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Did you know that the average school can send up to 2000 glue sticks to landfill or incineration each year? Many people don’t know this, because often glue sticks are advertised as recyclable. Unfortunately this is not the case, the contaminated barrels and design of different plastics means that they are unable to be recycled. […]

We want to ensure no children are left behind in learning. We know that this is often the case when it comes to handwriting, which is why we developed Pegs to Paper. We designed the programme in partnership with Dr Angela Webb, former occupational therapist and chair of the National Handwriting Association. With her expert […]

The kids have spoken! We are proud winners of one of the #kidsjudgebett awards! Last week at the Bett Show in London, the students of Oakdale Infant and Junior School voted us one of their winners out of 600+ exhibitors! One of their main themes for the event was sustainability therefore our reusable glue stick […]

We have joined forces with Kids Against Plastic to raise awareness of our reusable glue stick system ‘U-fill’. Having recently met with the charity over a series of video calls, the team at KAP were so impressed with our unique solution for reducing plastic glue stick waste, that they went ahead and featured it on […]

  We are thrilled to announce that Learn Play Nexus are now the official sponsors of the Eco Schools Northern Ireland Green Flag Awards. The Green Flag accreditation recognises, rewards and celebrates the environmental achievements of young people and we are very proud to be affiliated with such a fantastic award. Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is […]

Watch Key Stage Lead & Year 6 Specialist Mark Seymour explain how to use the Pegs to Count Up resources for Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11 years).

Pegs to Paper is a step-by-step, pre-handwriting system designed for ages 3-5 years, plus extension SEN activities for ages 5+ years, making it an ideal resource for pupil premium funding.

Did you know that one 660L wheelie bin will hold over 3000 empty plastic glue sticks containers all destine for landfill. That’s just one bin, one school!

Built to a high specification, the wheels are made from hard-wearing solid rubber, with a wide tread for safety, fitted with high-quality industrial bearings for easy peddling.

It seems that a tablet or smartphone can be a welcome distraction for busy parents and a source of entertainment for the kids, but the cost is that children aren’t developing the fine motor skills they need to learn handwriting.