning, for secondary school teachers and librarians will explore strategies to engage young people with reading, putting books at the heart of learning
23, Apr, 2019 @7:49 AM
Influential Observer photographer Jane Bown's scrapbook
Jane Bown compiled a scrapbook during the early 1980s, which gives a rare insight into her work, impact and fame
Margaret Holborn and Jan Trott
15, Mar, 2019 @11:46 AM
Kindertransport: Britain's response to the growing refugee crisis in 1938
The Kindertransport initiative was set up between 1938 and 1939 to rescue nearly 10,000 Jewish child refugees prior to the second world war. This resource explores The Guardian’s coverage of child refugees from Nazi occupied countries, along with a first hand account from Guardian journalist, Hella Pick.
Mena Sultan
08, Feb, 2019 @3:36 PM
Madeline Linford: a pioneering editor at the Guardian
Madeline Linford, first editor of the Manchester Guardian women’s page and subsequent features and pictures editor was the only female editor at the paper for nearly 25 years
Margaret Holborn
08, Jan, 2019 @11:06 AM
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