Two schools in the Norfolk village of Reepham are taking part in the world's first world's first trial of a renewable heating oil that can be used in existing boilers.

The higher education unions - the University and College Union (UCU), EIS, GMB, UNISON and Unite - have rejected a ‘derisory' pay offer from the national employers of just 0.3%. Following an earlier employers' ultimatum of ‘jobs or a pay increase', the unions pushed for a national agreement on job security.

A large number of schools will fail to meet the 2010 Government target for learning platforms and the 2010/2012 target for online reporting, recent research conducted by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has discovered. This is despite an increase in adoption of a learning platform in both primary and secondary schools in 2009. The implementation of a learning platform is hoped to improve communication and access to information for pupils, parents and students alike.

Young people across the UK, aged 11-21, are being given the opportunity to have their say in the fight against knife crime through an open access film competition with a difference: The Life Channel Young Filmmakers' Competition 2009.

Five children with a range of health conditions delivered boxes of letters to 10 Downing Street this morning asking Gordon Brown to improve support for them at school.

School grounds across the UK will be transformed into mini-wheat fields this summer, when thousands of children grow their own grains as part of CBBC's Blue Peter's Mission Nutrition appeal.

The new Kiddiwash® portable hot water hand wash unit from TEAL provides an instant ablution solution for classroom situations. Available in insulated and mains operated models, it holds enough water for 10 thorough hand washes at the touch of a fingertip tap and features a unique Waste-Safe® which retains all dirty water for later disposal.

PlayMais knows that teachers enjoy receiving a helping hand, so the new PlayMais Projects Pack looks set to delight!

Ysgol Y Graig is a new build school on a green-field site in Llangefni on the Isle of Anglesey and is the first ‘green' school developed by the authority. The environmentally friendly design of Ysgol makes it important for the school to have a technology system that matches its environmentally friendly ethos.

Siemens Building Technologies has secured a £4 million contract to supply an innovative CLEO telecoms network to 48 schools across the north west of England. The new 40km dark fibre network will deliver high band width (100 megabytes) and meets the Government requirement to provide top quality private broadband networks in schools whilst keeping operating costs down.

The Kingdom of the Deep manages to combine a beautiful fantasy world of wicked witches, mermaids and spells with a great adventure for three brothers. The result is a truly engaging story that will encourage youn gchildren to read.

Stationery expert BIC has become an official partner of Memory 4 Teachers - a major new initiative within the education sector

On the back of the conclusions from major primary and secondary school curriculum reviews, this year's D+T with ICT Education Show 2009 will provide D&T and ICT teachers with the tools to respond to the new curriculum requirements prior to implementation in 2011.

Quadrant Security Group - a leading independent security integrator - is pleased to announce the completion of the first installation in the UK to feature Cisco Video Surveillance equipment: Loughborough University.

As the UK faces up to the harsh realities of the current recession, David Fairhurst, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, McDonald's, champions the value of lifelong learning in the workplace and explores the role employers can play in everyday young people's educational opportunities.

Burnett's are one of the UK's leading specialist insurance agents for IT & Laptops, arranging cover for thousands of customers including many schools & colleges.

Pritt, makers of the UK's most popular glue stick, has launched an exciting new golden coin style promotion for schools, to be found within the Pritt Stick class packs.

CST's Genesis communications system for schools provides the vital link between front office and staff. "It meets all our communications requirements," University College School, Hampstead.

Founded in 2000 as a three-way partnership between Portsmouth Football Club, the Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Local Authority, the Pompey Study Centre is an exciting learning environment, the main aim of which is to use the power of football to motivate pupils.  Among the first centres of its type in the UK and seen as one of the best, it has provided a boost to local education provision in the Portsmouth area throughout its nine-year history.

A story made the papers last month, of a girl who dropped out of school aged 16 and went on to have four children. Nothing remarkable there, one may think, except that 14 years later, she has received an offer to study medicine at Cambridge and expects to get four straight As at A level in order to take up her place.

When building schools for the future it is clearly essential that the quality of the build and design is such that the school can withstand all that the future has in store. But instead of grabbing a golden opportunity to provide inspirational learning environments - the criticism was that some of the new schools were badly laid out and shoddily built.

Regent's College, in the heart of London, is home to five highly successful schools grouped into two operational Faculties. Providing a wide range of courses, the Regent's College complex also houses world class conferencing facilities which account for around 20 per cent of the College's turnover. The College also caters for upwards of 2500 students/staff and visitors.

Seventy Charter-Integr8 shutters were installed at Inverclyde Academy, Scotland, to establish a safe and secure environment for both pupils and teachers. The school design has a strong sustainable agenda, especially with regard to natural daylight and ventilation. Protecting the glazing was key and leading manufacturer and supplier Charter, installed shutters to the ground floor windows in the teaching wings and the first floor auditorium glazing to help deter vandalism. These were positioned on the elevation nearest to the school boundary, which was deemed most at risk.

More than 1,000 of Kawneer's latest AA®3110 horizontal sliding window, that maximises ventilation while minimising the risk of self-harming, have been specified by key architects in the healthcare market.

Organisations planning future space requirements should consider the significant financial and practical benefits of renting a bespoke building, says leading offsite construction specialist, Terrapin. Audited figures just released show that renting has highly attractive cash benefits over purchasing, while offsite building has considerable advantages over traditional construction methods.

Corby Business Academy in Northamptonshire, designed by world-renowned architects Foster + Partners, houses five faculties in individual atrium hubs. Monodraught natural ventilation Windcatchers, mounted on the roof to draw fresh air into the classrooms and other spaces, were among the energy saving features chosen by the Architects.

Expanding its range of high performance acoustic treatments for walls, CMS Acoustic Solutions has launched CMS SuperPhon Hi-Impact, an acoustically absorbent panel system which delivers superior levels of sound absorption, as well as providing impact resistance. With a robust and aesthetically pleasing finish, SuperPhon Hi-Impact panels are ideal for use in high impact areas, such as gymnasiums, sports halls, classrooms and hospitals.

A highly innovative joint campus shared by Niddrie Mill and St Francis Primary Schools has been acclaimed as ‘the best new mainstream state school building in Scotland'.

Capita Symonds has been successful in securing £3.9m of capital funding on behalf of Warrington Borough Council for a new 14-19 Diploma Centre within the £30m Orford Park Project (the Diploma is a new qualification for 14-19 year olds combining practical and theoretical learning).

Sarnafil has seen its system used time and again at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, with an extension to the campus' Sportspark swimming and sports centre the latest in a long line of projects completed with its single ply membrane.

Educational technology specialist, Promethean, has formed a training partnership with FantastICT, which marks the creation of the first Promethean Authorised Learning Centre. Through the appointment, FantastICT will offer a full-range of Promethean accredited training courses to schools throughout England and Wales.

Panasonic introduce the new Infrared Wireless Microphone (IRW) System set to revolutionise the teaching environment in classrooms across the country. The system enables teachers to be heard from the front to the very back of a classroom giving each student ‘front row advantage' through voice amplification and infrared technology.

NEC is extending its projector portfolio in the education sector with two innovative LCD projector models featuring short-distance projection capability offering an outstanding technology solution to this particular market sector. The highlight of both projectors is their virtual remote control allowing full PC control of all projector functions. The NEC NP500WS and NEC NP600S can project pictures with a diagonal of 60" from a distance of only one metre making them ideal for class rooms.

Cambridge University Press partners with Williams F1 to bring the excitement of Formula OneTM to the primary classroom.

Matrix Display Systems has collaborated with Local Authorities and schools across the UK to pilot the use of visualiser technology. Three hundred schools trialed Elmo visualisers in their classrooms for a ten week period to see how it aided teaching primary and secondary school children in a range of subjects.