The Chancellor announced the government’s Budget for 2025-26 on Wednesday 30 October. The Budget included investment of an extra £1.8 billion into the early years in 2025-26, so the government will be spending over £8 billion in total. This money will mean the government can continue the expanded roll out …
Read More »Coventry University Group adopts Lenovo TruScale DaaS to drive efficiency
With a flagship campus in Coventry, UK, the Coventry University Group operates and delivers in both domestic and international locations, from UK Belgium and Poland through to Dubai, Singapore, Egypt, China, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan. Around 50,000 students are currently studying a course with the university in one of more than 40 countries. As the university has grown in …
Read More »Uni students using AI less than educators think
UK university students are using AI significantly less in their studies than their educators think they are, according to new research from the leading online learning provider, Coursera. The survey of 1,000 students and 500 educators at UK universities found that educators think that students are using AI to complete …
Read More »First AI trained by qualified UK teachers
For the first time, an AI model has been fine-tuned to teach UK key stage 3 and 4 maths and English using national curriculum approved methods. The 8B parameter Llama 3 model, released in April by Facebook-owned Meta, has been extensively tuned using 550,000 minutes of transcribed explanations from over …
Read More »Water relief as forest school pupils receive all-weather clothing!
Academy pupils can now enjoy year-round outdoor play and education thanks to the sponsorship of property compliance specialists Inspectas. Inspectas Property Compliance has provided funds for the Delius Co-op Academy in Bradford to buy 50 sets of waterproof jackets and trousers to keep pupils aged from 4-11 dry when using …
Read More »Leading modular manufacturer supports record number of students
Premier Modular, a leading offsite manufacturer, is celebrating a record-breaking year for providing hire buildings to the education sector, increasing its turnover threefold compared to the previous year. During the 2023/4 period, the company has successfully supported nearly 5,700 students across the country through the provision of 22,500m2 of temporary …
Read More »University of Southampton launches first international campus in India
Oxford International Education Group (OIEG) and the University of Southampton have announced a historic public-private partnership to deliver the first comprehensive campus in India under the New Education Policy. This will see the global top 100 University’s ‘triple helix’ framework, involving world-class education, research and knowledge exchange and enterprise, implemented …
Read More »Children to learn about climate impact of food
ProVeg UK, a non-profit organisation reviving school food, has launched a new programme this week called Canteen to Classroom to educate UK children about the health and environmental impact of the food they eat. According to UNICEF, nine out of 10 children are worried about climate change, with 89% of children saying they …
Read More »Education compliance specialist Inspectas grows team
Education property compliance specialist Inspectas has made six new appointments from trainee to board level, bolstering its team’s property expertise. The business, which moved into larger premises and marked its 10th anniversary last year, has brought in fire, equipment, lab, asbestos and business development professionals taking its multi-disciplinary team to 56. …
Read More »Over half of teachers more likely to apply for jobs in ‘flexible friendly’ schools
Now is a popular time for schools to advertise staff vacancies ahead of the October resignation deadline. Research commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE)’s Teaching Vacancies reveals over half (57%) of all teachers who responded to the survey are more likely to apply to schools that advertise ‘flexible friendly’ …
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