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Maths Art Competition 2026, closing date 11th September 2026. For Year 7 & 8

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Maths Art Competition 2026, closing date 11th September 2026. For Year 7 & 8

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An exciting new competition which is jointly run by Maths Careers and the Leeds City of Maths

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The National Read-Aloud Challenge is a powerful, free summer initiative that transforms reading into a fun, confidence-boosting journey for children everywhere. Click on the picture above for more information and to enter.

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Click on the picture above to see a calendar of different events in the North Kesteven area

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North Kesteven: The Heart of Lincolnshire

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Events for June 2026 – North Kesteven: The Heart of Lincolnshire

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Come and see the lovely exhibition of original paintings entitled \‘Out and About in Lincolnshire\’ at Heckington Windmill. The exhibition is open from Friday 29th May until Sunday 14th June […]
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What's On in Lincoln - Summer Holidays 2026

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What's On in Lincoln - Summer Holidays 2026

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Looking for ideas of things to do this summer holidays in Lincoln? Check out our round up of events, places to visit, parks and walks around Lincoln and banish boredom!

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What’s On in Lincoln - Summer Holidays 2026

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Looking for things to do in Lincoln over the Summer Holidays? Have a browse of Lincoln Rocks - we’ve featured family events, attractions, activities and lots more. Visit us today.

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Need some inspiration how to entertain your child/children over the summer? Click on the picture above for different activities.

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Explore the latest events taking place in Lincolnshire. Find out the best of what’s on, from arts to sports and festivals, music and theatre.

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Explore the Read to the Beat book collection!

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Explore the Read to the Beat book collection!

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This year's official Read to the Beat book collection includes books about musicians, characters discovering music, sound science, cultural traditions, rhythm, storytelling throughsound, breaking down barriers to music, creative expression and following your dreams.

Get inspired for your very own musical adventure with this year's official Summer Reading Challenge book collection.

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1. 1. Sign up

Click 'Join now' to create your account.

2. 2. Read books

Set your reading goal and read anything you like! Each time you finish a book, add it to your profile and leave a review.

3. 3. Earn digital rewards

Unlock special online badges and a certificate to print at home when you reach your Challenge goal!*

*Physical rewards like medals are only available when taking part at select libraries.

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Click 'Join now' to create your account. Set your reading goal and read anything you like! Each time you finish a book, add it to your profile and leave a review. Unlock special online badges and a certificate to print at home when you reach your Challenge goal!* *Physical rewards like medals are only available when taking part at select libraries.

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Every story is about someone who wants something.

So... what does your character want?

You are invited to write a story in up to 100 words on the theme of 'wanted', but the genre and topic are completely up to you.

You might write an adventure story about an explorer searching for lost treasure, a thriller about a detective hunting down a criminal, a magical fantasy about a creature battling evil forces, or a funny tale about a ghost who just wants a friend.

For more information and to enter, click on the picture above

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We run poetry and creative writing competitions throughout the year for Primary and Secondary Schools in the UK and USA. Let’s make writing fun!

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The Orwell Youth Prize uses the writing of George Orwell to inspire you to write about your own ideas and experiences.

It’s open to everyone at secondary school or college in the UK, or on a UK curriculum. This year’s theme is TRUTH.

“There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”

George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

What does truth mean to you?

What threats are there to truth, in this country and around the world?

The Orwell Youth Prize gives you:

the freedom to write about what matters to you, in your own way

support to make your work the best it can be

a platform for your voice and ideas

a chance to win a cash prize and books for you and for your school

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About the Orwell Youth Prize | How to Enter

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The Orwell Youth Prize uses the writing of George Orwell as a starting point to inspire you to write about your own ideas and experiences, thinking about the world you live in.

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Learn about cyber security, computer coding, working with data, and artificial intelligence.

Played by 500,000 players around the world, get a taste of exciting real-life tech jobs in under 30 minutes.

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Learn about cyber security, computer coding, working with data, and artificial intelligence.

Played by 500,000 players around the world, get a taste of exciting real-life tech jobs in under 30 minutes.

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AI takes centre stage in a new science show for schools

This summer at Dynamic Earth, we're launching an interactive science show designed to both entertain and educate.

The show demystifies how AI works and encourages the audience to think critically about Generative AI's potential benefits and risks.

Get started with cyber security

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We live-stream interactive lessons to classrooms highlighting technology careers. School pupils learn digital skills alongside industry experts.

Check out some of our most popular videos.

"How to Rob a Bank" for Scottish Careers Week

Craig and Daniel team up with school pupils from across Scotland to rob the (fictional!) Strathclyde Bank. Learn about ethical hacking and cyber security skills. Watch it here.

The ethics of using tech to make decisions

We're launching Tech We Trust, a project that looks at digital skills, data skills, and the ethics of using technology to make decisions.

We SOLD our DATA for a cappuccino

This is a cafe in Manchester...with a catch. You must sell your personal data to pay the bill. Even before stepping inside we were warned we were consenting to our personal data being tracked in the café. Watch the video.

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Help your child to be work ready with BT's Work Ready at Home

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Help your child to be work ready with BT's Work Ready at Home

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Thinking about the future can be daunting. With the nature of jobs, skills, and qualifications all changing so fast, we know that supporting your child to make the right choices isn’t always easy.

However, Work Ready is here to help. Through our future-proofed digital skills programme, we're giving young people the confidence they need to see their future in tech and digital industries. We’re also giving you the know-how you need to support them along the way.

What is Work Ready?

Work Ready is the future-proof digital skills programme from BT Group. Free and accessible, it’s designed to guide the way into the digital future by taking a holistic and inspirational approach to digital skills.

We know that parents and carers are the single greatest influences on children's career decisions. So, as well as providing resources for use in school, we’ve made it our mission to support you too.

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Thinking about the future can be daunting. With the nature of jobs, skills, and qualifications all changing so fast, we know that supporting your child to make the right choices isn't always easy.

However, Work Ready is here to help. Through our future-proofed digital skills programme, we're giving young people the confidence they need to see their future in tech and digital industries. We're also giving you the know-how you need to support them along the way.

Work Ready is the future-proof digital skills programme from BT Group. Free and accessible, it's designed to guide the way into the digital future by taking a holistic and inspirational approach to digital skills.

We know that parents and carers are the single greatest influences on children's career decisions. So, as well as providing resources for use in school, we've made it our mission to support you too.

To find out what parents can do to kickstart conversations about digital skills, we gave 3 parents here at BT Group a challenge. We asked them to have a conversation about digital skills with their own children at home - to find out how much they know. They also offer their advice on how to get your young person to understand digital skills and how it can relate to their future careers - whatever their starting point, or yours.

Discover what happened in our film....

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For Parents - Work ready - Education and skills - Responsible business | BT Plc

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Whether you're a digital expert or an absolute beginner, we'll give you tips and tricks to support your children as they step into a future transformed by technology.

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Thursday 11 June @ 17:30 UK time

Curious about what drives criminal behaviours? In this session, you’ll join St Mary’s University, Twickenham to discover what criminologists do every day. Through case studies and polling, you’ll look at policing challenges, prison overcrowding, and emerging forms of crime and harm, and start to think about the type of criminologist you might want to be. You’ll also learn about studying crime and punishment at university, and discover the doors a criminology degree could open for you.

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Curious about what drives criminal behaviours? In this session, you’ll join St Mary’s University, Twickenham to discover what criminologists do every day. Through case studies and polling, you’ll look at policing challenges, prison overcrowding, and emerging forms of crime and harm, and start to think about the type of criminologist you might want to be. You’ll also learn about studying crime and punishment at university, and discover the doors a criminology degree could open for you.

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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Tuesday 2 June @ 16:30 UK time

What if robots could be soft, flexible, and safe enough to work inside the human body? Join the University of Southampton to explore how engineers are transforming healthcare using soft robotics. You’ll learn how flexible, adaptable robots are designed to work safely with the human body, from surgical tools to recovery devices. Discover the science behind these innovations and see how this research is shaping the future of medicine and improving patient care.

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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What if robots could be soft, flexible, and safe enough to work inside the human body? Join the University of Southampton to explore how engineers are transforming healthcare using soft robotics. You’ll learn how flexible, adaptable robots are designed to work safely with the human body, from surgical tools to recovery devices. Discover the science behind these innovations and see how this research is shaping the future of medicine and improving patient care.

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Forensic psychology taster: how does psychology help solve crime?

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Forensic psychology taster: how does psychology help solve crime?

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Thursday 21 May @ 17:30 UK time

How do psychologists support police investigations? In this session with Edge Hill University, you’ll explore how psychological research helps identify suspects, understand behaviour, and guide decisions. You’ll use a crime scenario to look at how psychologists build offender profiles and contribute to interviews, risk assessments, and lie detector myths. You’ll even get to ‘become the profiler’ and see how theory is applied in real cases.

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Forensic psychology taster: how does psychology help solve crime?

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How do psychologists support police investigations? In this session with Edge Hill University, you’ll explore how psychological research helps identify suspects, understand behaviour, and guide decisions. You’ll use a crime scenario to look at how psychologists build offender profiles and contribute to interviews, risk assessments, and lie detector myths. You’ll even get to ‘become the profiler’ and see how theory is applied in real cases.

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Where could a degree in Politics take you?

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Where could a degree in Politics take you?

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Tuesday 19 May @ 17:30 UK time

Ever wondered where a politics degree could take you? Join the University of Southampton to discover a wide range of career paths, from government and policy to media and international organisations. Learn how studying politics builds in-demand skills, opens global opportunities, and empowers you to make a real-world impact.

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Ever wondered where a politics degree could take you? Join the University of Southampton to discover a wide range of career paths, from government and policy to media and international organisations. Learn how studying politics builds in-demand skills, opens global opportunities, and empowers you to make a real-world impact.

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Music taster: how do you build a career in the music industry?

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Music taster: how do you build a career in the music industry?

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Thursday 4 June @ 16:30 UK time

What does it take to work in the music industry? In this session with the University of Southampton, you’ll explore the wide range of careers that keep music moving, from performance to production and beyond. You’ll learn about the skills music professionals need, how the industry’s changing, and what it’s like to build a career in a competitive and creative field.

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Music taster: how do you build a career in the music industry?

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What does it take to work in the music industry? In this session with the University of Southampton, you’ll explore the wide range of careers that keep music moving, from performance to production and beyond. You’ll learn about the skills music professionals need, how the industry’s changing, and what it’s like to build a career in a competitive and creative field.

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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Tuesday 2 June @ 16:30 UK time

What if robots could be soft, flexible, and safe enough to work inside the human body? Join the University of Southampton to explore how engineers are transforming healthcare using soft robotics. You’ll learn how flexible, adaptable robots are designed to work safely with the human body, from surgical tools to recovery devices. Discover the science behind these innovations and see how this research is shaping the future of medicine and improving patient care.

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Engineering taster: how soft robots save lives

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What if robots could be soft, flexible, and safe enough to work inside the human body? Join the University of Southampton to explore how engineers are transforming healthcare using soft robotics. You’ll learn how flexible, adaptable robots are designed to work safely with the human body, from surgical tools to recovery devices. Discover the science behind these innovations and see how this research is shaping the future of medicine and improving patient care.

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How to use AI successfully for social media marketing

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How to use AI successfully for social media marketing

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Monday 1 June @ 16:30 UK time

What if AI could help you create smarter, more creative social media marketing content — without replacing your ideas? In this webinar with the University of Plymouth, you’ll discover how AI is transforming content marketing, from social media and vertical video to branding and storytelling. You’ll explore real examples of how marketers use AI as creative partners, and learn the digitally savvy skills employers are looking for.

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How to use AI successfully for social media marketing

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What if AI could help you create smarter, more creative social media marketing content — without replacing your ideas? In this webinar with the University of Plymouth, you’ll discover how AI is transforming content marketing, from social media and vertical video to branding and storytelling. You’ll explore real examples of how marketers use AI as creative partners, and learn the digitally savvy skills employers are looking for.

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Wednesday 20 May @ 16:30 UK time

Join the University of Southampton to explore where a maths degree could take you. From careers in AI and finance to engineering and research, discover how studying maths builds in-demand skills and opens global opportunities.

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Join the University of Southampton to explore where a maths degree could take you. From careers in AI and finance to engineering and research, discover how studying maths builds in-demand skills and opens global opportunities.

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Are you a creative writer?

Do you enjoy being creative with your written work?

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Young writer's competitions for children and teens aged 5-18

Please read our list of writing competitions for children. The contests are checked and updated each month. We are happy to feature writing challenges open to primary-age children, secondary-age pupils, and young adults in the UK. If you would like your competition featured here, please contact us. We are happy to feature competitions with at least one month remaining before the closing date. We have also compiled a list of recommended creative writing manuals and writing workshop activity guides suitable for use with KS1, KS2, KS3, and KS4 at the bottom of this page. New competitions are listed at the top of the page. Past and annual competitions are listed on the second half of the page below the horizontal line.

New writing competitions for children and teens

Annual (and past writing) competitions for children and teens
Please note - many previously annual competitions have been affected by lockdown/COVID during 2020-3. This is beyond our control.
Closing date in June

Alzheimer's Society poetry competition 'welcomes entries about dementia or people affected by the condition' and offers those under 18 the opportunity to enter up to three poems of 40 lines or less. Winning entries will feature in the October/November edition of Dementia Together magazine.

The Wells Festival of Literature offers young poets aged 16-25 the opportunity to enter poems of up to 35 lines on any subject for the annual Young Poets Competition. All entries must be in English.

Celebration Day writing competition - entrants are invited to write 250 words (primary) or 500 words (secondary) to tell the story of an inspirational person they know. There are five age categories: 5-7; 8-10; 11-13; 14-16; 17-18 & teachers. Full details and resources are available on the competition website and the Celebration Day website.

The Poetry of Science Competition - is open to children who go to school in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire. The task is to write a 'terrific scientific poem'. Entries in three age group categories: Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stages 3&4. The closing date is 11th June. There's a downloadable poster for classrooms here.

The Solstice Prize for Young Writers - open theme for either poetry - up to 40 lines, or short stories - up to 1000 words, aimed at secondary pupils. Categories for 10-13 and 14-17. The closing date is Saturday 20th June.

The Orwell Youth Prize - for secondary students aged 12-18, entries can be in any form, up to 1000 words. This year's task is to respond to this title: "The Future We Want". The closing date is 11th June.

The ISA Handwriting Competition is open to children in years 1, 2, 3-4 & 5-6 in ISA member schools, "to showcase their handwriting skills".

Cambridge University and SATIPS handwriting competition.

Closing date in July

The Young Wild Writer competition, run by Hen Harrier Action invites children aged 6-8, 9-12 and 13-16 to enter stories, poems, articles, prose or letters of up to 500 words on the theme of animal survival. Prizes include book vouchers and an online author visit to the winning child's school. Full details, including a downloadable poster, are on the competition website.

The Hampshire Young Poets competition is open to any young person aged 4-7; 8-11 or 12-16 "who lives or studies in Hampshire". Entrants can submit up to 14 lines of poetry on the theme of 'home'. Full details are on the competition website.

The Writing Tournament is a "free, not-for-profit writing competition for young writers which simulates the journey of a professional author". Run by author W.J. Kite, 8-16-year-olds can submit 750-word stories written in English on the theme "Unsung Heroes". There are two age categories - 8-11 and 12-16 - and the closing date is 31st July.

The Chester Cathedral Young Poet's Competition is open to UK students aged 16-18 and invites original poems of up to 40 lines. For further details and this year's theme, please see the competition website. The closing date is 17th July.

Foyle Young Poets competition - for 11-17-year-olds, the competition welcomes "poems on any theme and any length". Closing date 31st July.

Stephen Spender Trust poetry in translation prize - the challenge is to translate a poem from any language into English. There are three categories for young people: U18, U16, and U14. The top prize is £1000. The closing date is 17th July.

Ledbury Under 18's poetry competition. Two categories - 11 and under and 12-17 request poems of no more than 40 lines in length. There are cash prizes or book tokens for the winners. Deadline 15th July.

HG Wells short story competition.

The Lewis Carroll society is running a competition that includes categories for up to 16 and 16-20-year-olds who invite young writers to create a missing chapter of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass. Full details are on the website link and the competition closes on 3rd July.

Closing date in August

3-18-year-olds can enter the Potential Plus creative writing competition. Entries can be poems, short stories, essays, statements or plays. There are categories for KS1, KS2 and secondary school pupils. There's a comprehensive guide to the contest on their website. The closing date for online entries is 24th August.

Atom Learning's Young Author Award 2022 offers 7-9-year-olds and 10-11 year-olds the chance to win a trip to Disneyland Paris. Children can enter fiction stories of up to 500 words inspired by the theme "A Day That Changed The World". There's also a free creative writing activity pack to download. The closing date is 31st August.

The Man Up! Creative Writing Competition is open to young people aged 15-25. Inspired by the Man Up! exhibition that highlighted 'stories of women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who stepped into male roles', entrants are invited to submit short stories and poems inspired by the women and stories in Man Up! There are categories for 15-17-year-olds and 18-25-year-olds, and full details are on the competition's website. The closing date is 15th August.

Goldsmiths University of London is running a series of competitions for 16-18-year-olds who are invited to a short story, a piece of journalism with a historical angle, or a piece about identity and culture. The Young Writer, Young Columnist, and Young Anthropologist competitions close on 2nd August.

Cinemagic Young Filmmaker - open to films on any subject from young filmmakers aged under 25. The prizes include winning films being screened in cinemas.

Young Muslim Writers Award - open to UK children and teens in KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 who can submit a short story or poetry - and in KS3 and KS4, this is extended to also include journalism, screenplays, and play scripts. Full details are on the website. The closing date is 13th August.

C.A.B.B publishing is running a short story competition for children. Full details are available on their website.

Closing date in September

The Patricia Eschen Prize for Poetry invites children worldwide to enter poems written in English of up to 40 lines, on any theme, on 'any subject that kindles your imagination. The closing date is 30th September.

The Ottery Literary Festival is running a young writers' competition open to children and young adults aged 18 and under for flash fiction stories of up to 500 words. This year's theme is 'trapped' and full details are available on the competition webpage. The deadline is 30th September.

The National Museum of Computing has organised a poetry competition open to 5-18 years olds, in honour of WW2 code-breaking heroine Betty O'Connell. Entries should be "on the theme of community spirit, individual achievement, unsung heroes and those who inspire them." The deadline is 15th September.

The Curious Tales story competition offers children up to 16 the chance to win two tickets to the Harry Potter studios by entering stories of up to 3000 words. The deadline is 1st September. Full details are available on the competition website.

The Style of Wight Children's Writing Competition - children who live on the Isle of Wight aged 7-11 and 12-16 can submit stories of up to 500 words on any subject. The deadline is 2nd September.

The Betty Haigh Shakespeare Prize - open to "any sixth-form student of English Literature". There are two options, both with detailed entry criteria which can be viewed on the competition website. The closing date is 1st September.

Closing date in October

Poetry Together Competition - children in the UK aged 5-18 are invited to enter poems of no more than 14 lines on the theme of 'Laughter and Tears' by 12pm on 25th October. Full details are available on the competition website.

The Yorkshire Festival of Story Children's Story Competition invites short stories from UK children aged 7-12 that 'feature a woodland creature or creatures.' The deadline is 9th October.

Royal Geographical Society School Essay Competition - an annual competition, run in association with the Financial Times, for 16-19-year-olds, with a closing date in October.

The Young Walter Scott Prize is dedicated to historical fiction, defined as "in a time before you were born", and this competition has two age categories: 11-15 and 16-19. Entries can be prose, poetry, drama, fictional letters, or reportage. The closing date is the end of October.

The Solstice Prize For Young Writers, organised by Writing East Midlands, invites children and teens aged 7-17 to write 'imaginative short stories (up to 500 words) and provocative poems (up to 40 lines)'. The competition offers cash prizes and an anthology of the best entries. There are three age categories: 7-11, 12-14 and 15-17 and the closing date is 31st October.

Saugus Halloween story writing contest.

Closing date in November

The East Riding Festival of Words runs an annual poetry competition. This year's theme is 'My Wonderful World'. Entries of up to 45 lines are open to children aged 4-10 and 11-16 and there are cash prizes for the winners. The closing date is 30th November.

The Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest is a worldwide competition open to writers of all ages. There's an entry fee for this one, with cash prizes and writing development packages on offer for the winners. The deadline is November 30th.

Wenlock Olympian Society Short Story Competition - open to students aged 16+ who are invited to write a story on any theme of up to 2500 words. Full entry details are on the Wenlock website. The closing date is 23rd November.

One Teen Story - story submission site for teenagers. The deadline is 27th November.

The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize for writers aged 18-25 invites entries of 1000-1500 words on a Franklin quote which changes each year. The deadline is 30th November.

Closing date in December

Closing date in January

The Cheshire Prize for Literature is open to children and teens in two age group categories: 4-11 (who can enter poetry and short stories) and 11-18 (who can enter poetry or short stories). This year's theme is open. Entrants must have lived, worked or studied in Cheshire and the closing date is 31st January.

The Immerse Essay Competition offers teens aged 13-18 the opportunity to write an essay choosing from a range of topics including architecture, science, law, international relations, medicine, economics, creative writing and many more. There are two age groups: 13-15 and 16-18. The deadline is 4th January.

North Eastern University London is running an essay competition for students in year 12. Pupils can submit up to 1,500 words, choosing from a range of set essay titles that span a broad range of topics including humanities, philosophy, social issues, the law and creative writing. There are cash prizes for the top three entries and the closing date is 16th January.

The Korean Spirit & Culture Promotion Project Essay Contest is an international competition open to children in two age group categories: years 6-9 and years 10-13. There are cash prizes for the top three entries and honourable mentions in each category. Full entry details are available on this information poster. All submissions must be submitted by 15th January.

The Herne Hill Lit Fest is running a "Stepping into Stories" competition for children aged 4-7, 8-11 and 12+. The theme is "bouncing back". Entries can be written stories, drawings, comic strips, poetry, raps, or digital animations. There are book token prizes for the winners and the closing date is 14th January.

Bournemouth Young Writers prize - open to children in years 3&4, and years 5&6 and stories can be "about anything you like". Prizes include £150 worth of books. The closing date is 16th January.

Rotary Club International Young Writer competition.

Closing date in February

Bright Light Education Creative Writing Competition for children aged 7-13. This annual competition returns in 2023 and is open to all children in the UK, with three age categories - 7-9, 9-11 and 11-13. Entries need to be a 500-word story (full criteria on the website) inspired by Joseph Coelho's advice on the website. Closes on February 28th.

The Royal Society of Literature invites students aged 13-18 to write up to 500 words about "the writer from the past that most inspires them". Prizes for the "History is in the Making" competition include book tokens for both entrants and the school, and the closing date is 10th February.

The Hugo Young Award - held in memory of Guardian political columnist Hugo Young, this competition encourages "fresh voices" aged 16-18 and 19-25 from UK state schools to pen political opinion pieces. Highly recommended for students studying A-level politics, sociology or looking towards a career in journalism.

Perse Research's Year 9 Aristotelian Award is open to students in Year 9 or equivalent. Entrants are invited to write between 800-1500 words from a choice of topics and essay titles spanning arts, humanities and the sciences. The competition aims to promote independent study and research. The deadline is 20th February.

The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition - annual - open to all school pupils and home-educated children. There are three age categories: 5-10; 11-14 and 15-18. The 2023 theme is "Promises Promises". The closing date is February 28th.

The Elmbridge Literary Competition is open to children (free) in four age group categories: 5-7; 8-11; 11-13 and 14-18. The theme for 2023 is "The Road". Short stories or poems can be entered.

The Japan Society is running a haiku competition. Children aged 15 and under can enter a haiku on the theme of "towns". Full details are available on the competition website. Entries must be received by 28th February 2022.

Voices - a writing competition, run by the charity Coram Voice, which is open to children and young people who are in or have experience with the care system.

Christopher Tower Poetry Prize - open to young adults aged 16-18.

Closing date in March

Humanimal Trust Creative Awards 2023 - children and teens aged 7-18 can share their creative skills on the theme of 'Connectivity' and/or 'One Medicine' in four age group categories: 7-11; 12-14; 15-16 & 17-18. Full details are on the competition website.

Young Songwriter 2023 - "The world's leading songwriting competition for young aspiring songwriters, aged 8-18". Children are invited to enter up to five songs. There are three age group categories for UK children and teens: 8-12; 13-15 & 16-18. Full details are on the Song Academy website.

Never Such Innocence - The 2023 theme is "What does war mean to you?" and to enter, children and teens can 'share thoughts on how people, communities and countries build a life after conflict using poetry, art, speech and song'. There are four age group categories (9-11; 11-14; 14-16; & 16-18) and full details are on the competition website. The closing date is 10th March.

The BBC Young Reporter Competition is open to children and teens aged 11-18 who "want to report on a story or issue which is important to their life or the world around them".

Young Financial Journalist Competition - open to secondary students aged 14-15, 15-15, 16-17 and 18-19. "We are seeking well-argued articles from students aged 14-19". The closing date is 18th March.

Fitzwilliam College Cambridge is running a series of essay competitions aimed at pupils in their penultimate year of education before university - ie Year 12, S5 or Y13 (Northern Ireland). Entries (written in English) are welcome from around the world. With six categories: Ancient World and Classics, Archaeology, History, Land Economy, Medieval World, and Architecture; this competition is highly recommended for 6th formers and could provide useful evidence for university applications, a starting point for an EPQ project, or a talking point for an admissions interview. The deadline is 3rd March.

Chiltern Bookshops is running a children's writing competition open to reception, year 1 and year 2 children; years 3-6; and 11-16-year-olds in secondary schools. Full details of word limits and story titles are on the website. The competition will be judged by Cressida Cowell. The closing date is 12th March.

The BBC Young Writer's Award - is open to 14-18-year-olds who can submit a piece of original fiction of up to 1000 words. Highly recommended.

The Portico Sadie Massey Awards feature two competitions open to children. There's the KS2, KS3, KS4, and KS5 Young Readers Competition (write a book review - any genre - on any subject) and the Young Writers competition, open to pupils in KS3,4&5 (write a story based in the North of England.)

The Girton College Humanities Writing Competition - open to Year 12 students in the UK, the writing task is based on five objects in the college's antiquities museum.

The Royal Mint runs an annual competition for primary school pupils aged 8-11 who can enter short stories of up to 500 words. Prizes include books for the school library. For this year's theme and entry details, see the competition website.

The Lowry's Creative Writing Challenge is open to children aged 7-11 from across Salford and Greater Manchester. "Pupils can draw on all aspects of writing for performance", and enter writing of up to 500 words including poetry and stories or up to three minutes of playscript.

Closing date in April

In association with The Times and FIPP, Pitch Magazine is running a Young Sports Journalist competition. Students aged 14-24 can enter an article of 700-800 words in response to the question prompts on the website. There are four age group categories: 14-17, 17-19, 19-21 and 21-24 and there's a £150 prize for each winning entry.

Tadpole Press is running a worldwide 100-word writing contest open to writers of all ages. 100 words can be submitted in any genre. There is an entry fee for this competition and there's a cash prize for 1st place and writing coaching and editing packages for the 2nd and 3rd places. The deadline is 30th April.

UK-RAS is running 'Once Upon a Robot' - an up to 800-word short story competition for 7-11-year-olds in the UK. Children are invited to write a story - in any genre - involving a robot.

The Writing Bee organised by Boom Writer offers children an exciting opportunity for children attending schools or those who are learning at home. The competition runs from January to April as an in-school contest, and from April to May as an online competition.

Author of Tomorrow - run by the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation, the Author of Tomorrow prize aims to find adventure writers of the future. Young people under 21 can submit entries between 1500 and 5000 words (under 500 words for primary-aged pupils). The prizes are £1000 for the 16-21 age group, £100 and £150 in book tokens for the 12-15 age group, and £100 and £150 in book tokens for the 11 and under age group. The closing date is 29th April.

The Day 'Young Journalist Awards" are open to anyone under 19 (under 10 and 11-18) and entrants can submit a written article, a video clip, an audio piece, photography, an illustration or a graphic in any one of 12 subject categories. Full details including how to enter are on the competition website.

Closing date in May

The D.H. Lawrence Children's Prize: Writing Competition 2023 is open to students aged 11 and under and 12-16, who can enter up to 500 words on the theme of "my neighbourhood". Prizes include Kindles and book tokens.

Primary children aged 5-7, 7-9 and 9-11 from Dorset can enter the Bournemouth Writing Festival Schools' Competition. The competition is run in association with AFC Bournemouth.

Inspired by the curiosity and imagination of Martha Mills, The Martha Mills Young Writers' Prize invites young people in the UK aged 11-14 to enter under 500 words of "writing that is lively, unusual or otherwise original". This year's theme is "The Stranger" and there are full entry details on the competition web page.

War Through Children's Eyes is open to children aged 7-17 and aims to "raise awareness of the impact of wars and violent conflicts on the communities caught up in them, and particularly on the most vulnerable members of those communities: their children". Entries of up to 1000 words are invited, there are vouchers for the top three entries and full details are available on the website. The closing date is 10th May.

The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition is open to young people under the age of 19. The competition features a starter paragraph and invites entrants to write under 1000 words to continue the story. The closing date is 22nd May.

First News Education School Newspaper of the Year Competition. (Not running in 2023) Open to primary schools, secondary schools, and special schools. Will this become the long-term successor to the legendary Daily Telegraph competition from the 90s and 00s?

SATIPS poetry writing competition. (Not running in 2023)

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The Scottish Book Trust runs monthly mini-sage 50-word story writing competitions for children aged 5-11 and 12-18, with a different theme each month.

Wordhound runs a monthly creative writing challenge for children aged 12 and under, who can send in 300-word stories "of funny, weird or otherwise unique writing" on a different subject each month.

Kids' Poetry Club runs a variety of competitions for primary and secondary-aged children, with a new theme announced every few months.

The Young Poets Network runs regular writing challenges and competitions, which can be viewed on their website.

BBC Today Student Journalism Awards - annual. this competition features a variety of journalism categories, including journalism (any medium), broadcasting, visual and photojournalism, criticism, publication, and programme. Entrants must be over 18 and in full-time UK higher education. The prizes include places on highly coveted BBC Journalism Trainee Schemes (paid positions).

BBC Writers Room is inviting speculative screenplay submissions of at least 30 pages from young scriptwriters aged 16+ in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.

Blue Things Zine invites young writers aged 13+ to write articles and stories under 1500 words for consideration for publication.

Scholastic We Are Writers - not a competition per-se, but lots of ideas for literacy and writing projects with the aim of getting your pupils published. Ideal for fundraisers or whole-school writing initiatives.

Inkhead short story competition and writing clubs.

Amnesty International has a series of online resources - 'Words That Burn' - to inspire teenagers to write about human rights, equality and discrimination.

National Literacy Trust competitions page.

Readers' Digest Competitions. - including a 100-word story competition for children.

The Guild of Food Writers Write It - Young Food Writer of the Year - is open to children up to 18 in three age categories.

Live Canon: Children's Poetry Competition - for young people aged 5-18.

For a non-competitive option, the John Muir Award offers schools an opportunity to "encourage people of all backgrounds to connect with, enjoy and care for wild places." Through an award scheme, pupils can create a dossier of experiences, challenges and presentations to demonstrate how they have discovered a wild place, explored it, done something to conserve it and shared their experience. A good option for larger groups, classes and year groups, this award requires teacher input and planning. Suitable for year 4 through to secondary-aged pupils.

The First Story Young Writers Festival offers pupils a day-long online festival with workshops, resources, interviews with writers, showcases for young writers, resources and CPD for teachers. This is a fantastic resource to inspire children to write for publication and would make a great starting point for pupils considering entering writing competitions. (Note the festival is not running a competition of its own).

Resources for creative writing in schools and at home

Below is a collection of books recommended to inspire children to write - whether it be creative writing, nonfiction, or poetry.

Write Like a Ninja: An essential toolkit for every young writer by Andrew Jennings

This cracking guide to using vocabulary and grammar effectively in KS2 is designed to be used independently by children. Ideal for homework, home learning and SATs revision, this is a useful and worthwhile resource to help build confidence and inspire children to write with greater ambition and accuracy.

For more competition ideas, have a look at our public speaking and debating contests.

Browse our list of Children's Book Publishers in the UK

Peruse our list of magazines for children and teens

Why not have a look at our suggested reading lists for children aged 3-16?

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If your idea of the perfect weekend is two days spent in the company of Mario, Link and Desmond Miles, a career as a games tester could be right up your street.

'Like nothing better than hanging out with Mario & Link? Consider a job as a game tester'
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Games testers play video games and look out for bugs, glitches, spelling mistakes, story errors and other problems. They report any issues they find to the creative teams to fix so that the game is as smooth as possible when it goes on sale.

In this article, we'll look at how to become a game tester by asking:

What does a game tester do?

What qualifications do you need to become a video game tester?

Are game tester apprenticeships available?

Where can it take me?

How much does a game tester earn?

What does a game tester do?

Game testers don't just sit down and play a game through as you might do at home. Instead, they play systematically and look out for problems. This might mean testing the same part of the game over and over again to make sure it works smoothly, and often involves working on incomplete games with features missing.

Tests a tester might carry out include:

Matrix testing: Fighting each characters against each other to make sure they behave as expected.

Functionality testing: Making sure the game design meets the intentions of the storywriters, artists, designers and developers.

Regression testing: Making sure bugs you have reported have been fixed by the developers.

They also look out for:

Spelling or grammatical mistakes in the text.

Story errors.

Location glitches.

Copyright issues.

Problems with the audio or graphics.

Game testers suggest improvements to the game as well as spotting mistakes.

They usually work in teams which divide up the testing work between them. Problems or improvements are reported to the relevant team (story, animation, development, design) through an IT system. Testers help prioritise the fixes by ranking how important a bug or enhancement is when they report it - this ensures the worst problems are tackled first if there isn't enough time or money to fix everything.

Games testers work for game developers or publishers, or sometimes an outside testing agency who test other people's games for them.

What qualifications do you need to become a video game tester?

Game testers don't need any particular qualifications, apart from a love of gaming and an excellent knowledge of different types of games, platforms, styles and genres.

However, when it comes to what you need to become a video game tester, there are plenty of skills which can help:

Attention to detail to make sure you spot the smallest bugs.

A patient, methodical and thorough approach to your work.

Good discipline and a hard-working attitude to ensure you're focused on spotting problems and improvements - even when you're playing a game you really enjoy!

Excellent problem-solving skills to help you identify possible fixes and enhancements.

The ability to work to deadlines while staying calm and focused.

The ability to prioritise your work and manage your own workload.

Outstanding communication and people skills. You'll have to deal with artists, developers, designers and storywriters - who communicate in very different ways.

Good IT skills - you'll need to be able to use spreadsheets and learn to use new systems for reporting bugs.

Programming skills will help but are rarely essential. They'll come in handy if you'd like to progress into design or development.

Is it for me?

If you love gaming, game testing might sound like your dream job, but it can be demanding, stressful, repetitive and tiring.

Depending on who you work for, you may not get much choice over which games you test. You will probably work on some amazing games, but you may also have to play children's games, arcade games and some which are just plain rubbish!

You will probably have to play the same bits over and over again. If you're carrying out "matrix testing", for example, you may have to fight characters against each other in every combination at every level, so the experience differs from gaming for pleasure where you progress as you win fights.

Game testers are often placed on fixed-term contracts (temporary employment for 6 or 12 months, for example) or work as self-employed contractors. This means you may not be entitled to the same benefits (like annual leave, a pension) or job security as permanent employees.

Game testers say that things can the workload can be especially tough during "crunch time" - the final deadline before a game is released. You may have to work long hours or even weekends at this time.

Many game testers enjoy their job and love playing games for a living! If you're conscientious, methodical and like solving problems, it could be a great way to enter the game industry.

Where can it take me?

Game testing is an "entry-level" position, which means you don't necessarily need qualifications to do it. It can be a great way to get a glimpse inside the world of game design, and could be you first step to becoming a game designer, animator, storywriter or developer.

However, game testers say that opportunities for progression can be hard to come by, particularly if you're self-employed or on a fixed-term contract.

What will I get paid?

According to the National Careers Service, games testers can expect to earn between £24,000 and £36,000.

If you're self-employed, you may get paid by the hour or day, or a fixed amount for the project.

How can I get started?

As it's an entry-level job, you don't need qualifications, but work experience will help you get a job.

Consider doing game testing work experience at game company - there are lots small and large companies all over the country, and many of them offer work experience. If you impress, your work experience placement could lead to a job offer. Remember, you can record your work experience in our work experience log by signing up for a free account.

A "games quality assurance technician" apprenticeship has been developed by the government, but we couldn't find any employers who offer it at the moment. Keep checking the government's Find An Apprenticeship service as they will appear there when they become available.
Now you know how to become a game tester, check out our guide to other careers in the games industry.
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It's also where we host our super UK photo competition - where you could bag a dream trip to destinations such as Costa Rica and The Bahamas!

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Find out what the job involves and how to get in

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Yes, you read that right... animals and organisms that reduce, reuse and recycle! Humans are not the first to practice the three R's, and certainly won't be the last. There are many creatures that work in harmony with the environment but these incredible natural recyclers really take it to the next level!

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42 ways to keep your kids entertained this summer

1) Plant fruits and vegetables

Make the most of the warm weather and spend some time outside. Encourage kids to grow their own fruits and vegetables such as courgettes, beans, tomatoes, salad leaves and strawberries. To learn how to grow your own crops, see our fruit & veg for kids to grow guide.

2) Bake a sweet treat

Keep the kids occupied over the holidays with an easy baking project. Our top 10 kids' summer baking projects is loaded with great kid-friendly recipes, from blondies and blueberry muffins to scones and more.

3) Use an egg box for crafting

Egg boxes are fabulous for crafting: they have an interesting shape, are easy to cut or tear and can be turned into all manner of fun things, from a colourful caterpillar to a treasure chest as explored in our top 10 egg carton crafts for kids.

4) Make slime

Slime is always a fun activity that will keep kids entertained for hours. Our homemade edible slime recipe is easily made from everyday kitchen ingredients, including cornflour and coconut milk, and doesn't require borax.

5) Make a mud kitchen

Mud kitchens are the perfect way for kids to engage in make-believe play in the garden. It's a great activity to set up that kids will return to day after day. Read our mud kitchen ideas guide for the basics including craft ideas and which toy kitchens and accessories to buy.

6) Make a fairy door

Spend more time in the garden with this fun fairy door craft. These popular decorations can be added to trees, walls or fences in the garden, or stuck onto a child's bedroom skirting board to allow the fairies to come and go as they please. See how to make a fairy door or more easy garden crafts.

7) Make homemade ice lollies

Let the kids cool down in style with some easy-to-make ice lollies - the perfect treat on a hot summer's day made from whole fruit, purées, juices or yogurt. Our best ice lollies for kids are simple enough for little ones to help out in the kitchen.

8) Go camping

Plan a family camping trip to celebrate the great outdoors. Our easy family camping recipes make it simple to cook meals around the campfire and pack snacks on the go. See our packed lunches, sausage skewers, melty marshmallows and more.

9) Make a walking rainbow

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Try a simple walking rainbow science experiment with just kitchen roll and fool colouring. Juliet Sear demonstrates this fun experiments which will result in a stunning rainbow.

10) Assemble homemade instruments

Explore the enriching world of music with some easy homemade instruments. Encouraging creativity and play while the kids are home from school is more important than ever, so spark their imaginations with these colourful designs. Make an elastic band guitar, paper panpipes, mini harmonica, maracas or a tin-can drum.

11) Keep kids active

Make sure the little ones are getting their exercise in with our top 5 ways to keep kids active. Kids that are getting a good amount of exercise will feel the benefits in everything from bone and muscle strength to concentration skills and mood. Try going for long walks, have a water fight in the garden, a treasure hunt or a fun dance.

12) Paint some rocks

Gather some smooth and fairly flat rocks from outside and paint them in vivid summer designs. They'll brighten up the garden at any time of year, or you can use them as a paperweight, mantlepiece decoration or pick a larger stone for a homemade doorstop. For more details, see our easy rock painting for kids guide.

13) Bake a loaf of bread

Teach your kids basic bread skills and get creative with our fun baking recipes. Our easy, child-friendly breads include hedgehog rolls and a simple loaf. See our top 5 bread recipes for kids for more ideas.

14) Have a family film night

A night in with the family can be one of life's simple pleasures if you do a little prep to make it an occasion, such as laying a picnic blanket out for the kids and whipping up a few treats. See our guide to the ultimate family film nigh t for recipe ideas including popcorn, homemade slushies and the most amazing s'mores dip.

15) Play with salt dough

Making a batch of salt dough is always a good idea when stuck inside on a rainy day. Children will love using their imaginations to create all sorts of exciting objects and hours of fun painting their creations. All you'll need for this simple salt dough recipe is flour, salt and water.

16) Fold origami shapes

Origami is a simple craft that doesn't require any special equipment - all you need to get started is a piece of paper! For a rainy day activity, we've chosen three ideas for kids and beginners to try. Learn how to make an origami frog, butterfly and dog with our easy origami for kids.

17) Make elephant toothpaste

Elephant toothpaste is an exciting science experiment for children to learn about chemical reactions. It gets its name from the fast-moving foam produced, which looks like a giant tube of toothpaste being squeezed. See how to make it with our elephant toothpaste recipe.

18) Go on a picnic

When the sun comes out, so do the picnic blankets. Spending an afternoon in the park in always a fun summer activity for the whole family. Create a menu of sandwiches, salads, pies, sweet treats and refreshing drinks with our best family picnic recipes.

19) Make a bath bomb

Try making your own homemade bath bombs for an easy kitchen project that kids will love - give these as gifts or use them to make bath times more fun. Experiment with colours, add flowers from your garden and use different shapes. Once you have the main ingredients, it's really easy to adapt this bath bomb recipe to what you already have at home.

20) Have a pizza-making party

This is a great way to get the kids involved in the kitchen. Our guide to pizza party ideas has so many handy tips and tricks for how to host the best one. Of course, it all starts with great pizza, and we've got recipes for classic, gluten-free and keto bases, so you can get involved no matter your diet.

21) Plant a herb garden

Creating a herb garden is an easy way to teach young children how to grow their own food. Many herbs are easy to grow and have fragrant leaves, providing additional interest to young minds. See how to plant a herb garden including how to grow from seeds and plant in pots.

22) Practice mindfulness

Mindfulness is useful for children and adults alike, with kids as young as nursery age learning about it in school. Mindfulness is paying attention, noticing what's happening outside of you, as well as your thoughts and feelings, and letting it all be as it is. Try our mindfulness exercises with your little ones as a way to relax and unwind.

23) Make garden wind chimes

Pop outside with the kids and gather some simple materials to make this colourful craft. There are lots of different ways you can make wind chimes for your garden, but we've chosen this method using colourful painted sticks so that it's easy enough for kids to make. See how to make garden wind chimes with our complete guide.

24) Enjoy an afternoon tea

Have a kid-friendly afternoon tea, complete with scones, sandwiches, cakes and fruit punch. Why not get creative and try our loaded open sandwiches that are piled high with flavours such as egg, ham and cream cheese. You could also help them make their own jam to go with their scones. Pick one of our jam recipes for a delicious homemade preserve.

25) Make bubble mixture

If you've run out of store-bought bubble mixture or need a quick entertainment idea for the kids, it's easy to make your own bubbles from washing-up liquid and water. Learn how to make bubble mixture and find ideas for making your own bubble wands.

26) Blend up a smoothie

Smoothies are a great way to cool down over the summer. Whizz up one of our kid-approved fresh fruit and veg-filled smoothies, packed with health benefits. Try our refreshing watermelon smoothie or one of our best smoothies for kids.

27) Design a puppet theatre

This cheap and easy kids' craft transforms an old cereal box into a puppet theatre - with free characters for you to print and colour in at home. See how to make a puppet theatre from scratch with our simple guide.

28) Make pom-poms

Homemade pom-poms are a quick and budget-friendly craft that kids will enjoy making - you only need wool, cardboard and scissors to make one. Add a pair of googly eyes to make it into a pet! Learn how to make pom-poms with our step-by-step craft guide.

29) Make some fun cupcakes

In keeping with summer, have a go at making these fun flowerpot muffins served in terracotta garden pots. Double chocolate chip muffins are topped with rice paper flowers for these eye-catching cakes.

30) Frame a photo

All you need for this easy garden craft is some sticks and twine. Just be careful of splinters and thorns while searching for the perfect twig! You can leave the photo frame plain for a rustic look, or kids might like to paint it in a bright colour. To finish, add your favourite family photo or get the children to draw their own picture for the centre. See how to make a stick photo frame with our easy guide.

31) Do some yoga practice

Unwind this summer and do some relaxing yoga poses with the kids. Little ones will enjoy spending the time together and finding inventive stretches to practice. Find some simple videos online or try our fun yoga for kids.

32) Treat them to a dessert fondue

For an easy dessert make up some refreshing fruit skewers with chocolate dip for a fruity fondue dessert. They be great for serving outside after a barbecue and will avoid any chocolatey mess inside!

33) Draw with ice lolly pens

Cool down this summer with these frozen ice lolly pens. Juliet Sear shows us how to make these fun treats - they can be eaten and used to draw with. Kids will love to create their own artwork and let their imaginations run wild.

34) Sensory play

Giving kids the freedom to be messy is not only good fun, it can help develop their hand-eye coordination and basic motor skills, too. Try our sensory play ideas with your little ones to keep them occupied and help them learn. Make a batch of rainbow spaghetti, blow some bubbles or do an ice block treasure hunt.

35) Mix up a batch of mocktails

Looking for some afternoon refreshment? Keep the little ones hydrated with our mocktails for kids including watermelon lemonade, peach iced tea, ginger beer and more. Make a big batch for a kids party or pack a flask for a picnic.

36) Make a bouquet of paper flowers

Celebrate colourful blooms with our easy paper flower ideas. Paper flowers crafted from card, crepe paper, tissue paper or even materials found in your kitchen look really effective. Learn how to make very easy flowers for kids and more advanced methods for grown-ups.

37) Have a pancake board brunch

Our pancake sharing board would make a great weekend treat for the kids. Make the pancakes and cook the bacon first and keep warm while you assemble everything else on the board. Fill with fruits, sauces and jams for a delicious start to the day.

38) Make a healthy snack

Making your own snacks can be a healthier and cheaper alternative to shop-bought versions. Making your own recipe puts you in control of the ingredients and therefore they are likely to be lower in sugar, salt, saturated fat and additives. See our healthy snack ideas for crisps and biscuits made from fruits and vegetables.

39) Play with papier-mâché

Papier-mâché is a versatile craft material that can be used to build a number of projects. Make some at home with just newspaper, flour and warm water. See our papier-mâché recipe for detailed instructions and craft ideas.

40) Teach them some new kitchen skills

If your little ones are new to the kitchen, check out our Kids' Kitchen series that teaches children basic culinary skills. Our videos, recipes and advice will guide you and your children through essential skills and get them confident in the kitchen.

41) Make a bee flowerpot

These friendly flowerpot characters are the perfect way to get kids buzzing about planting their own herb garden, with the added bonus of being really enjoyable to make. Paint a small terracotta pot and decorate with eyes and antennae. See how to make a bee flowerpot for more details.

42) Go foraging

Make the most of the fresh country air and take your kids foraging for wild foodie treats. Be sure to read up on our beginner's guide to foraging which explains what to pick and when. Discover the wonders of your local area, finding wild food including elderflower, wild garlic and fruits. Once you've got your loot, search the ingredients on our website to find the tastiest recipes.

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Our bodies are like machines that require a balance of protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, minerals and water to stay in good working order.

Get the balance wrong and your health will suffer.

A balanced diet means eating only as many calories as you use during the day.

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then enter cadets in the first search space.

Volunteer Police Cadet Recruitment is open!

Volunteer Police Cadet recruitment is now open for those aged 13-16 who are interested in policing and want to:

gain practical skills and experience

meet new people and be part of a team

take part in policing events and activities

support their local community

We are currently recruiting for our cadet corps in:

Boston

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Cadet sessions are held on Wednesday evenings at local Police Stations during term times between the hours of 6pm and 9pm (depending on the cadet corps).

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There are more than 350 different careers in the NHS. Many work with patients while others work behind the scenes. What they all have in common is that they make a difference to people's lives.

To find the NHS careers that best suit you, all you need to do is answer some simple questions.

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True or false?

Myth 1: Apprenticeships are for children who don’t get into uni.

This is false!

Apprenticeships are not a ‘back up’ or ‘fail safe’ for students who don’t achieve their Level 3 grades. Apprenticeships are simply a more hands-on approach to getting into an industry. They are a way for students to study towards a qualification while earning money doing the job they’re training for.

For example, a child who wants to be an accountant could study a degree in accountancy and start looking for a job when they finish university, or they could learn on the job and work towards an accountancy qualification on an apprenticeship. Both routes will lead to them becoming an accountant: one is more study-based, and one is more practical.

Check out the solicitor profile in our Careers library for an interview with an apprentice solicitor.

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2. Take a deep dive into the life of a blue whale
3. Hang out with scientists online
4. Sound choices: listen to these podcasts
5. Let Sir David Attenborough guide you around Hintze Hall
6. Go on a virtual tour of the Museum
7. Flick through Wildlife Photographer of the Year images
8. Watch us on the small screen
9. Examine a 3D model of Dippy's skull
10. See illustrations from HMS Endeavour
11. Browse the Library and Archives digital collections
12. Uncover highlights from the collections
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Explore our Victorian Walk gallery wherever you are - with challenges to do too!

Our immersive Victorian Walk experience recreates the winding streets of 19th-century London. We've captured it in 3D for you to explore!

Click/touch the white circles on the ground to move

Click/touch and drag above the ground to rotate your view

Scroll your mouse wheel/pinch your fingers to zoom in and out.

Do a little window shopping at the toyshop, tobacconist, tailor or pawnbroker and get a taste of life in Victorian London.

Can you complete our six challenges?

Challenges

You might find it easier if you click here to open a new page showing just these challenges:

1. Find the toy shop

Hint: Start and go forward five times. The sign above says 'TOYSHOP'.

Zoom in to have a good look at what's on display.

If you could buy one thing from the toy shop, what would it be?

What are some of the differences between Victorian toys and toys today?

In Victorian times, children from poorer families would save their money to buy 'penny toys'.

2. Find the barrel organ

Hint: From the toy shop, turn left, go forward three times, turn left again, go forward once, look to your right.

Children who could not afford toys would make their own entertainment in the streets. They might listen and dance to the music of a barrel organ, which played a melody when someone cranked the handle on the side.

Do you know any other places where Victorian people could listen to music?

What ways can you listen to music today?

3. Find the tea and coffee warehouse

Hint: From the barrel organ, go forwards towards the post box, turn right, go forward. Look up and you should see the sign.

What do you think the large 'wheel' outside was used for?

Why do you think tea, coffee and sugar were very expensive in Victorian times?

4. Find a Victorian bicycle

Hint: With the tea and coffee warehouse on your right, go forward twice. It's on your right.

Do you know the proper name for this type of bicycle?

Here's a clue: P _ _ _ Y - F_ _ _ _ _ _ G

How is it different to a modern bicycle?

How do you think people might have got onto it?

The bicycle (or 'velocipede') was invented in the Victorian period and became very popular.

5. Find the grocer's shop

Hint: From the bicycle, turn left and go through the archway, then go forward. It's on your right.

This is where people in Victorian times would buy tinned and dry foodstuffs - the sort of things we would buy from a supermarket or a convenience store today.

What food can you see on sale?

Try zooming in to read the labels. What brands can you see?

Do you recognise any types or makes of food that we still use today?

If you were shopping in this grocer's, would you be able to get to what you wanted?

How is a modern supermarket different?

Tinned food was introduced in the early 19th century and was very expensive at first.

6. Find the fancy stationer's shop

Hint: With the grocer's shop on your right, go forward. It's right in front of you.

This sort of shop sold things like writing paper, greetings cards and envelopes.

Christmas cards were very popular with Victorian Londoners.

How many pictures of Father Christmas can you spot?

How is he different to pictures of Father Christmas you might see today?

Many winter traditions such as Christmas trees, crackers, giving presents and Father Christmas were introduced in Victorian times.

What else can you find?

You've made it to the end. Well done!

There's plenty more to see if you keep your eyes peeled!

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If you'd like to learn more about what life was like in Victorian London, why not plan to visit the Victorian Walk in person?

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The "United Kingdom" (UK), commonly known as Britain, consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom has many great cities with some fabulous museums.

The British Museum

The National Gallery, London

Tate Britain

The Wallace Collection

The Victoria and Albert Museum

Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Courtauld Gallery

Tate Modern, London

Science Museum, London

National Portrait Gallery, London

Natural History Museum

Charles Dickens Museum

Hampton Court Palace

Sherlock Holmes Museum

British Library

Imperial War Museum

Churchill War Rooms

Florence Nightingale Museum

Foundling Museum

Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy

Cutty Sark, Royal Museums Greenwich

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Queen's House, Greenwich

Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Guildhall Art Gallery

HMS Belfast

Jewel Tower

Jewish Museum London

Bank of England Museum

London Transport Museum

Museum of London

Museum of London Docklands

National Army Museum, London

Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

Royal Air Force Museum London

Shakespeare's Globe

Sir John Soane's Museum

St Paul's Cathedral

City of London Police Museum

Household Cavalry Museum

Museum of Freemasonry

Tower Bridge, London

Tower of London

Wellcome Collection

Westminster Abbey

Caerleon, Newport, Wales

Newcastle upon Tyne Museums

Oxford Museums

The British Museum is one of the oldest public museums in the world. It was established in 1753, the English Parliament founded it and set the model for all other public museums that followed.

Before the introduction of the British Museum as an open museum, museums were private collections of kings, wealthy people, the church, or universities.

The British Museum Act of Parliament in 1753 states that it was founded so that it may "be preserved and maintained, not only for the inspection and entertainment of the learned and the curious but the general use and benefit of the public."

The National Gallery, London, is an art museum founded in 1824. Its collection includes over 2,300 paintings dating from the 13th century to the 20th century.

It is one of the most visited art museums in the world, and its principal building facade facing Trafalgar Square has not changed for two-hundred years.

Tate Britain is part of the Tate network of galleries in England, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool, and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, having opened in 1897.

Tate Britain houses a significant and substantial collection of the art of British art from 1500 to the present day and has extensive holdings of the works of J. M. W. Turner, who bequeathed all his collection to the nation.

The Wallace Collection is an art collection housed at Hertford House in Manchester Square, the former townhouse of the Seymour family, Marquesses of Hertford.

Its collection comprises a remarkable range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with a significant collection of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, porcelain, and Old Master paintings.

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is one of the world's largest museums of decorative arts and design.

Founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the V&A is located near the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the Royal Albert Hall in London,

The Queen's Gallery is an art gallery at Buckingham Palace, home of the British monarch, in London. It exhibits works of art from the Royal Collection on a rotating basis with about 450 works are on display at any one time.

When not on exhibition at the Queen's Gallery, the masterpieces of the Royal Collection may be spread among many historic royal residences in the United Kingdom.

The Courtauld Gallery is an art museum that houses the art collection of the Courtauld Institute of Art, a college of the University of London specializing in the study of the history of art.

The Courtauld collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and other works from medieval to modern times; it is mainly known for its French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.

Tate Modern is Britain's national gallery that holds the national collection of British art from 1900 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art.

Tate Modern is one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary art in the world.

The Science Museum is a major museum in London, which was founded in 1857 and today is one of the city's major tourist attractions. The Science Museum now holds a collection of over 300,000 items; it also contains hundreds of interactive exhibits.

The National Portrait Gallery houses a collection of portraits of historical importance and more recent famous British people. It was the first portrait gallery in the world, established in 1856.

Since then, it has expanded include regional centers at Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire and Montacute House in Somerset.

Natural History Museum, London exhibits a vast range of life and earth science specimens. Its collection is comprising some 80 million items in botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology, and zoology.

Many of the collections have great historical as well as scientific value, such as specimens collected by Charles Darwin. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture.

The Charles Dickens Museum is the author's house turned to into a museum about Charles Dickens. The museum is housed in a Georgian terraced house, which was Charles Dickens's home from 1837 to 1839.

Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine Dickens lived here, and the older two of Dickens's daughters, Mary Dickens and Kate, were born in this house.

Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace 11.7 miles (18.8 kilometers) south-west and upstream of central London on the River Thames.

The palace building project began Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in 1515. However, in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favor, the King seized the palace for himself and enlarged it to cater to his royal court.

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster, although it lies between numbers 237 and 241.

The Georgian townhouse, which the museum occupies, was formerly used as a boarding house from 1881 to 1904 when the stories that describe Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson residing at that approximate location as tenants of Mrs. Hudson.

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the most extensive library in the world.

As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK. The British Library holds over 170 million items from many countries.

Imperial War Museums (IWM) has branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London.

Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, and its focus is on recording civil and military war efforts and the sacrifice of all conflicts in which British or Commonwealth forces have been involved since 1914.

The museum's collections include archives of personal and official documents, audiovisual material, and oral history, an extensive library, an art collection, and examples of military equipment and technology.

The Churchill War Rooms in London is one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum.

The museum features the Cabinet War Rooms, a historic underground complex that housed a British government command center throughout the Second World War, and the Churchill Museum.

The Churchill Museum a biographical museum exploring the life of British statesman Winston Churchill.

The Florence Nightingale Museum is located at St Thomas' Hospital on the River Thames in South Bank, London. The museum traces the history and story of Florence Nightingale, "the lady with the lamp."

Staring with her Victorian childhood to her experiences in the Crimean War, through to her years as an ardent campaigner for health reform. The museum illustrates her legacy and recognizes the critical role and profession of nursing.

The Foundling Museum in London tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for children at risk of abandonment.

The museum houses the Foundling Hospital Collection as well as the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, an international collection of material on Handel and his contemporaries. T

he museum explores the history of the Foundling Hospital, which continues today as the children's charity Coram.

Artists such as William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel are central to the Hospital story, and today the museum celebrates how creative people have helped improve children's lives for nearly 300 years.

The Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy is a natural history museum that is part of University College London in London, England.

It was established in 1828 as a teaching collection of zoological specimens and material for dissection. It is one of the oldest natural history collections in the UK. It contains around 68,000 biological specimens, many of which are very rare and several of which have been recently rediscovered.

Cutty Sark is the last surviving tea clipper ship and the fastest of her time. She is now a museum ship and part of the Museums Greenwich.

The ship, which was built in 1869, has been raised over three meters allowing visitors the unique experience of exploring underneath and inside this 150-year-old sailing ship.

The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, is a maritime museum. The museum forms part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, and it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, the 17th-century Queen's House, and the Cutty Sark.

The Museum has essential holdings in the history of Britain at sea comprising more than two million items.

The collection includes maritime art, cartography, manuscripts including official records, ship models and plans, scientific and navigational instruments, instruments for time-keeping, and astronomy.

Its holdings including paintings relating to Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson and Captain James Cook.

The Old Royal Naval College is a historical site considered to be the finest architectural and historical site in Britain.

The buildings were initially constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712.

The hospital closed in 1869. Between 1873 and 1998, it was the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

The Queen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London.

Its architect was Inigo Jones, for whom it was an early commission, for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James I.

The Queen's House was the first classical building to have been constructed in England. It was Jones's first significant commission after returning from his 1613-1615 grand tour of Roman, Renaissance, and Palladian architecture in Italy.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames.

It has played a significant role in the history of astronomy and navigation and is best known for the prime meridian passes through it, and thereby gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time.

The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, and Sir Christopher Wren chose the site.

The Guildhall Art Gallery houses the art collection of the City of London, England. The gallery was initially built in 1885 to house art collections from the City of London Corporation.

Today it occupies a building that was completed in 1999 to replace an earlier structure that was destroyed in The Blitz in 1941. It is a stone building in a semi-gothic style intended to be sympathetic to the historic Guildhall, which is adjacent.

The Guildhall Art Gallery collection consists of about 4,000 works, of which around 250 are on display at any one time. Many of the paintings are of London themes.

There is also a significant collection of Victorian-era art, including Pre-Raphaelites, which features paintings by artists such as John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Abraham Solomon, Edward John Poynter, and Edwin Landseer.

HMS Belfast was a cruiser built for the Royal Navy that is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London.

Belfast was the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the capital city of Northern Ireland, and one of ten Town-class cruisers began construction in 1936. She was commissioned in 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War.

The Jewel Tower is from the 14th-century and was part of the Royal Palace of Westminster, in London. It was built starting in 1365 to house the personal treasure of Edward III.

The tower is a three-story stone building which occupied a secluded part of the palace and was protected by a moat linked to the River Thames.

The tower continued to be used for the monarch's treasure and personal possessions until 1512 when a fire in the Palace of Westminster caused Henry VIII to move his court to Whitehall.

The Jewish Museum London is a museum of British Jewish life, history, and identity. The museum has dedicated to exploring Jewish history, culture, and heritage.

The museum was founded in 1932 and houses a collection of Jewish ceremonial art, and the museum's Holocaust Gallery includes items and filmed survivor testimony.

The museum also has exhibitions recounting the history of Jewish life in England, supported by a diverse collection of objects. There are also collections of paintings, prints and drawings, and an archive of photographs.

The Bank of England Museum is located within the Bank of England in the City of London. The museum displays a wide-ranging collection detailing the history of the Bank from its foundation in 1694 to the modern-day.

The displays include a representation of a late 18th-century office, known as the Stock Office, where holders of Bank stock would come to collect their dividends.

Exhibits cover the history of the bank in chronological order, including many images showing the history of the bank and its building.

The London Transport Museum, based in Covent Garden, London, conserves and exhibits the transport heritage of Britain's capital city.

The museum's exhibits cover all aspects of transportation in the city. The museum operates from two sites within London.

The primary location in Covent Garden. The other site, located in Acton, is known as the London Transport Museum Depot and is principally a storage site that is open on regular visitor days throughout the year.

The Museum of London exhibits the history of London from prehistoric to modern times. Located on the London Wall, close to the Barbican Centre, it is part of the Barbican complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 1970s.

The museum has an extensive urban history collection with more than six million objects. It is primarily concerned with the social history of London and its inhabitants throughout its history.

The Museum of London Docklands tells the history of London's River Thames and the growth of Docklands.

The museum is part of the Museum of London and opened in 2003 in an early-19th century Georgian "low" sugar warehouses built during1802 on the side of West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs, a short walk from the Canary Wharf development.

The building that houses the museum was initially called No.1 Warehouse and was built during the expansion of West India Docks.

The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum. It is located adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners."

The museum houses five galleries that cover British military history from the English Civil War up to modern-day.

The museum focuses on the overall history of British land forces, unlike other military museums in the United Kingdom, which concentrate on the history of individual corps and regiments of the British Army.

The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology is part of the University College London Museums and Collections. The museum contains over 80,000 Egyptian and Sudanese artifacts.

The museum was established as a teaching resource for the Department of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College in 1892.

Professor, William Matthew Flinders Petrie, conducted many important excavations, and in 1913 he sold his collections of Egyptian antiquities to University College.

The College then creating the Flinders Petrie Collection of Egyptian Antiquities and transforming the museum into one of the leading collections outside Egypt.

Petrie excavated dozens of significant sites in Egypt, and his successors continued to add to the collections, excavating in other parts of Egypt and Sudan.

The Royal Air Force Museum London, also commonly known as the RAF Museum is located on the former Hendon Aerodrome.

It includes five buildings and hangars with close to 100 aircraft, showing the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force.

It is part of the Royal Air Force Museum, and there is another site at RAF Cosford in Shropshire. The Museum at Colindale was once part of the RAF Hendon station, and before that, one of the first civilian airfields.

In 1914, the aerodrome was requisitioned for Home Defense during the First World War. Hendon became a Royal Naval Air Station, training new pilots in the flying schools on site. Operations ceased after the end of the Great War.

Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theater, an Elizabethan playhouse associated with William Shakespeare.

The original theater was built in 1599, destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then demolished in 1644. The modern Globe Theater reconstruction is an approximation based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings.

Shakespeare's Globe was built close to the site of the original theater and opened to the public in 1997. There is also an exhibition about Shakespeare's life and work.

The Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum that was formerly the home of the neo-classical architect John Soane. It holds drawings and models of Soane's projects and his collections of paintings, drawings, and antiquities.

St Paul's Cathedral, London, is an Anglican cathedral, which sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604.

The present cathedral, dates from the late 17th century, was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. Its construction was part of a major rebuilding program in the City after the Great Fire of London.

The cathedral is one of the most recognizable sights of London. Its dome, framed by the spires of the churches, dominated the skyline for over 300 years. It was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967.

The City of London Police Museum focuses on the history of the police force for the City of London, the financial center of the UK. It is 'One Square Mile,' but it has its police force, separate from the Metropolitan Police.

Exhibits include uniforms, Victorian-era police equipment, and artifacts, communication devices, World War II displays, and exhibits about Jack the Ripper and other famous murder cases.

The Household Cavalry Museum is the museum of the Household Cavalry. Visitors can view the Household Cavalry horses in their 18th-century working stables.

The museum focuses on the training and history of the regiment. The afternoon inspection of the guards and horses happens daily at 4 pm.

This routine began in 1894 when Queen Victoria found the guards drinking and gambling in the afternoon instead of tending to their duty.

She proclaimed that they would be punished by a Four 'O' Clock inspection daily for the next 100 years. This proclamation and punishment officially expired in 1994, but Queen Elizabeth II chose to continue the inspection parade out of respect for tradition.

The Household Cavalry Museum is the museum of the Household Cavalry. Visitors can view the Household Cavalry horses in their 18th-century working stables.

The museum focuses on the training and history of the regiment. The afternoon inspection of the guards and horses happens daily at 4 pm.

This routine began in 1894 when Queen Victoria found the guards drinking and gambling in the afternoon instead of tending to their duty.

She proclaimed that they would be punished by a Four 'O' Clock inspection daily for the next 100 years.

This proclamation and punishment officially expired in 1994, but Queen Elizabeth II chose to continue the inspection parade out of respect for tradition.

Tower Bridge is a combined drawbridge and suspension bridge in London built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London.

Tower Bridge is sometimes confused with the historically known London Bridge, situated some 0.5 mi (0.80 km) upstream.

The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers.

The two towers carry the vertical components of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways.

The drawbridge pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower.

The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies at the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.

It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

The Wellcome Collection is a museum displaying a mixture of medical artifacts and original artworks exploring "ideas about the connections between medicine, life, and art."

The museum offers contemporary and historic exhibitions and collections, the Wellcome Library, a café, and a bookshop.

The Wellcome Collection was founded by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936). An enthusiastic traveler, Henry Wellcome, amassed a massive collection of books, paintings, and objects on the theme of the historical development of medicine worldwide.

Westminster Abbey is a large Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronations and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs.

The building itself was a Benedictine monastic church until the monastery was dissolved in 1539.

Between 1540 and 1556, the abbey had the status of a cathedral. Since 1560, the building is no longer an abbey or a cathedral, having instead the status of a Church of England "Royal Peculiar," a church responsible directly to the sovereign.

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new "Museum of Scotland" and the "Royal Museum."

The joint collections include Scottish antiquities, culture, and history, plus science and technology, natural history, and world cultures. The two connected buildings stand beside each other in central Edinburgh.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum armor in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin. It is situated near the main campus of the University of Glasgow.

There is a myth in Glasgow that the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum building was accidentally built back-to-front. The grand entrance was always intended to face into Kelvingrove Park

National Museum Cardiff is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. It was founded in 1905, but owing to the First World War it did not open to the public until 1922, with the official opening taking place in 1927.

The museum has collections of botany, fine and applied art, geology, and zoology. Archaeology has been moved to the St Fagans National Museum of History.

The Clore Discovery Centre offers hands-on exploration of the museum's 7.5 million items that are normally in storage, including insects, fossils, and Bronze Age weapons.

The Walker Art Gallery houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group and is promoted as "the National Gallery of the North."

The Walker's collection includes European art from 1300 - 1900, 18th and 19th-century British art, including a significant collection of Victorian painting and many Pre-Raphaelite works, 20th-century works, and a considerable sculpture collection.

The collection of decorative arts covers a wide range, from Gothic ivories to British ceramics up to the present day.

The Manchester Art Gallery houses many works of local and international significance and has a collection of more than 25,000 objects.

The gallery has an excellent art collection consisting of more than 2,000 oil paintings, 3,000 watercolors and drawings, 250 sculptures, 90 miniatures, and around 1,000 prints.

It owns many decorative art objects, including ceramics, glass, furniture, metalwork, arms, and armor.

Gallery Oldham is an art gallery in the Cultural Quarter of central Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.

With no permanent displays and four temporary galleries to fill, Gallery Oldham has an active exhibitions programs in the region. Exhibitions mix touring shows with work from the gallery's collection of art, social history, and natural history.

The gallery holds work by local artists, and its collections include work by L. S. Lowry, John William Waterhouse, and Bridget Riley.

The Roman Baths complex is a site of a well-preserved ancient Roman public bath and museum. The Roman Baths themselves are below the modern street level.

There are four main parts to the complex: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House, and the museum, holding finds from Roman Bath. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century.

Leeds Art Gallery collection includes 19th-century and earlier artworks as well as 20th-century British Art. It is linked to Leeds Central Library and to the Henry Moore Institute, with which it shares some sculptures.

A Henry Moore sculpture, Reclining Woman: Elbow (1981), stands in front of the entrance.

In front of the gallery is Victoria Square, which is often used for rallies and demonstrations because of the speakers' dais provided by the raised entrance to the gallery.

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Leeds Art Gallery collection includes 19th-century and earlier artworks as well as 20th-century British Art. It is linked to Leeds Central Library and to the Henry Moore Institute, with which it shares some sculptures.

A Henry Moore sculpture, Reclining Woman: Elbow (1981), stands in front of the entrance.

In front of the gallery is Victoria Square, which is often used for rallies and demonstrations because of the speakers' dais provided by the raised entrance to the gallery.

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10. Meet the Big Five

You may not be in the back of a bumpy truck in the African wilds, but pull up a comfy chair and enjoy the sights and sounds of real-time live safaris. You can ask game drivers questions as you keep your eyes peeled for meet and greets with some of the wildernesses biggest personalities live from the Greater Kruger Park in South Africa and the Maasai Mara in Kenya. There are two live safaris on each day, so you can double your chances of ticking all of the Big Five off your list.
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11. Wander around Angkor Wat

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Angkor Wat, also known as 'the city of temples' has bagged a lot of brag-worthy credentials thanks to being the largest religious monument in the world, built way back in the 12th century. With this experience you can explore the five tours of Ankor Wat, the blush sandstone walls of Bantyeay Srei and Ta Prohm which you'll recognise from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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12. Fall in love with the Taj Mahal

Feeling romantic? Transport yourself to the Taj Mahal, a marble covered mausoleum built by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife. The beauty spot in Agra is a combination of intricate Persian, Islamic and Indian architecture that took no less than 22 years to complete. Wander around the interactive pathways that snake through paradise gardens and past the reflecting pool and get dreaming about a big Golden Triangle trip in 2021.
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13. Be a big kid at Disney

We all know one of the most magical parts of a trip to Disneyland is being there for the parade at the end of the day. Including the team at Disney. So, because all parks are closed right now, they've decided to release their brand new parade, Magic Happens, virtually so you can watch it from your home. Spot your favourite characters strutting their stuff alongside the colour-popping floats in some of the most amazing costumes yet. We can't promise fireworks, but there are plenty of surprises...
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14. Get lost in Loch Ness

One of Scotland's most stunning sites, Loch Ness, brings a definite sense of peace to your day. And, now you can benefit from some of that calm and tranquillity on a virtual tour. Sail up and down the loch on the back of a boat and take in the blue sky above and still waters below. Instant relaxation? Highly likely.
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15. Go Access All Areas at the Sistine Chapel

Thanks to Michelangelo's ceiling frescoes, the Sistine Chapel is part-historic-monument, part-art-gallery. This interactive experience is as close to being there as you'll get and you can gaze up at The Drunkenness of Noah with a glass of wine that definitely wouldn't be allowed inside normally. While you're at it, why not also take a virtual tour of the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon and wander, digitally, from exhibition to exhibition. You can even take a peek at the popular Egyptian antiquities collection.
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16. Head to the top of the Eiffel Tower

Even Parisians will admit that some of the best views of the city come from the top of the Eiffel Tower. But, if you've not got a head for heights or your legs can't take the stairs, there's another option. Try the cheat's way: a 360-degree panoramic city view from the top deck, shot on a sunny day in autumn.
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17. Tiptoe around dinosaurs in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

This one is great for kids, both big and small. Take a self-guided, room-by-room, tour of the Smithsonian National Museum of National History to get up close to some of the museums most-loved dinosaurs. There'll be nobody blocking your view and there's a definite Night at the Museum feel to it as you've got the whole place completely to yourself.
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18. Mooch around the Musée d'Orsay

You can normally expect to be greeted with the infamous hour-long wait at least to get in the doors of the former Orsay railway station - originally built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. But, thanks to this new virtual tour, you won't see another soul in sight. Wander through the stunning collections of Belle Époque art to distinguish your Monet from your Gauguin and Van Gogh.
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19. Take a three-minute tour of Toyko

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Walk across the world famous Shibuya Crossing, whizz through Tokyo's buzzing back-streets on a tuk tuk and have a drink with a robot: just three of the opportunities on offer with this amazing VR experience. Exploring in person might be physically impossible right now, but with VR it's a breeze - just grab your headset, sit back and enjoy.
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20. Explore one of the oldest cities in the world

Jerusalem, nestled on a plateau in the Judean Mountains, is one of the holiest spots on the planet. Explore a city that interlaces histories and religions in one glorious spiritual melting pot and learn all about it before you travel in the company of an expert guide with this 360-degree virtual tour.
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