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University of Glasgow and Turner Kirk Trust launch project to improve children’s performance in STEM subjects
The University of Glasgow has secured funding from the Turner Kirk Trust to launch an innovative project to make STEM fields more accessible to all. The STEM Spatial Cognition Enhancement project, or STEM SPACE, will provide spatial skills...
These areas in England have the highest and lowest GCSE pass rates
The London borough of Sutton has the highest GCSE pass rate, with 69.2% of all pupils achieving a grade 5 or higher Knowsley, Merseyside, has the lowest GCSE pass rate, with 26.4% of all pupils achieving a grade 5 or higher ...
Digital Poverty Alliance unveils National Delivery Committee to help end Digital Poverty
London, 10th August – The National Delivery Committee (NDC) has been formed to help bolster the Digital Poverty Alliance’s (DPA) plans to end digital poverty for all by 2030, bringing together partner organisations to help deliver key actions set...
Mable Therapy secures £3.1m investment from Gresham House Ventures
Mable Therapy (Mable), the UK’s leading digital health platform for children’s speech and language therapy and counselling services, has secured a £3.1m Series A investment from Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in...
Introducing the new Wacom One product family
Two creative pen tablets and two interactive pen displays with personalization options and an abundance of software, in-depth tutorials and exciting community experiences. Explore a bold new world of opportunities with the new Wacom One product...
The power of play: Play Included celebrates one year anniversary of Initiate training on Play Day 2023
Play Included®, LEGO Foundation partner and creator of the globally-recognised Brick-by-Brick® programme, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Level 01 Initiate training course this Play Day (2 August). More than 800 health and education...
Why it’s important for children to play in the rain
With the Great British weather in full swing and a very wet summer holidays ahead, Author and Creator of the BeWILDerwood books and award-winning play parks, Tom Blofeld, expresses his concerns on what impact this could have on young children and why...
Education is still failing students by pedalling debunked learning styles
The education industry needs to shake off the ethos of learning styles. There is no evidence designing lessons for different learning styles accelerates student learning, yet teachers are consistently directed to keep these pseudoscientific style...
MS3 Networks partners with PrimaryTech
~ Full fibre IT for schools across Hull, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire ~ MS3 Networks, a leading full fibre network operator in the North of England, has announced its latest partnership with IT support partner for schools, PrimaryTech. This...
Nearly 1 in 4 teachers would call in sick before sharing fertility struggles with employers, new study shows
A third of employees within the education sector stated they didn’t receive any support from their employer whilst experiencing fertility issues Almost 1 in 4 (23%) employees within the education sector would call in sick before sharing...
PREMIUM CREDIT SEES STRONG GROWTH IN ITS SCHOOL FEE PLAN AS MORE PARENTS LOOK TO SPREAD THE COST OF THEIR CHILDREN’S PRIVATE SCHOOL FEES
27th July 2023 – Leading finance company, Premium Credit, has announced that last year it saw a 13% increase in the amount of money it lent through its Schools Fee Plan (SFP) to parents looking to spread the cost of their children’s school fees, when...
Four Ways Schools Can Work to Reduce Food Waste Next Term
There are currently 9 million children in schools across the United Kingdom. With this number of students there comes a whole lot of food, meaning it is time for education providers to figure out new ways of controlling waste. Schools alone produce...
