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Bookings are now open for the Into Film Festival 2017 – the world’s biggest, free, youth film festival, which takes place from November 8th to 24th with 3,000 free screenings and events for 5-19 year-olds, many linked to subjects in the curriculum.   Open to schools, colleges, youth leaders and home …

Eight out of ten school leaders report that many children arriving at primary school are not ready to take part in classroom activities. Of these, 86 per cent were concerned that children’s school readiness is worse than five years ago. The findings come from a new survey of school leaders …

Flashing, festive knits will be sweeping the nation once again this year as Save the Children’s annual fundraiser Christmas Jumper Day is taking place on Friday 15th December. Whether it’s at school, nursery or a youth group, Save the Children is calling on children across the UK to swap their uniforms, for …

As A-level students receive their results today, school leaders are advising caution when interpreting this year’s results. According to Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT: “Today is the day when thousands of young people and their families will be hoping that their hard work has paid off. NAHT …

Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider books, is visiting a school in Greenwich to answer questions on his latest novel and inspire pupils across the country to enjoy reading through a live-streamed event in a collaborative event between Walker Books, the National Literacy Trust and Facebook. Horowitz will be …

The qualifying heats for the SkillFRIDGE 2017 competition are well underway, with apprentices and students studying up to Level 3 in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector competing to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and unbounded potential in an exciting and pressurised environment. SkillFRIDGE recognises the importance of …

Logic4training has launched the ‘Ultimate Guide to Careers in Gas’, a practical and clear guide to starting and developing a career as a gas engineer. It’s aimed at anyone wanting to enter the heating sector – from school leavers, apprentices and college students to career changers and those wishing to …

SkillFRIDGE, the national, refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump competition sponsored by Toshiba, is enjoying a record year in terms of student participation. Over 42 registrations were received ahead of the April 7 deadline, its highest number ever. Qualifying heats are being held in colleges and training centres around the …

More than ever, it’s critical for institutions to protect their most important, confidential, and sensitive data on their networks. That includes the information on their printers, which can store an enormous amount of data.  HP PageWide printers are designed with these needs in mind, featuring multiple security measures designed to …

Over five hundred schools have participated in a competition to find the UK’s best upcycling project as part of Waste Week 2017, which aims to raise awareness amongst school communities on the importance of reducing waste. The winning idea for a primary school, invented by Beaulieu Primary School in Jersey …