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Specialist independent education provider Pivot Group is targeting its next phase of growth after securing a significant funding package from Barclays Business Banking. The funding will support Pivot Group as it expands its specialist education provision across Yorkshire, helping the organisation extend its offer to more learners, broaden its age-range …

The University of Winchester has selected TechnologyOne, a global enterprise SaaS company, to deliver its OneEducation solution as part of a major programme to modernise student and academic operations. The partnership marks TechnologyOne’s eighth student management customer in the UK over the past three years, reinforcing the company’s rapid momentum …

Leading education caterer Dolce Schools Catering has announced a record year for new business, securing 29 new catering contracts covering 126 schools ahead of the new academic year. The latest contract wins will see Dolce providing school meals to over 700 primary and secondary schools from September 2026 – with …

Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, has today announced a new partnership with Co-op Foundation to deliver a music therapy programme supporting young people at risk of suspension or exclusion, to help them remain connected to their education and improve long‑term outcomes. The three-year partnership starts with …

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties business has marked the topping out stage of the £13 million extension at The Kingsbrook School in Aylesbury with a ceremony to celebrate the progress on site. Attendees at the event included representatives from the Morgan Sindall project team, Buckinghamshire Council, teaching staff from …

More than 4,000 primary and secondary school pupils from across Cheshire have visited Cheshire College – South & West this summer for a series of interactive experience days, giving young people the opportunity to explore new subjects, discover future career pathways and experience college life first-hand. Hosted across the College’s …

North West-based edtech company Gaia Learning has expanded following a £400k equity investment round from GC Angels, NESTA and a syndicate of angel investors. Founded in 2019, Gaia Learning was created to address a growing challenge in education. The online platform is dedicated to ensuring neurodivergent children have access to …

The annual National Careers Challenge saw thousands of Year 7 students, aged 11-12, from schools across the United Kingdom designing a sustainable ‘Town of the Future,’ rethinking how homes are constructed, how people travel, and how communities can reduce their environmental impact. Air Products, a world-leading industrial gases company, selected …

Agilico Workplace Technology has partnered with IRIS Education, one of the UK’s leading software providers for schools, trusts, and colleges, to deliver a powerful new integration between Agilico Verify and IRIS Financials (formerly PS Financials). The collaboration has resulted in the development of a new integration connector that enables fully …

One-off interventions and token gestures are not having a significant enough impact on wellbeing in education, says the most recent report on wellbeing in schools shared by Charlie Burley, also known as The Teachers’ Health Coach, in conjunction with education specialist Learning by Questions (LbQ). The whitepaper highlights that whilst …