Latest News

2021 is well underway – and, for the British public, January also heralded the commencement of another lockdown. Not quite the new start any of us were hoping for! At Mentor Education, our thoughts have turned to young people, and the best methods by which to mitigate the sometimes overwhelming pressures of – and anxiety […]

Science has been at the forefront of many minds this year. Due to Wednesday’s announcement that the UK government has now approved a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use (the first government in the world to do so). A love of science and reading don’t always go hand in hand: bookworms don’t always enjoy books that […]

Whilst you’d be forgiven for thinking that 2020 has already been scary enough (!), we always love to celebrate that most fearsome of holidays: All Hallows Eve, or – as it’s more commonly known – Halloween. As traditional trick or treating is not an option for most people this year, why not gather around the […]

Following the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more, people across the world have taken to the streets to protest against police brutality and institutional racism: it’s an issue that has (rightly) inflamed the globe. With this in mind, many parents are wondering how best to broach the pertinent topic of prejudice with […]

When at school, it’s easy to get bogged down in set texts and prescribed reading lists – meaning that reading for pleasure sometimes becomes a distant memory. However, now that the summer holidays have kicked in, there’s nothing to hold you back. Prepare to expand your mind and unleash your imagination by delving into some […]

Today is World Book Day 2019: a day on which children and adults across the globe celebrate the magic of literature. There’s never been a better time to get stuck into a new book! But what is World Book Day 2019? This date marks an enormous undertaking: the largest worldwide effort to provide every young […]