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Meet the National Young Writer of 2018!

June 18, 2018

Congratulations to 8-year-old Mia Falatoori from Churchfields Junior School in London who has been crowned the winner of our National Young Writers’...

The top 10 young writers’ stories

June 11, 2018

The top 10 authors in our National Young Writers’ Awards are here! One of them will go on to be crowned the National Young Writer of 2018...

Make the most of the summer term

June 5, 2018

Many children are looking forward to the long hot summer ahead of them. However, before that kicks off there is a good six or seven weeks of learning...

Tutor spotlight: Karo Adeda

May 30, 2018

Who are our tutors and how do they support children in our centres? Find out from Karo Adeda, a tutor at our Mere Green centre… A little bit...

QuirkyLime and the heroic design

Explore Learning members drew their heroes for the chance to have their design transformed into stunning wall-worthy art by QuirkyLime! Our members...

When to start preparing for the 11 Plus

May 22, 2018

Grammar schools are looking for children with high levels of maths and English skills, as well as the ability to perform under pressure – so the...

Writing competition: The regional winners 2018

May 21, 2018

There are 150 fantastic regional winners in this year’s National Young Writers’ Awards! We announce the names of all the regional winners...

Supporting children with autism

May 11, 2018

Sam is 6 years old and has autism. Sam’s mum, Emma, has tried many different methods to support him and shares her journey with us here…...

Author Q&A: Steve Webb

April 26, 2018

Steve Webb is the author of the hilarious Spangles McNasty series, with a third book coming out this May. He recently ran a creative writing workshop...

Author Josh Lacey’s inspiration

April 23, 2018

Josh Lacey has written many children’s books, including ‘A Dog Called Grk’, ‘Island of Thieves’, and his ‘The...