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Scotland’s first prep school seals deal with IT solutions provider
Multi-platform IT solutions provider Opal has bolstered its position in the education market by adding the oldest independent boarding and day prep school in Scotland to its client list. Founded in 1873, Cargilfield School was the first prep school...
TRAINING PROVIDERS MUST STRENGTHEN DIGITAL OFFERING TO ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS DEMANDING 24/7 ACCESS TO LEARNING
Education and training providers must embrace technology-enhanced learning solutions or risk losing out to more innovative providers, awarding organisation YMCA Awards has warned today. A newly released report from the international awarding...
Search Begins to Find the UK’s Most Inspiring School Gardeners
Royal Horticultural Society’s school gardening competition is now open for entries The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is calling on school gardeners from across the country to enter the search to find the next generation of star...
Poor white boys do worse in schools but black and Asian Muslim youngsters, girls especially, do worse for jobs
New report finds stark ethnic and gender divide in education attainment and labour market progress Alan Milburn: achievements at school not being translated into labour market success is a broken social mobility promise Young people from...
Transfer of management of Murrayfield Primary
3 January, 2017 – Murrayfield Community Primary School in Ipswich is the latest school to be transferred to the management of Paradigm Trust. The transfer was effective from 1 January 2017. Murrayfield, which has been in special...
HCSS Education founder hands over the reins after dedicating over 35 years to the education sector
A leading education finance specialist is retiring from HCSS Education after contributing over 35 years of experience to the education sector. Howard Jackson, head of education and founder of HCSS Education, part of Access Group, is retiring at the...
Manchester Metropolitan University brings stunning 10K brightness to large lecture theatres with Sony laser projectors
Background Manchester Metropolitan University is one of the largest campus-based universities in the UK and one of the most extensive education centres in Europe. With a history dating back 150 years, the University combines both a traditional and...
S C H O O L O F R O C K – T H E M U S I C A L
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER RELEASES FREE RIGHTS FOR SCHOOLS PERFORMANCES www.schoolofrockthemusical.co.uk 14th December 2016: Following the critically acclaimed West End opening last month of School of Rock – The Musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber...
Northern Ireland to showcase its exciting edtech cluster at Bett 2017
For the first time there is a Northern Ireland pavilion at Bett, organised by Invest Northern Ireland The pavilion will showcase six of the region’s exciting edtech companies The aim is to promote the breadth and depth of Northern Ireland’s edtech...
HEATHFIELD ACADEMY TRUST APPLIES FOR NEW FREE SCHOOL IN CATTERICK
Heathfield Academy Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust in Darlington, has put forward an application to the Department for Education to open a brand new free school in Catterick. Cambrai Community Primary School would be the first in the North Yorkshire...
PUPILS INVENT NEW WONKA-INSPIRED SWEETS TO WIN ROALD DAHL CENTENARY COMPETITION
Two primary school pupils have invented their own Wonka-inspired sweets to win a national competition marking the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth. Alfie Richards, 8, from Irthlingborough in Northants, and Raiya Mann, 7, from London scooped the...
Sir Ken Robinson, Heston Blumenthal and Sir Tony Robinson to speak at Bett 2017
The Bett Arena will host educators from across the globe, gathering on the show’s centre stage for a passionate, open, knowledgeable and entertaining look at how we can create a better future through education. Visitors will be given practical...