AN ESSEX secondary school has become the first in the county to benefit from a net-zero carbon, modular building, creating hundreds of additional places for youngsters in the area. The £2.2m project at Sweyne Park School in Rayleigh has been led by independent property, construction, and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard. Work involved the creation of […]
Knowsley Safari launches accessible Autumn/Winter schools programme The North West’s Knowsley Safari is aiming to make school trips accessible for all this winter, as well as help teachers with resources, with a new range of Covid-safe outdoor and online learning sessions which promise to connect children with nature. The range of interactive and […]
++ Leading EdTech company supports All Party Parliamentary Group in aim to diversify the curriculum ++ EdTech company GCSEPod has become an official sponsor of the APPG on Race Equality in Education. The APPG’s aim is to support children and students from ethnic minority backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in […]
A Birmingham-based activity education and training provider has won a national business award from Lloyds Bank and expert mentoring after navigating one of the toughest periods in its history. Founded in 2005, Aspire Active Education Group now works with almost 200 schools across the country, providing PE, sport and physical activity support to primary schools […]
A new awards scheme to recognise the achievements of Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) finance leaders, teams and wider Trust champions has been launched by IMP Software, specialists in MAT budgeting and financial management. The inaugural MAT-Finance Awards is a unique platform for MAT finance professionals to celebrate their hard work, share best practice and showcase […]
Today marks 12 years since the brainchild of LiteracyPlanet’s Founder, Shane Davis, became a reality. 2009 was the year of Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi, Barack Obama’s inauguration and the release of Box Office hit Avatar. And in September of the same year, LiteracyPlanet was launched. In the 12 years since then, the online English […]
The Action Pack is back for the start of the brand new school year, just in time for Recycle Week 2021, to empower pupils to make the world a better and more sustainable place. The free recycling-themed resources are designed for KS1 and KS2 and cover the topics of Art, English, PSHE, Science, and Maths […]
The face of education has changed radically over the past year and a half. Luckily, we’ve had education blogs to help us overcome all these new challenges. Whether they’re imparting useful advice, discussing important issues in schools, or advocating for better teacher support, everybody can get something out of reading them. That’s why we thought […]
There is still time for schools to join hundreds of others and sign-up to the highly popular ‘JUST ONE Tree Day’, taking place on Friday 15 October (England) and Friday 1 October (Scotland). Schools throughout the UK and around the globe are uniting on this international non-uniform day that encourages children to bring in […]
Schools are looking to reset relationships with parents, post-lockdowns and home-schooling, with the partnership needing rebalancing for the benefit of pupils New research finds that school staff worry about pupils’ ability to interact face-to-face (67 per cent), and their screen time (76 per cent), as they return to the classroom Working in partnership with parents […]
