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Open Conversations

On June 27th 2019, Local Media Initiatives, a Community Interest Company based in Milton Keynes will host a conference focused on Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriages and Honour Killings. The conference called ‘Open Conversations’ is the first in a series of annual conferences which would focus on issues generally regarded as ‘taboo subjects’ and aim […]

New anti-knife crime school lessons ahead of summer

School children across England are to benefit from extra lessons on the dangers of carrying knives. The Home Office has been working with the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association and teachers to create new and improved school curriculum materials on knife crime ahead of the summer holidays. Today (5 June 2019) 20,000 PSHE […]

Schools set for “game-changing” fundraising platform to deliver greater opportunities for pupils

FundStar, a not-for-personal-profit enterprise set up by serial entrepreneur David Evans MBE, has been formally launched today after successful trials to offer schools a strategic and co-ordinated approach to their fundraising activity. As schools experience a reduction in real-terms funding and increased costs, the pressure to raise money by alternative means is growing. Whilst campaigns […]

EdTech start-up to drive major classroom efficiencies with growth of content platform

  Education technology (EdTech) specialist, Wand Education, has announced a key milestone in its aim of delivering significant efficiencies across the UK education sector, with the launch of an innovative online teaching resource. The new content package contains a range of high-quality, ready-made lesson plans and support resources for GCSE History teachers. It is the […]

A New Programme for the Hunter-Gatherers in Education

  A New Programme for the Hunter-Gatherers in Education To encourage pupils to develop a genuine interest in Britain’s rich history, award-winning experience provider, Ancient Britain, has developed a series of hands-on experiences to enhance learning and information absorption. These experiences encourage tactile learning, a welcome contrast to the stationary learning that children are largely […]

ESSEX SCHOOL EXPANSION ONE OF THE FIRST IN EAST ANGLIA TO BE DELIVERED UNDER NEW FRAMEWORK

THE Deanes Academy in Benfleet, Essex, expansion will be one of the first projects in East Anglia to be delivered through the Department for Education (DfE) Construction Framework. Pick Everard – the independent property, construction and infrastructure consultancy – is providing full design and engineering services for the new school block, including architecture, building services […]

Innovative app, helping to safeguard children whilst online, now available to over 13,000 UK state schools

Throughout 2019, the Safer Schools app, a pioneering online application designed to help safeguard children whilst online, is being rolled out to more than 13,000 UK state schools nationwide. The educational resource is delivered by public sector specialist insurance company, Zurich Municipal, through their partnership with industry specialist, INEQE Safeguarding Group. The safeguarding initiative will […]