Secondary schools

The British Army’s free platform, British Army Supporting Education (BASE) has launched a new innovative free geography resource; Applying Geographic Skills, designed to immerse secondary school students into the role of an Army Geographic Technician. The resource showcases the diverse skills involved in a day in the life of the …

The national ‘Step into the NHS’ secondary school competition prize has been awarded to three pupils from Newcastle High School for Girls’ (NHSG) in recognition of their innovative approach to promoting careers in healthcare. The entry, which was submitted by Year 9 pupils Hannah, Millie and Lily, was selected from …

Two of Edinburgh’s leading single-sex secondary schools are to merge into one fully co-educational school. Stewart’s Melville College and The Mary Erskine School will become a single, co-educational school from the start of the 2026-2027 academic year. The new school, which includes the ESMS Junior School, will collectively be named …

The number of girls in England taking a GCSE in computing has more than halved since 2015 which could lead to continued male-dominance of the digital space and harm the UK’s aim to be a technology ‘superpower’, researchers have warned. A new report by King’s College London highlights how fewer …

The Savoy Educational Trust has announced a new grant for The Food Teachers Centre, a UK based support group for secondary teachers, to fund a new digital initiative aimed at increasing applications for food teaching roles to address the current teaching crisis in UK secondary schools. Launching in September, the …

Pupils from a school in Didsbury enjoyed a day at Manchester Airport on Friday, learning about careers in aviation from female airport colleagues. The International Women’s Day visit saw a group of 30 pupils from Parrs Wood High School meet airport staff in the AeroZone educational facility before taking a …

DLD College London, a pioneering independent school for students aged 13 to 19, is celebrating exceptional success following a recent inspection. The Westminster Bridge-based college has been highly praised by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which has deemed DLD College London to be fully compliant in meeting all statutory Independent …

Independent education recruitment specialist Class People is appealing for new school project applications before the current round of funding deadline approaches – with £1,500 for each project up for grabs to support school communities across the South West of England. The Exeter-based business’s charitable organisation, the Class People Foundation, supports …

Racing driver Will Crewdson has clinched this year’s prestigious Junior Saloon Car Championship (JSCC) Scholarship, securing a fully funded opportunity to compete in the acclaimed series throughout its tenth anniversary year. The 17-year-old, from Corbridge, raced to victory at Croft Circuit on Saturday 17th February to clinch the career-launching prize, …

Richard Turay (pictured left) has received the British Science Association’s Gold CREST Award for designing an app which allows people to better manage symptoms of depression by tracking the impact of food on mood. Richard, from London, received a Gold CREST Award for his project of designing an app which …