Primary Times Edinburgh

In 2024-25, The Edinburgh Academy will proudly mark its 200th birthday!

Situated on Henderson Row, our HMC 2–18 school offers a unique and holistic educational experience, deeply rooted in the ACCIE values of Ambition, Compassion, Collaboration, Integrity, and Engagement🌟

With spacious grounds across three sites and easy access to the vibrant city of Edinburgh, pupils thrive in an environment that feels like a small, supportive community. From the very start, students engage in a broad and balanced curriculum, fostering personal growth, academic excellence, and strong character development.

Learn more about their bespoke approach to education: https://www.edinburghacademy.org.uk

Leckie are excited to introduce their new Practice Workbooks and write-in resources, perfect for pupils from P2 to P7!

These workbooks are packed with intelligent practice questions designed to reinforce classroom learning and are ideal for home study too 🎒📚

🚨 Special Offer: Get 30% off all Practice Workbooks with code PRIMARYTIMES30 at checkout before 30th September 🚨

Explore the full range at www.leckiescotland.co.uk/primarymathsforscotland and help your child excel in maths!

Ready to bounce into the weekend? Jump In Trampoline Parks: Edinburgh trampolines are ready to launch you into a world of excitement!

🤔 Ready to bounce into the weekend at Jump In?

🕘 We’re opening our doors at 9am with an hour of Toddler Takeover

😎 Fun filled Family Takeover runs from 10-11am

🤸 Open Jump sessions available to book from 11am

🌇 Sunset Sessions run 6-8pm Friday and Saturday evenings!

🧑‍💻 Book online for the best price

🔗 https://bit.ly/EDI-300824

Are you considering the best educational journey for your child? Discover what makes so special by joining them for their Open Morning on 28th September!

George Heriot's offers a unique environment where your child can truly thrive 🌱

https://www.george-heriots.com

Loretto is committed to creating exceptional lives and pupils from Pre-School upwards are nurtured to grow and develop in mind, body and spirit. This guiding principle has been maintained since the founding of the school in 1827 and remains at the core of Loretto’s ethos today.

Specialist teachers in Art. Languages, Sport, Music and Forest School are provided from the age of three, with Loretto’s exceptional education and extra-curricular opportunities continuing throughout the school.

Discover how Loretto School can support your child’s exceptional life today by booking in for our September Open Days. Contact [email protected] or 0131 653 4455 to sign up now.

Ready to have your mind blown? From the birth of the universe to the future of our planet, a visit to Dynamic Earth’s Science Centre and Planetarium is more than just a day out - it’s an unforgettable adventure 🚀🔭

Book your journey now: https://dynamicearth.org.uk

COMPETITION! Role-play toy pioneers, Casdon, has joined forces with the home pizza oven category creator, Ooni, to unveil a toy version of the hugely popular Ooni Koda Pizza Oven! Enter our competition for your chance to win a Casdon Ooni Koda Pizza Oven Playset 🍕

Enter here > https://tinyurl.com/5ddc4ubu

The City of Edinburgh Council have created a new web resource - Supporting Healthy Heads in Edinburgh - with and for Edinburgh’s children, young people and their families 🙌

https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk

First Class Learning Ltd provides a structured worksheet-based programme which promotes independent learning and study skills so that your child gains confidence to tackle new concepts, bridge gaps and develop knowledge.

https://www.firstclasslearning.co.uk/

The new academic year is here and it brings lots of fun, plenty of exciting opportunities to learn and grow, and our Back to School 2024 issue featuring LS Tuition on the cover 🍎

We’re very happy to say hello to any new readers and at Primary Times, we’re proudly celebrating our 35th anniversary this year and looking forward to providing lots more key information for families.

Check out our What’s on Where guide for a wide variety of children’s events and family-friendly activities taking place near you. Be sure to check the venues’ websites for the most up to date timings before you travel. https://flickread.com/edition/html/index.php?pdf=66c343c46f719 #1

With an array of activities on offer, Loretto's Junior School provides every opportunity for your child to explore and excel.

Their holistic approach to education and child development permeates throughout the school , with a true focus on each child's unique interests that begins in these earliest of classroom experiences.

From Forest School to French, Junior School pupils enjoy learning and growing within stimulating and varied environments.

Discover how your child could benefit from a Loretto School education by registering for one of their September Open Days. Contact [email protected] or 0131 653 4455 to secure your place.

Join Professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge at Underbelly for thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where fascinating words inspire spectacular science! It's a tongue-twisting race from A to Z that's equal parts explosive, messy, hilarious, fascinating and gross 🫣

Brace yourself for an hour of carefully crafted alphabetical, scientifical (multi award-winning!) chaos.

Tickets: https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/event/the-alphabet-of-awesome-science-2024

Looking for the perfect family outing? Head to Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life and dive into Lanarkshire’s rich industrial past!

Explore interactive exhibitions, enjoy hands-on play with both indoor and outdoor toys, and roam through 20 acres of beautiful outdoor space ☀️

Don't miss award-winning Garry Starr at Pleasance Theatre as he tries to find calm amongst the mayhem that fills his monkey mind!

Monkeys Everywhere is a show for all ages – but especially for those who can’t always keep their monkeys under control… 🙉

Created with Olivia Jacobs, director of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, Monkeys Everywhere contains puppetry, clowning and a huge amount of heart.

You’d be bananas to miss it… https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/monkeys-everywhere

Don't miss the farewell season of this acrobatic celebration at Assembly Festival! Book your tickets now: https://assemblyfestival.com

Ever tried drawing with your feet? Made your lunch one-handed? Had a go at audio description? It's trickier than you think! The perfect way to spend your afternoon, whatever your abilities.

Join your host, comedian Benny Shakes Pleasance Theatre, as two teams battle it out to come up trumps in a show where disadvantage is an advantage!

Tickets: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/blue-badge-bunch

Kip McGrath Education Centres, Edinburgh Central and North (New Town) offer individualised professional tuition in maths and English for all ages (4 to adult) either online or in centre. They are experts in supporting with reading, writing, spelling, exam entry, N4, N5 or highers, GCSE, dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Contact Indy on 07826525380 for a free assessment ☎️

Don't miss Children Are Stinky at Assembly Festival!

High-calibre circus, a rocking soundtrack and genuine belly laughs have thrilled audiences all over the globe.

Expect daredevil stunts, incredible aerials, lightning-fast acrobatics, loads of laughs and mischievous fun, leaving adults and children with their jaws on the floor hooting for more.

Book your tickets now: https://assemblyfestival.com

Jump and save with a Jump In Trampoline Parks: Edinburgh Summer Pass! Five 60 minute Open Jump sessions for the bargain price of £45, that’s only £9 per jump. Valid now until the 23rd August!

https://www.gojumpin.com/trampoline-park-edinburgh/

This is a family-friendly Assembly Festival spectacle not to be missed! Free magic wand on entry 🪄

This sell-out sensation of the past three years is set to return with more whimsical wonders than ever before! Having garnered international acclaim performing at the biggest arts festivals across the globe, stars Sam, Justin and the enchanting Ringmaster are returning once again to the Edinburgh Fringe with brand-new illusions direct from a Las Vegas stage!

Book now: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/577-the-greatest-magic-show

Join Edinburgh Leisure for an action-packed summer filled with sports, fun and learning! Our programme offers a variety of options to suit every interest and schedule ⚽️

Choose what suits your schedule: https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/summer-holiday-camps/overvie

Don't miss Circus – The Show at Underbelly 🎪

📅 31st July - 26th August

Roll up! Roll up! Prepare to enter a world of whimsy, wonder and amazement where your imagination will soar like never before, in this completely re-imagined family circus spectacular!

Book your tickets now: https://underbellyedinburgh.co.uk

Hibernian Football Club's Hibs Kids Plus One allows an adult to attend Hibs Kids fixtures alongside their little one at a discounted price 🙌

All memberships will be active from 1st August, with the four designated Hibs Kids matches to be announced when the 2024/25 cinch Premiership fixtures are released in June!

https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/tickets/hibs-kids/hibs-kids-plus-one/

Enjoy a fun-filled day out at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life!

Celebrate Playday 2024 at Summerlee Museum on Wednesday 7 August with a fun-filled family day out! Activities include arts and crafts, sports, old-fashioned toys and street games, Coding Robots with North Lanarkshire Libraries, and Bookbug.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/yFm350SJSXq

To celebrate the Olympics starting, Edinburgh Leisure Multi-sport Holiday Camps are hosting an Olympics themed activity week from today - 2nd August 😎

Book your child's place now: https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/summer-holiday-camps/overview

Don't miss Mojo and Jimmy: The Comedy Magic Spectacular at Assembly Festival 🐵

A magic show meets a Pixar movie! The annual comedy-magic extravaganza in Happyvale takes an unexpected turn into a thrilling adventure to rescue the forest! Experience awe, laughter and tears of joy as Mojo the Monkey and Jimmy the Tomato guide you on this rollercoaster of amazement.

Tickets 🍅 https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on

Don't miss Edinburgh Zoo's Brick Safari 🐯 This one-off event celebrates the zoo's BrickLive trail and promises a delightful combination of delicious food and creative play for families to enjoy!

To book, please visit https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/events/

Join Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh daily from 10:15 - 16:15 at the John Hope Gateway for a family play experience.

Explore, play, and build with LEGO® artist Warren Elsmore, create garden landscapes, and discover the magic of nature 🌻

https://www.rbge.org.uk/playwithplants

COMPETITION! What on Earth Magazine is the perfect way to keep kids aged 7-14 reading over the holidays and avoid the ‘summer slide’, where children can lose some of the learning they achieved in the previous school year.

Enter today for your chance to win one of two 6 month subscription to What on Earth! Magazine + Britannica’s Listified & Animal FACTopia books.

Enter here > https://tinyurl.com/yvdw9w5e