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Generation Z shun party holidays in favour of cultural experiences. Young Britons are now choosing scenic sights over sun and sangria
73% of young Britons go on holiday in search of historical or cultural sights 77% of 16-24-year olds are opting to take micro-gaps over longer trips Almost half (44%) of UK adults believe job prospects are enhanced by combining travel and learning...
Avaya and Loughborough Schools Foundation launch UK-first communications solution to help keep students safe and staff connected
Avaya smart campus solutions increase security and child safety, encouraging smarter use of communications and collaboration Guildford, UK – July 24th 2019 – Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) today announces that its technology has enabled...
Student wins coveted European scholarship
A Shropshire student who travelled from Armenia to join the sixth form at Wrekin College has won a highly-coveted full scholarship to study economics in Madrid. Margarita Gevorgyan faced a tough four-month application process to win the scholarship...
TRITON INSTRUCTED ON £2M EXTENSION TO GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Triton Construction has secured a contract worth £2 million to build a new extension at Penistone Grammar School in Barnsley. The overall investment by the local authority was for a two-phase project: Internal re-modelling that was completed in...
A snapshot of education in the late 1960s from a former Deptford boys’ teacher exactly 50 years on from her first summer of teaching
A snapshot of education in the late 1960s from a former Deptford boys’ teacher exactly 50 years on from her first summer of teaching 1968. Susan Elkin is just twenty-one-years-old when she is sent straight out from a sheltered teacher training...
Rudheath Primary Academy gains recognition for inclusivity
Northwhich school awarded IQM Flagship Accreditation Rudheath Primary Academy in Northwich, Cheshire – part of the Focus Trust – has been awarded Inclusion Quality Mark* Flagship Status for its efforts to include both parents and pupils as leaders in...
Planning Learning Spaces by Murray Hudson and Terry White
Can school design help us to realise a new vision for education that equips young people for life in a fast-changing world? How can we design schools for the next generation for jobs that do not yet exist? And can we help children to want to go to...
Samsung to extend its Energy in Schools Initiative to 20 more schools around the UK
Tuesday 23rd July 2019 – Today, Samsung Electronics UK announced that following the success of its Energy In Schools pilot scheme, it will be rolling out the initiative to an additional 20 schools around the UK this year, in partnership with the...
Robo Wunderkind heading to ISTE 2019
Robo Wunderkind is an award-winning edtech company that provides innovative early education solutions currently in use in over 200 schools worldwide. The company’s mission is to provide easy-to-use and delightful STEM education to an underserved key...
1,000 PUPILS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS INVITED TO CELEBRATE BEING ACTIVE AT THE MÜLLER ANNIVERSARY GAMES
20 primary schools receive tickets as part of Nike and Discovery Education’s Active Kids Do Better Programme The Müller Anniversary Games will welcome some very special guests this weekend, as over 1,000 schoolkids, teachers and parents head to the...
Unity Schools Partnership’s Helen Main wins Administrator of the Year award
Helen Main, ITT Manager at Unity Schools Partnerships, has been named Administrator of the Year by the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT), the voice of school-led initial teacher training and development. Helen beat off...
Enjoyable training allows pupils to become Mini Medics
To assist schools in England with their preparation for lifesaving first aid training in 2020, Eureka!, a leading supplier of first aid to schools, has sourced a fantastic training package designed to make training and learning of lifesaving skills...
