Today (Monday 23 March) two hundred Year 9 pupils at Prospect School in Reading are saying no to knife crime with a series of creative workshops, as part of an "It Doesn't Have to Happen" (IDHTH) anti-knife crime action fortnight at the school.

The new Skills for Life core curriculum is set to make a real difference to the lives of trainers and teachers who support adult learners. Developed by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service and available exclusively via the Excellence Gateway - LSIS's online portal for the FE sector - the revised adult core curriculum is now online and will provide vital guidance to practitioners at a click of the mouse, giving instant access to vital adult literacy, language and numeracy resources.

Changes, Bexleyheath's leading women's-only gym, is making the Government's recently launched public health campaign Change 4 Life, a reality for a group of Year 11 girls from St Catherine's Catholic School For Girls, Bexleyheath with the launch today of a ‘Health Awareness' programme. The initiative has the support of local MP David Evennett, who took time out of his busy schedule to visit the club and support the launch.

ntl:Telewest Business is providing a £4.5 million data network across the West Midlands to deliver JANET to 3.4 million staff, students and researchers.

Free physical activity classroom resources are being made available to 250,000 Key Stage 2 pupils as part of latest efforts to combat rising levels of child obesity. Designed to inspire pupils to be more active, the Move It! Challenge educational packs are available to teachers on a first come, first served basis.

Lifelong Learning UK welcomes the government's announcement of a £20m plan to support informal adult learning. This is particularly meaningful at a time of economic challenges and when supporting all forms of training and education is more important than ever.

The majority of parents admit they don't know as much about their child's day at school as they would like, according to a new Oh, Nothing Much report commissioned by Becta, the government agency for technology in learning, to support its Next Generation Learning campaign.

Leading French bread manufacturer, Délifrance UK Ltd, has developed its highly successful range of pre-filled, pre-grilled microwavable paninis as sales increase despite the credit ‘crunch'.

Wolseley's first education event at its Sustainable Building Center (SBC) in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire will run on 29th and 30th April, 10am - 4pm. The free event is aimed at those involved in the early design stages of new build and refurbishment school projects, including local authorities, contractors and head teachers.

The Dimension 3D Printing Group, a business unit of Stratasys, Inc., has launched its uPrint Personal 3D Printer, designed for desktop use. uPrint makes 3D printing immediate and convenient through every design iteration. It can be used to produce 3D models for teaching, visualisation, collaboration, and functional testing, directly in the classroom.

Gripfit has achieved a 100% reduction in litigation and compensation claims resulting from slips and trips for a major retail outlet, following the installation of its fixed aluminium frame matting system in entrance and high slip areas.

PRESTON College has appointed Robin Newton-Syms to the new role of Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning.

Gullivers is inviting teachers to see how visits to its theme park attractions can be integrated into the syllabus.

Clean Approach, the independent education sector distributor of medical, cleaning, hygiene and catering supplies has changed its name to Avica bringing together all facets of its business.

Jangro, the UK's largest network of 37 independently owned janitorial companies in the UK and the Isle of Man; has launched Sovereign Floor Care - a comprehensive range of nine new products.

Mindjet, the software provider is using its collaboration platform, Mindjet Connect to bring together a group of world-renowned experts in teaching and childcare to help develop a new learning experience for UK school children.

"As part of the drive to increase parental engagement, the government expects all secondary schools to offer online reporting to parents by September 2010 and all primary schools by September 2012.

Saville Audio Visual is celebrating a new partnership with Werneth School in Stockport, recently confirmed as a Specialist College of Performing and Visual Arts.

New research shows over 84 percent of secondary school teachers across the UK strongly believe that First Aid should be taught in schools. However, a quarter of secondary schools in the UK are still not providing First Aid education. The British Red Cross now offers the easy-to-use Life. Live it. first aid education kit - including an interactive CD-ROM, ten flexible lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, video and audio clips. It also comes with an interactive quiz, which provides a fun way to help students learn the first aid basics.

Ideal Standard International has sponsored the recently renovated washroom block at Bower Park School.

Writing expert BIC is introducing two new pens to its iconic and highly successful BIC Cristal® range of products; essential for the stationery cupboard this year.

Once again the schools inspectorate Ofsted has come under fire, as it is revealed that about 150 secondary head teachers and deputies were sacked last year. Half of staff were axed from their jobs after concerns raised about their performance by local authorities or school inspections.

Ryder Architecture is the principal architect for the South Tyneside and Gateshead Councils' BSF programme to deliver school projects and Cleadon Park Primary Care Centre (£17.5M) which is a new kind of community health, learning and recreational resource.

Junckers solid hardwood floors continue to be the flooring of choice in the education sector. Capita Architecture specified Junckers Beech for the new, state of the art Oasis Academy in Enfield. Over 1500 m² of Junckers PEFC-certified 22mm SylvaSport Premium multi-purpose floors were laid with specialist Junckers New Era UnoBat undercarriage systems in several areas - the Agora, main hall, the assembly hall as well as the sports hall and a dance studio.

The new Construction and Engineering Block at the College of North West London benefits from a durable resin floor system laid in light grey by Ryebrook Resins Ltd.

The London Borough of Lambeth now has three new secondary schools thanks to the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and Apollo Education, the specialist school's division of the Apollo Property Services Group. 

The University of Exeter has specified the Enia^TM Linear Spirit Collection for the refurbishment of its main library. 

A striking 2m diameter reproduction of a school logo is featured in sheet vinyl safety flooring from commercial flooring specialist Polyflor, which has been installed in the entrance hall at The Radclyffe School, a specialist technology college for pupils aged 11-16 in Oldham, Lancashire.

Children with special educational needs in the Kings Lynn area will soon be moving into a new £9 million purpose-built school at Churchill Park.  The new school brings together The Alderman Jackson and Ethel Tipple Special Schools into one establishment.  Teaching facilities are spread across a single-storey building to allow ground level access to secure external recreational spaces.  With light and airy practical rooms, including individual and group sensory rooms and a hydrotherapy pool, the new facilities will accommodate up to 150 children from ages 2 to 19.

Building Schools for the Future (BSF) is the largest school buildings investment programme ever in the UK and provides local authorities with a unique opportunity to create learning environments that are not only safe and secure, but also where the buildings themselves are intelligent and can make a positive educational, environmental and operational contribution to the efficient and cost-effective running of the school.

With over 60 years experience, KI understand the distinct and evolving needs of the educational environment. They design furniture that facilitates learning and interaction between students and staff.

Eight new classrooms arrived out of the blue at Rochester Grammar School in Kent, after modular units in sky-blue cladding were constructed off-site and delivered fully finished, providing a fast fix to the school's shortage of teaching space. Integra Buildings, created a new stand-alone building comprising eight classrooms.

Hager has launched a new range of staircase time lag switches that offers a simple and flexible energy saving solution.

Four bespoke Monodraught SunCatchers combining natural daylight and natural ventilation are integrated into the ceiling of the entrance space at the stunning new Sir Colin Campbell Building for Nottingham University's Jubilee Campus, designed by Make Architects.

Weatherite Building Services has installed a new kitchen ventilation system at the newly built Shortwood Primary School in Wellington, Telford.

Pupils of Alsop High School in Walton are celebrating news they are the first to benefit from the £500 million Building Schools for the Future programme - which will see every secondary school in Liverpool rebuilt or refurbished.

Responding to the requirement of schools to comply with sound control standards, CMS Acoustic Solutions has launched a comprehensive brochure detailing school-specific acoustic products and systems. Providing a quick reference point for specifying key acoustic products for educational environments, as well as detailing the current standards set out in Building Bulletin 93 (BB93), the ‘Education & BB93' brochure is available for free from CMS Acoustics or to download from the website, www.cmsacoustics.co.uk.

The urgent accommodation needs of a Surrey school have been met thanks to a quick and easy flat pack solution from offsite building specialist Terrapin. Philip Southcote School, in Addlestone Moor, is a special school for children with learning difficulties, catering for pupils ranging in age from 11 to 16. Terrapin's solution, using its Unitrex panel system, provided two single-storey double classroom units to replace three existing temporary buildings which were in a poor state of repair.

At some point, most of us daydream about packing our bags and leaving the UK to live and work abroad. But for a growing number of teachers, that dream is becoming a reality. Education recruitment specialists at Eteach International report that they have never been so busy supplying professionals for posts overseas.

After receiving funding from the South Tyneside and Gateshead Council joint Building Schools for the Future project (BSF), Lord Lawson of Beamish School in Birtley, Tyneside, required an advanced surveillance system to match its new state-of-the-art premises. The full project was completed in September 2008 by Boston Networks Ltd and a Panasonic IP CCTV system now operates within the school to secure and protect both the staff and students and vast array of equipment the school utilises to provide a highly efficient educational environment.

The issue of designing Security for Schools was addressed at the recent BSEC conference in Manchester, with architectural and security consulting experts TPS (part of Carillion plc) outlining approaches to the provision of a secure environment for all school users and the buildings they use.

Safe4Kidz offers schools an innovative, easy to use, internet security solution, specifically targeted at keeping children safe while they use PCs to access the Internet. The user-friendly software allows children to access the benefits of the Internet without leaving them vulnerable to online risks. Aimed at 4-12 year olds, Safe4Kidz content is perfect for Key Stage 1 & 2 children.