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Independent schools opting out of Teachers Pension Scheme urged to ‘shop around’ and take advice before choosing new pension arrangements
With more than sixty independent schools having notified the Government of their intention to withdraw from the Teachers Pension Scheme by July 2019, attention is now turning to the alternative provision which schools are putting in place. ...
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR EDUCATION BOSSES
-Individual, regular rewards improve employer desirability – Positive connection found between individual rewards and employee motivation for education workers – Clear correlation between lack of expressing gratitude and staff turnover in...
Experts Shine a Light On Changes Needed for Region’s Vulnerable Children
Thought leaders from across the UK recently came together to drive change for vulnerable children in the East Midlands. Hosted and funded by CIC Think2Speak at the company’s Gainsborough headquarters, stakeholders were invited to discuss...
HOW SCHOOLS CAN MAKE THE WORLD BETTER WITH A SWEATER
Flashing, festive knits will be sweeping the nation once again this year for Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 13th December. Whether it’s at school, nursery or a youth group, we’re calling on children across the UK to swap their...
Lidl offering children the chance to make breakfast time a better time at their school
Supermarket will give £5,000 of vouchers to the winner of the nationwide competition to spend on their school’s Breakfast Club Lidl is the NSPCC’s charity partner and has already raised £2 million for the charity’s school service Lidl is giving...
Navigating the complexities of condition improvement funding
For academies, securing condition improvement funding (CIF) can be crucial to maintaining the condition of their estate. Here, Allan Hunt, Director at building consultancy and architecture practice AHR, outlines how academies can maximise their...
The University of Hertfordshire partners with Fika to safeguard student wellbeing and employability
The University of Hertfordshire has become the latest higher education institution to partner with students’ emotional fitness app Fika, in a bid to safeguard its students’ wellbeing, academic performance and employability. The Fika app, which helps...
Just one book can brighten a vulnerable child’s Christmas
BookTrust appeals to public to donate £10 to send a book gift to a vulnerable child this December BookTrust is appealing to the public to dig deep this Christmas and help send special book gifts to children who are vulnerable or in care. The UK’s...
Latest research shows league tables ‘punish and reward wrong schools’
A fifth of schools saw their national league table position change by over 500 places using the adjusted Progress 8 measure; In the North East, schools on average were ranked 361 places higher; in the North West, 107 places higher; and in Yorkshire...
Virgin Media Christmas Stars 2019
Enter your school Christmas play by Tuesday 19 November and Stephen Mulhern could be coming to your school to be the narrator & your school could win £5,000! Virgin Media’s magical Christmas Stars competition is back for its second year, giving...
New Robotics Challenge to focus on the environment
Over 550 schools are set to take part in this year’s Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge and have the chance to be crowned UK winners at the competition finals taking place at The Big Bang Fair in March 2020. The students will build, program...
Empowerment in Employment in STEM
It’s no secret that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are industries primarily dominated by men. The ratio of women earning jobs in these fields are extremely low compared to men. Statistics from 2017 show that women made up...