A national campaign to reach the 9 million people in the UK who are unable to use the internet fully returns next week – held virtually for the first time ever. As the UK is thrown into a harsh Winter with intensifying restrictions, Get Online Week will see hyperlocal community partners assist and facilitate digital […]
A Royal-appointed artist is on the case – literally – to help aid some of the four-million children who returned to school in September without access to basic pens and pencils. Jeremy Houghton, who has painted everyone from Her Majesty the Queen to Sir Andy Murray, is urging charitable Brits to fill a pencil case […]
This autumn, education experts from three renowned organisations are coming together to offer primary schools tailored support to help pupils learn core subjects and develop essential life skills through the power of sport. Move.Learn.Grow will see experienced sports teachers, coaches and internationally-acclaimed educators from the Harlequins Foundation, Kingston University and Sport Impact working together to provide schools with unique learning solutions. The launch of Move.Learn.Grow comes amid fears that children’s physical exercise […]
Education insurance specialist, DE Ford Insurance Brokers, has changed its name to PIB Insurance Brokers. The move is part of a nationwide programme that saw a number of businesses under the parent company, PIB Group, rebrand to simplify the business offering. The York based business has over 30 years of experience delivering services in the […]
Maritime Academy Trust is delighted to announce the commencement of construction on Ebbsfleet Green Primary School, in Ebbsfleet Green Garden City, Kent. The long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony – which marks the start of Kier Construction’s site preparations for the installation of the new prefabricated modular school building in January 2021 – was attended by Executive Headteacher […]
TAP is a free-to-use social thanking platform designed for parents and carers to thank and praise school staff, as well as raise much-needed funds. TAP (Thank And Praise) is partnering with BookLife Publishing to offer its award-winning titles to TAP Schools as part of a match funding scheme. According to BESA, 1 in 4 schools […]
Leora Cruddas, chief executive of CST and vice chair of the Head Teacher Standards Review Group said: “The publication of the new Head Teacher Standards is an important moment for the school system in England. “The standards define the work of a head teacher or school principal – those leading a school whether a maintained […]
This autumn, virtual reality training pioneers Virti are partnering with schools across England to enable powerfully effective remote learning. Virti have equipped several secondary schools with VR headsets and cameras which can be used to create personalised immersive video content. These instructional or demonstrative videos can then be uploaded to a cloud-based platform, and accessed […]
The National Space Centre, home to the National Space Academy, yesterday welcomed Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex to meet with a small number of students and staff as they begin a very exciting educational year. The Countess of Wessex joined British astronaut Helen Sharman at the National Space Centre as part of World […]
The BenQ Experience Roadshow is launching in 2021 to take the manufacturer’s portfolio of educational technology solutions, including interactive flat panel displays, projectors and collaboration devices, directly to the doors of education establishments. Acting as an extension to the BenQ demo fleet, schools, academies, colleges and universities will be able to book for the roadshow […]
