Talented educators shortlisted for Let Teachers SHINE 2025

Twenty-eight top teachers are in the running to receive funding of up to £25,000 after they made the shortlist for Let Teachers SHINE 2025.

Early results show The Story Project boosts pupils’ emotional skills and wellbeing

Evaluation shows project is helping pupils better understand emotions, build empathy, and manage feelings.

Low-attaining students using programme make average 1.5-year progress gains

Students taking part in a numeracy programme backed by SHINE have shown impressive progress

Let Teachers SHINE 2025 launches with grants of up to £25,000 for teachers

This annual programme offers grants of up to £25,000, along with dedicated support, to help teachers across England develop innovative projects that enhance educational outcomes.

Science hub has “galvanised change” in primary schools

A project created to bridge the gap in science knowledge between Year 6 and Year 7 students has “galvanised change” in primary schools, says its creator, Alex Robertson.

OBE for Times Tables Rock Stars creator Bruno Reddy

Let Teachers SHINE winners 2024 – innovative teachers handed share of £115,000

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Jessica Mellor – Fixing Fluency

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Mark Robinson – Instant Feedback for Every Child

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Benjamin Barker – Progress Checker

An innovative app which aims to transform communication between teachers and parents.

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Matt Harte – Better on the Big Screen

The project blends communal cinema trips and online clips of famous films with AI-generated prose to spark the imagination of students

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Jordan Scott – ProVision

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Jon Blackbourn – Revise Chemistry with Mr B

Let Teachers SHINE winner 2024: Sam Tallintire – Mathematical CPD Library

Sam will create online training video resources for maths teachers.

Network of community libraries to be set up across the North following £249,000 SHINE grant

Vocabulous research trial yields very encouraging results

University of Oxford study indicates an “upward trend in pupils’ ability to recognise and use new vocabulary” at schools using Vocabulous. 

Reception-age children making “leaps in progress” thanks to reading project

Children using Boromi experience significant improvement in communication and other key skills

Evaluation finds an average 25 percentage-point change in participants' communication skills during the last school year.

Applications open for Let Teachers SHINE 2024

Teachers could receive up to £25,000 to make their ideas a reality.

New maths website backed by SHINE is boosting numeracy skills