Esh Group launches new careers programme to embed construction into the curriculum
A brand-new school programme which aims to show young people how the curriculum directly links to careers within the construction industry has been launched by North of England contractor, Esh Group. ‘Construction in the Curriculum’ delivers a ...
Hands up class! Who’s got a question about mortgages?
Sjaene Higgins Mortgage Operations Manager at Wesleyan, the specialist financial services mutual for teachers. When I speak with teachers across the country, it’s clear they’ve got a lot on their plates. They love their work and want the best ...
CRB Cunninghams introduces Chip & Pin payments for flexible school transactions
CRB Cunninghams, cashless catering, online payment and ID management software provider, has launched Chip & Pin transactions to enable UK schools to accept popular payment methods, including credit and debit cards, Google/Apple Play and ...
Stonyhurst College partners with Dynabook to bolster digital learning experience
Stonyhurst College is a co-educational Roman Catholic independent school in Lancashire, England. It is the largest Catholic boarding school in the UK, with 800 pupils ranging between the ages of 3 and 18 from over 40 countries. Stonyhurst was looking ...
Cyber insurance provider Coalition urges schools to check internet security using free online scanning tool
Call comes after 14 schools hacked and confidential documents leaked Following cyber-attacks on 14 UK schools and colleges, cyber security and insurance provider Coalition is encouraging educational establishments to use a free online ...
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: DISCOVERY EDUCATION PROVIDES RESOURCES TO UK SCHOOLS
Digital resources will help teachers to support students’ mental health & wellbeing Discovery Education – the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place – ...
Over 3,000 West Midlands children receive financial education and other key life lessons
Funding of almost £80,000 from the Wesleyan Foundation enabled the Little Chicks Life Lessons programme to be delivered to 10 primary schools across the West Midlands. It provided 9,450 books and reached around 3,150 primary school children. ...
LEAF EDUCATION HELPS PRIMARY SCHOOLS TEACH PUPILS WHY FARMING MATTERS?
LEAF Education, in partnership with BASF Agricultural Solutions, is delighted to announce its newly updated programme for Primary school children, Why Farming Matters, to help inform generations now and in the future about the role of farming, food ...
Micro:bit Educational Foundation partners with Code.org to Bring Power of Physical Computing to Educators Teaching the CS Fundamentals Curriculum
The two non-profit organisations have joined forces to empower teachers using Code.org with free micro:bit physical computing resources, helping bring code lessons to life The Micro:bit Educational Foundation, the education non-profit ...
Cyber Security Schools Audit reveals urgent issues facing schools nationwide
78% of schools fell victim to at least one type of cyber incident in 2022 – with 7% experiencing significant disruption as a result 21% suffered a malware and/or ransomware attack and 18% faced periods with no access to important information ...
Online searches for ‘ai essay writing’ skyrocket 2,041%, as educators fear widespread cheating on exams
Google trends analysis found that searches for ‘ai essay writing’ hit a massive high of 2,041% in December compared to the last five years. These findings emerge as a recent Guardian report reveals that a lecturer has found one fifth of ...
Education strikes: concerns grow for skills availability
Following the news that teachers will go on strike in February and March, Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), comments: “The general unrest we’ve seen spread across the ...
