12th January 2021

A digital programme which provides complete coverage of the new RHE curriculum is being made available to UK primary schools at no cost, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

5th January 2021

As the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide we wanted to reassure our schools that access to your Discovery Education services will continue as normal. If your school is closed or a pupil needs to work from home for any reason, our services offer a wealth of flexible resources that can be adapted to many learning scenarios.

21st December 2020

Discovery Education today announced the appointment of Scott Kinney as its new Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as the company’s new President. Kinney succeeds Paul Ilse, who will become Executive Chairman of Discovery Education’s Board of Directors.

5th November 2020

Digital learning provider shortlisted for ‘Ed Tech Firm of the Year’ industry prize.

30th October 2020

Discovery Education today announced the acquisition of US-based science and STEM provider Mystery Science.

15th October 2020

Discovery Education today announced the appointment of Eli Kennedy, the CEO of SMASH, to the company’s Board of Directors.

6th October 2020

Discovery Education - the global leader in curriculum-aligned digital resources and professional learning for primary and secondary schools - today launched Discovery Education Experience to educators across the U.K.

2nd October 2020

A new digital programme to deliver high quality professional and personal development to thousands of teachers and school leaders across the UK was launched today by Discovery Education and NAHT.

29th September 2020

This first of its kind partnership with Discovery Education will deliver award winning online learning, increasing access to education for thousands of refugees and vulnerable youth in Lebanon.

18th August 2020

Partnership will make it easier for teachers to access their digital learning services.

21st July 2020

Purchase supports commitment to keep pupils connected - wherever learning is taking place

17th July 2020

New platform will support effective teaching in blended learning environments.

12th June 2020

New partnership with Discovery Education to deliver online professional development and wellbeing for school leaders and their teams

3rd June 2020

New digital resources will help teachers to meet statutory curriculum changes and support blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

28th April 2020

Discovery Education launches virtual celebration and free World War II home learning resources.

30th March 2020

Pupils and families experience the science behind social distancing from the palm of their hands.

9th March 2020

Discovery Education, the leading digital content provider for schools in the UK and globally, has been announced as a finalist at this year’s prestigious Education Resources Awards.

5th December 2019

Three primary schools are celebrating after winning the 2019 Discovery Education Coding Gold Cup. The prestigious award, which recognises achievement in computer programming, is presented to a handful of schools across the country each year.

12th November 2019

We’re inviting all COBIS schools, with children aged 5-12, to compete with their peers around the world to create their own app!

24th September 2019

Teachers at a West London primary school received a special visit from a Commonwealth Games gold medallist yesterday, as a reward for being more active.

11th September 2019

Primary school pupils across the UK are getting ready to celebrate a Harvest Festival with a difference this month, using exciting new digital resources.

7th September 2019

Four tech-savvy UK teachers will be inspiring their pupils this term after flying to a celebrated teaching event in the United States.

3rd September 2019

New agreement empowers STEMROBO to sell Discovery Education’s award-winning digital services to Indian public and private schools.

7th August 2019

Purchase of leading virtual and augmented reality provider highlights Discovery Education’s commitment to immersive learning experiences.

18th July 2019

20 primary schools receive tickets as part of Nike and Discovery Education’s Active Kids Do Better Programme.

3rd July 2019

A new STEM learning service to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers was showcased by Discovery Education at The Big Bang Fair in London today.

26th June 2019

Nike, Youth Sport Trust & Discovery Education host event for Birmingham Primary Schools as part of nationwide Active Kids Do Better programme.

20th June 2019

Discovery Education and Probrand are delighted to announce a new partnership which will give schools access to the latest education technology and help teachers make budgets go further.

10th June 2019

An exciting new partnership to inspire the next generation of scientists was launched at Rolls-Royce HQ in Derby on Friday.

2nd May 2019

Nike, Youth Sport Trust & Discovery Education host free professional development event for local primary school teachers.

28th January 2019

Secondary schools across the UK are being encouraged to take part in a new challenge, inspired by the testimonies of Holocaust and genocide survivors, to empower pupils to make a difference in their own communities.

7th January 2019

Pupils at Waterloo Primary Academy in Blackpool are celebrating after receiving a national computing award.

5th December 2018

Pupils at St Swithun Wells’ Catholic Primary School in Hillingdon are celebrating after receiving a national computing award.

2nd November 2018

Produced in partnership with ITN Productions, Espresso News brings the world’s biggest news stories to thousands of primary school classrooms every day – delivering dynamic age-appropriate content to help children engage with current affairs.

25th September 2018

Aled Davies and Bianca Williams pay special visit to London’s St Mary Magdalen School.

24th September 2018

Grace Upshall, 9, from Buckholme Towers School in Poole is the winner of the ‘Design a Healthy New Food’ competition, organised by Discovery Education and Switzerland’s Alimentarium Foundation. Open to primary schools across the UK, the competition asked pupils to design a nutritious food, meal or snack, and create a fun advert to promote it.

22nd July 2018

More than 2,500 schoolkids, teachers and parents from across London and beyond were at the Müller Anniversary Games this weekend. The kids were celebrating the progress they’ve made in getting active through play and sport during the past school year, and soaking up inspiration from the world’s leading athletes

17th July 2018

Primary school children across the UK are being encouraged to continue their love of learning during the summer holidays by entering an exciting digital challenge.

13th July 2018

Pupils from Queens Park Academy, St Bede’s Catholic Primary School and Greet Primary School were runners-up in the ‘Design a Healthy New Food’ competition, organised by Discovery Education and Switzerland’s Alimentarium Foundation. Open to primary schools across the UK, the competition asked pupils to design a nutritious food, meal or snack, and create a fun advert to promote it.

19th June 2018

Five UK primary school pupils are reaching for the stars after winning a competition to design a spacecraft for NASA. The young scientists, from London and Surrey, are the winners of this year’s Generation Beyond Challenge - organised by Lockheed Martin and Discovery Education.

9th March 2018

Primary pupils create thousands of apps and games to take computing prize.

22nd February 2018

Pupils at a Wandsworth primary school were inspired to be more active after receiving a special visit this week from an Olympic gold medallist.

19th February 2018

Pupils at Ashmead Primary School in Aylesbury are celebrating after receiving a national computing award.

9th February 2018

Teachers from schools across the north-east gathered at The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, in South Shields for a pirate themed day of digital storytelling on 30th January.

6th February 2018

A nationwide drive to inspire primary school children to be more active was unveiled by an Olympic medallist at a school in London today.

13th November 2017

An East London teacher will be flying to Switzerland in the New Year, after winning a science and nutrition competition for primary schools.

8th November 2017

Ten primary school pupils from across the UK are celebrating after scooping top prizes in a national competition.

26th September 2017

‘Active Kids Do Better’ will support teachers and parents to increase kids’ activity throughout the school day.

18th September 2017

Primary school teachers from across the UK are being encouraged to join science, nutrition and health experts at a special event in London next month.

21st August 2017

6 tech-savvy primary school teachers will be inspiring their pupils this term after spending part of the summer break at a celebrated teaching event in California.

14th July 2017

As the first manned mission to Mars draws nearer, UK students are being offered a unique opportunity to join the race to the red planet- by designing a space habitation module for NASA.

5th July 2017

‘Make Your World Bigger’ digital challenge aims to prevent ‘summer slide’ and rewards learning with prizes.

13th June 2017

Teachers from schools across the UK gathered at Stratford’s Discover Centre this week to explore new ways of using technology to boost literacy and maintain creativity in the classroom.

12th June 2017

Thousands of primary school pupils are set to benefit from a new partnership between Switzerland’s Alimentarium Museum and Discovery Education Espresso, which will deliver exciting digital resources to classrooms and transform the teaching of science and nutrition in UK schools.

9th May 2017

Pupils from two primary schools stepped into the exciting world of television at Discovery Channel on Friday after their classmates scooped first prize in a national Roald Dahl competition.

2nd May 2017

Primary schools across the UK are using an award-winning digital learning service to get pupils ready for next week’s SATs tests.

24th April 2017

Teachers from schools across the UK gathered at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire last week to mark the start of National Share-a-Story Month.

29th March 2017

Teachers from schools across the UK will gather at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire next month for a day of digital storytelling.

15th March 2017

Primary schools are being encouraged to take part in an exciting new digital challenge which is already engaging thousands of pupils across the UK.

7th December 2016

Discovery Education is delighted to announce that it will be partnering with two of the UK’s best known broadcasters at January’s Bett 2017 show.

7th December 2016

Two primary school pupils have invented their own Wonka-inspired sweets to win a national competition marking the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth.

31st October 2016

Plymouth school children showed off their digital skills as part of celebrations to mark the Hindu and Sikh festival of Diwali this week.

24th October 2016

Teachers from some of the UK’s leading digital schools gathered in Birmingham on Friday, to share the very latest ideas for using technology in the classroom.

17th October 2016

Over 100 pupils from UK primary schools gathered at a special event in London on Friday to mark the start of UK Code Week.

10th October 2016

Beaver Green Primary School in Ashford has been presented with a Discovery Education ‘Digital Champion’ Award, in recognition of its use of new technology in the classroom.

12th September 2016

Primary school pupils are being invited to take part in a Wonka-inspired competition, and use new digital resources, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Roald Dahl this week.

12th July 2016

Primary school pupils across the UK are being encouraged to continue their love of learning this summer, by taking part in an exciting new digital initiative.

20th June 2016

8 teachers from primary schools across the UK will be flying to Chicago this summer, after being recognised for their work as digital pioneers in the classroom.

19th May 2016

‘Happy Birthday, Your Majesty’ will be streamed live from Windsor Castle into classrooms on 10th June

14th April 2016

Virtual field trip will mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and be broadcast to schools worldwide on 22 April

13th April 2016

Teachers from some of the UK’s leading digital schools gathered at Birmingham’s Thinktank Science Museum yesterday, to explore the very latest ideas for using education technology in the classroom.

29th March 2016

A north London primary school has embarked on a new initiative to help teachers prepare pupils for tomorrow’s digital challenges.

22nd March 2016

8 UK teachers will win free trip to the Discovery Education Summer Institute in Chicago

8th March 2016

Secondary schools from across the UK and beyond took part in a landmark live broadcast on Friday 4th March, for an exclusive look at careers available in today’s advanced manufacturing industry in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week.

4th March 2016

Teachers from Discovery Education’s UK partner schools are invited to attend a unique ‘Day of Discovery’ next month, which will showcase the very latest creative ideas and strategies for using digital resources in the classroom.

25th February 2016

Schools invited to take part in live broadcast from the Alcoa Kitts Green plant in Birmingham on 4th March for exclusive look at careers available in today’s advanced manufacturing industry.

10th February 2016

Primary school children across the UK showed off their digital skills as part of Chinese New Year celebrations this week.

2nd February 2016

An Islington primary school is hosting a special event for parents and pupils today, to mark Safer Internet Day. Organised by Islington Council and Discovery Education, the event at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School on Tuesday will see parents going back into the classroom, to take part in lessons and a special assembly with the aim of keeping families safe online.

21st January 2016

Discovery Education Espresso’s Dinosaurs Module has been announced as the winner of this year’s BETT Award for Early Years Digital Content.

18th January 2016

Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content and professional development to schools, will be sharing innovative strategies for using ed-tech in the classroom at this week’s BETT Show.

5th January 2016

Discovery Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of digital content and professional development for schools, will join hundreds of science teachers from across the UK at the Association for Science Education (ASE) Conference in Birmingham this week.

4th December 2015

Discovery Education is encouraging schools across the UK to take part in Hour of Code – a global computer science initiative which takes place between 7th and 13th December.

20th November 2015

Teachers from some of the UK’s leading digital schools will gather at a major new digital education conference on HMS Belfast in London on Friday 27th November.

16th November 2015

New units in Python and HTML in Discovery Education Coding allow teachers to extend their pupils’ learning beyond block coding into real-life coding languages.

27th October 2015

Innovative Lancashire primary school embarks on new professional development effort empowering educators to use digital content to improve achievement, and prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow.

8th October 2015

Discovery Education announces new strategic partnership with Whole Education to support professional development and ensure effective implementation of its award-winning digital resources in the classroom.

28th September 2015

Discovery Education selected as preferred supplier to deliver digital content to Independent Schools Association members to improve achievement, and prepare students for the challenges of tomorrow.

23rd September 2015

Discovery Education, as part of its core mission to empower teachers and engage pupils with high-quality, engaging digital content, adds over seventy videos and teaching resources for English set texts to prepare students and teachers for the GCSEs, and accommodate school partners’ needs.

21st September 2015

Discovery Education to host professional learning seminar on the effective integration of digital content at the Scottish Learning Festival on 23 and 24 September.

8th September 2015

The 2015 Discovery Education Summer Institute helps teachers connect, collaborate, and share resources and ideas

1st September 2015

2015 Coding Camp provides educators activities and tools to equip pupils with the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to be competitive in a digital age.

30th July 2015

The International Cinema Industry celebrates Discovery Education’s efforts to raise awareness for the “Why Remember?” campaign by presenting the number one non-fiction media company with a Gold Cindy Award.

28th July 2015

12 girls from Sheffield High School get one-of-a-kind opportunity to visit Discovery Education Europe Headquarters and learn about digital and media-related career opportunities.

9th July 2015

Discovery Education invites Lucy Silvester to discuss winning law proposal with lawmakers at Houses of Parliament on 14 July.

7th July 2015

Six UK teachers are attending Discovery Education’s Summer Institute in Washington, D.C. to learn about innovative technologies and network with educators from all over the world.

25th June 2015

Discovery Education, as part of its core mission to empower teachers and engage pupils with high-quality, engaging digital content, adds more than 230 learning activities to Espresso to accommodate school partners’ needs.

16th June 2015

Over 3,500 schools participated in Discovery Education’s live broadcast commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Following the global assembly, Discovery Education encourages students to draft their own charter to help broaden their understanding of the importance of the historical event in modern democracy.

2nd June 2015

In partnership with The National Archives, Discovery Education will present a unique virtual event for schools worldwide to learn about the historic document and its effects on human rights.

26th May 2015

Discovery Education provides a professional development session to Uckfield Community Technology College on its Secondary service to support student-centred and 21st century learning.

30th April 2015

Discovery Education Espresso will offer Swedish Primary Schools Comprehensive, Engaging and Timely Digital Services to Accelerate Student Learning.

22nd April 2015

The 2015 DEN Summer Institute, held in Washington, D.C., provides UK teachers an opportunity to gain innovative, digital strategies and network with educators all over the world.

22nd April 2015

Discovery Education Community presents the 2015 DEN Summer Institute for their partner schools to encourage teachers to connect with each other.

3rd March 2015

Budding student reporters from Claires Court Senior Boys, Maidenhead spent the day exploring television production and learning how to create attention-grabbing news stories at Discovery Communications headquarters in London.

9th February 2015

The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) Digital Leaders Conference, held in South Hampstead on Monday brought together over 150 UK students, their teachers, and industry mentors to compete in a uniquely inspiring digital business challenge.

3rd February 2015

Innovative Waltham Forest School Embarks on New Professional Development Effort Empowering Educators to Use Digital Content to Improve Achievement, and Prepare Students for the Challenges of Tomorrow.

11th November 2014

Discovery Education is no stranger to virtual field trips, bringing students and educators to a wide range of places in the U.S. and globally – from Boston’s Museum of Science, to the food labs at Chobani, to Montana’s Glacier National Park and even to China with First Lady Michelle Obama. But Discovery Education had never hosted a live, international field trip – until now!

31st October 2014

Monday November the 10th will mark a historic first for schools in the UK, US and Canada when at 2.30 GMT Discovery Education, global leader in standards-based digital content and professional development, working in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that cares for the Tower of London, will host a live virtual event from the moat of the Tower of London to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.

1st September 2014

Espresso Education, the leading provider of primary school digital education content, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of curriculum-aligned digital content and professional development for K-12, announced today that they will join together under the Discovery Education name. The name change follows Discovery Education's acquisition of UK market leader Espresso Group Ltd. Last year, Discovery Education acquired the company as part of its ongoing effort to speed the transition from static textbooks to dynamic digital content around the world.

31st August 2014

On 4th September, Espresso Coding will offer an interactive, live stream event designed to support head and classroom teachers across the UK building their confidence and helping them feel prepared to teach Coding. Espresso Education, which is now Discovery Education, will offer this live stream as the final instalment of the Espresso Coding Summer Camp, a free programme with Coding advice and activities to empower teachers with the knowledge to deliver the new curriculum, and to equip pupils with the critical thinking and problem solving skills necessary to be competitive in the digital age.