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OFSTED Chief Inspector visits National Grid Training site as company receives “Outstanding” three times in a row
On Thursday 13th June, 2019, National Grid hosted a visit by Her Majesty’s OFSTED Chief Inspector (HMCI) Amanda Spielman to their Eakring Learning Centre. The visit gave National Grid the opportunity to share how they are using apprenticeships to...
Teachers are better than exams
Exam season is nearly over. Students and teachers alike will soon breathe a sigh of relief, put away their pens and calculators and enjoy a well-deserved summer holiday. Yet the controversy around the pressures of our ‘testing culture’ rages on. When...
Osborne to rollout Mabey Hire’s STEM Education Programme
Mabey Hire secures further industry support for its STEM Education Programme, which launched earlier this year Mabey Hire is delighted to announce that leading construction and solutions provider Osborne has rolled out The Mabey STEM Education...
Major new acquisition plus new strategic partnership by Smoothwall brings a market first to digital safeguarding in education
New acquisition is set to further improve visibility of safeguarding trends in schools that may otherwise go unnoticed Tightly integrated Monitoring and Record Keeping will improve student safety and wellbeing as safeguarding incidents are flagged...
BUREAU VERITAS PROVIDES SCHOOL OF THOUGHT ON ASBESTOS AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY
With the end of the summer term fast-approaching, Bureau Veritas is advising schools to kick off their annual holiday maintenance programmes with a focus on asbestos management and electrical safety. Latest research shows that over 80% of schools...
Update your bicycle storage facilities in the light of Bike Week.
Bike Week is a campaign to inspire people from all over the UK to give cycling a try. Cycling is becoming increasingly popular, not only for recreation but also due to an increase in cycling benefit schemes, designed to improve the health and...
School funding in England – a strategic tool to help schools plan
Many members of the Confederation of School Trusts (CST) and others are clear that school funding is insufficient to deliver the excellent and sustainable education we all want. We want this to be prioritised in the forthcoming spending review...
DfE Secondary and primary school applications and offers: March to April 2019
• In 2019 80.9% of applicants for a secondary school place received an offer of their first preference school. 93.0% received an offer of one of their top three preferences. This is the lowest percentage in a decade. • At primary level, 90.6%...
15,000 free books to be given away to UK schools to get children excited about space
An exciting new school project will encourage thousands of British students to realise their inner space expert and explore the Universe, thanks to teaching resources including 15,000 free books. To celebrate the UK’s involvement with one of the most...
VODAFONE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW DIGITAL CREATORS’ CHALLENGE FOR 11-14 YEAR OLDS
Vodafone Foundation has launched the ‘Digital Creators’ Challenge’, a new digital skills competition for secondary schools across the UK*. The programme, which is open to 11-14 year olds, aims to improve young people’s understanding of tech and how...
Poio and Kahoot! announce the launch of the English language edition of Poio, empowering millions of children to learn to read through play
Oslo-headquartered Poio (www.poio.com), the app providing a compelling, gamified alternative to traditional learning methods, has today announced the UK launch of its English language platform, empowering millions of British children to learn...
British Museum and Samsung renew partnership for further 5 years
• British Museum and Samsung renew partnership on the biggest digital learning programming in a UK museum • Announcement comes as the Museum’s Samsung Digital Discovery Centre welcomed record numbers of children and young people in...
