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Naace, the community of educators, technologists and policy makers has announced a focus on raising achievement through technology at its annual Naace Strategic Conference. The conference, which will be held at East Midlands Conference Centre on March 25th and 26th, comes a month after the Select Committee on Digital Skills called …

Hundreds of primary and secondary school pupils across the north east of England will benefit from 12 brand new schools being supported by a GBP 46.3 million long-term loan from the European Investment Bank. The new schools will be built on either existing or new sites and construction is expected …

This year’s National Apprenticeship Week (9 to 13 March) marks the two-year anniversary of the official launch of the National School Apprenticeships Programme (NSA). The programme was originally piloted in the North West with 4 schools but due to its success, the programme was launched nationally in September 2013 and …

UK secondary schools are being urged to put themselves forward as potential candidates for a ground-breaking pilot, which will see a Head of Wellbeing seconded to the school, in a bid to help combat rising levels of poor physical and mental health among pupils and teachers. Nuffield Health has committed …

With less than two weeks to go until the arrival of Shakespeare Week (16 – 22 March 2015), museums, libraries, galleries and heritage attractions across the UK are getting ready to welcome primary schools and families for a whole host of free Shakespeare-inspired events and activities. Organised by the Shakespeare …

A 100,000 strong army of former state students is marching back to school giving state students across Britain access to the ‘old school tie’ networks favoured by many private schools. From bankers to lawyers, plumbers to choreographers, ex-state school everyday heroes are boosting the career opportunities of the current generation …

  As an online competition that challenges participants to engage in research during a designated time frame, the National Academic Challenge (NAC) is an upcoming 3-phase event designed to help prepare students in Key Stage 3 and above for all the challenges of today’s job market. Some aspects that make …

The Education Show 2015 returns to the NEC, Birmingham on 19 to 21 March and is once again set to address the needs of education professionals across the country, this year with an increased focus on technology. With technology so high on the agenda in schools, the ‘Learning through Technology’ …

Ten talented students from four UK schools are preparing for the trip of a lifetime to China after winning the final of the HSBC/British Council Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition – which was held at the British Museum on Monday 9 February. As part of their prize, the winners will walk …

Scientists, working with The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, have managed to get their hands on the Crown Jewels – by growing their own from ingredients found in common household items such as drain un-blocker, sandpaper and antiseptic cream. The experiment, created to inspire the next generation …