A brand new Computer Science for Schools theatre show starring your pupils in just one day Recommended for: Computer Studies, Drama, Maths, Science Projects, Teamwork challenge, Speaking and Listening. Ages: Suitable for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 or…
Roll up, roll up for a review of Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom by William Sutcliffe. Packed with ‘sneaky characters’ this novel is about a travelling circus which is really run by a bunch…
How to draw… robots Imagine Festival Takeover: Illustrator and artist Jon Burgerman reveals how to draw robots. Happy robot creating everyone! Say hello to your teacher for this how to draw robots lesson – meet artist…
Inside the Animal Mind-2. The Problem Solvers Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an animal? This series gives startling and revelatory answers. Combining jaw-dropping demonstrations of animals’ abilities with revealing…
Great imagination and theatrical fun Can you work out how this is done? Les Kiriki – Acrobates
Splats Computer Science show – ideal for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Fun, innovative approach to teaching computer science to schools. Theatre show booking now. Splats Robot and the Meanies of Doom Computer Science…
Read article from https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/ Interesting challenge as Splats develop our new Computer Science show – watch this space The ICT curriculum, now called ‘Computing’, has been reformed. It now includes a clearly-articulated strand of computer science…
Computing in the National Curriculum Interesting article re the New Computer Science Curriculum This blog is written by Neil Brown, who works as a computing education researcher at the University of Kent in the UK. Recently,…
Viking history with a bit of Saxons and DRAMA The Execution factor coming to a school near you Outrage as The Execution factor tours UK schools with Splats Entertainment Vikings and Saxons! A friend of Simon Cowell…
To celebrate the find of Richard III beneath a car park in Leicester here is our Richard III mask we made as part of our History days and Tudor workshop. Happy Haunting ;0) See the…
Katie and the Mona Lisa Here is James Mayhews very first, preliminary set design/ sketch for a scene featuring a reimagining of Botticelli’s Primavera! See our theatre page for more details and here is where…
Tudor History Reunited Spotted on the BBC website that Henry has been reunited with his first wife. A pair of portraits of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon have been brought together…
Here’s a great little series from the BBC I found whilst researching our Jungle Book show Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories Including: 1. How the Whale…
Just reading Bernard Cribbins talk about children’s TV being too fast and noisy made me think of a very thought provoking article written by the late, great Oliver Postgate of Bagpuss fame. In this article…
The Splats team are currently developing our ideas to help schools with school project themes and are looking for ideas for project themes which you would like to be covered. We currently cover a range…
BBC NEWS | Health | Juggling increases brain power.
Juggling increases brain power (BBC HEALTH) Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University. In the journal, Nature Neuroscience, the scientists say…
Splats how we learn days focus in on juggling and is a fascinating way of observing how we learn new skills. Our teacher will show how juggling: Teaches you how to drop  – dropping a ball…
We are currently working on a project in Manchester to help boost a group of boys speaking and listening skills and confidence at an early stage. They are all 3 – 4 and we are…
