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With winter illnesses threatening to disrupt the school term and flu cases among school children currently twice the national average, parents are seeking ways to keep children healthy and focused. Now, a dietitian reveals that specific food choices – and how they’re introduced – can transform both eating habits and learning potential. …

As the new term starts Transport for London (TfL) is calling on London schools to join its accreditation programme to encourage sustainable travel to school, to help improve air quality, health and safety. It follows a 10 per cent increase in schools achieving the highest ‘Gold’ status last academic year. …

A Northumbria University academic who played a key role in bringing breakfast clubs and holiday activities to millions of children across the country has been rewarded for her work in the King’s New Year’s Honours List. Professor Greta Defeyter, Director of the Healthy Living Lab at Northumbria University, has been …

People in London (66 per cent) are twice as likely to hold a degree than rural regions such as Greater Lincolnshire (33 per cent), fuelling a growing skills divide across the UK, warns the Learning and Work Institute. The Institute’s latest report highlights that economic growth in the UK is …

Highfurlong School, an award-winning Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) school in Blackpool, has officially completed a multi-million-pound expansion project. Featuring a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy suite, the project included the construction of a new building to help manage the growing demand for SEND places at the school. Designed by Cassidy + …

Following the start of a national partnership in December 2023, leading meals provider, apetito has since made a real difference to charities and communities across the UK through donating the equivalent of around 57,000 meals to the UK’s leading food redistribution charity, FareShare. FareShare takes donations of surplus food from …

It is estimated that over 1 million people attend emergency departments across England and Wales with head injuries annually. Between 33% and 50% of hospital attendees are under the age of 15, highlighting how prevalent head injuries are in young people.  Many of these recover well without the need for …

The University of Kent (UoK) is set to cut emissions generated on campus by 50 percent through a new carbon reduction strategy developed in partnership with Siemens Smart Infrastructure, as it continues to work towards achieving its net-zero targets. Developed following an Investment Grade Audit (IGA) undertaken to get a …

Based in the Queen Mary Academy, the centre seeks to create a transformative learning environment where AI literacy is integrated into the University’s teaching and learning, to drive impactful outcomes for students, educators, and employers. The Centre for Excellence will provide University staff with the resources and professional development they …

A nationwide initiative is gearing up to help schools and colleges shine a light on careers in construction at a time when the industry needs 50,000 new workers a year. The leading representative body for the sector, Build UK, and major contractor Canary Wharf Group (CWG) recently hosted a behind-the-scenes …