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Yorkshire Education Recruitment Specialist tackles school staffing crisis with ‘Get Into The Classroom’ initiative
Yorkshire education recruitment specialists Principal Resourcing have launched a new ‘Get into the Classroom’ initiative in a bid to address the labour shortage for school support staff. As of March 2024, figures show that one...
Free resources from British Heart Foundation to help teach CPR
Save time, save money, save lives. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has just launched an innovative CPR teaching tool for schools across the country. Classroom RevivR is the BHF’s new game-changing interactive tool that makes it easy for pupils to...
Five Ways Schools Can Reduce Their Waste
Schools have a huge waste output every year, with primary schools producing an estimated 45kg of waste per pupil, and 22kg per pupil in secondary schools, equalling 250,000 tonnes of waste annually. This staggering figure indicates how desperately...
Locker manufacturer’s innovation helps schools navigate mobile phone headache
A locker manufacturer is helping schools navigate the mobile phone headache by launching an innovative storage solution. Launched this month, Phone Safe by Locit is a wall-mounted steel locker with clear plastic doors and locks. The...
Unlocking Savings: Schools Could Save £974 by Switching Water Suppliers
Schools could save £974 per establishment from changing water suppliers, meaning across England 23.6 million could be saved in schools each year Private hospitals could save the most money per establishment at £8,572 In 2017, the water market in...
LEAP INTO LEARNING: YPO LAUNCHES NEW COMPETITION TO WIN GO APE EXPERIENCE
YPO, one of the UK’s largest education and public sector buying organisations, has joined forces with Silvine to launch its “The Big Lottertree” competition, giving a whole class of children the chance to win an adventure with Go Ape. Running from...
Discovery Education Launches 2024 DoodleLearning Spring Challenge
Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose resources ignite student curiosity and drive engagement in learning today announced the launch of a new digital learning challenge which helps parents and teachers boost children’s skills in...
Government delivering on 60,000 more special needs places
Government creating new SEND and AP places to meet children’s needs as councils are to receive a record £850 million cash boost Funding will help to end families fight for the right support for their children to thrive An additional £1.8billion...
WORLD POETRY DAY: DISCOVERY EDUCATION PROVIDES LESSONS & RESOURCES TO BRING POETRY TO LIFE FOR ALL PUPILS
As World Poetry Day approaches, Discovery Education is providing primary schools with dynamic digital resources and complete lessons to bring poetry teaching to life for all pupils . Available via Discovery Education’s award-winning Espresso learning...
University Mental Health Day – Words by Mark Balaam CEO – imabi
According to the 2023 report on the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England by NHS England, released last November, the prevalence of mental health concerns among young individuals has increased significantly, with one in five now...
90% of schools are now Good or Outstanding up from 68% in 2010
Standards continue to rise with 90% of schools now judged to be Good or Outstanding last year, up from 68% in 2010. The latest figures show the number of schools rated as Good or Outstanding has risen to 19,563 last year – up by almost a third...
CROYDON HIGH TO BE THE FIRST UK SCHOOL TO LAUNCH SATELLITE INTO LOW EARTH ORBIT
Last week, Croydon High School hosted an event to celebrate the resounding success of Mission Aspiration, which saw a team of students from the school’s Astrogazers Club collaborate with the University of Bath to become the first UK school to send...