![]() ![]() Make it more interesting by putting on a show for other family members at the end of the week to give your little one something to look forward to. You could also try to learn a new skill together by watching YouTube tutorials and practising - this one on magic tricks is a good example. If staying at home is more suited to you, then why not try building a fort or a den with your children. Tickets for children are just £2.50 when they are accompanied by an adult in the Movies for Juniors offer at Cineworld.Īt Vue, some morning screenings offer pre-booked tickets for both adults and children for just £2.49. Some adventure playgrounds offer free entry - like Markeaton Park's Play Centre in Derbyshire, Heartlands in Cornwall and Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial Playground in London, which features a wooden pirate ship. There are lots of free cycling apps to help you plan your route, such as CycleStreets and Map My Ride.įormer railway lines across the country offer great off-road cycle trails.Įxamples include Camel Trail in Cornwall, the Bristol to Bath Railway Path in Somerset and the Cinder Track, North Yorkshire. Some museums run activity sessions or days when children can get involved in crafts, so look out for those. If your child loves trains, the National Railway Museum in York is a great option which allows visitors to pretend to ride locomotives. In London, good child-friendly options include the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum, which has a lot of interactive displays including a play area with a garden. Helpfully, the excellent Money Saving Expert website has rounded up the free museums here. Some charge entry fees but are free on specific days, so it's worth checking before you go. Many museums are free and offer good learning opportunities for children. We have compiled a list of fun things you can do for free with your children over the holiday (and even if you don't have kids, most of these will still be fun). It's half-term for many children across the country next week, but it can be a stressful time for families who are trying to keep them entertained without breaking the bank. The government said it has already invested more than £15bn in upgrading buildings since 2015. "It is the bare minimum and nowhere near enough to meet the cost of remedial work to repair or replace all defective elements in the school estate in England - which at the last count stood at £11.4bn." "This is money allocated through an annual bidding programme to address significant needs in terms of the condition of school and college buildings and is most certainly not an example of government largesse," Geoff Barton said. The Department for Education (DfE) said 859 academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary aided schools will receive a share of a £456m pot to help refurbish and repair buildings.Īnd while it will help ensure pupils have safe, warm and energy efficient classrooms, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders said it does not meet the cost of repairs. ![]() More than £450m being spent on improving hundreds of school buildings across the country is the "bare minimum" and "nowhere near enough" to make the much-needed upgrades, education leaders have said. ![]()
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