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Recently I had the opportunity to return to my former school, Rainham Mark Grammar School, to take part in a careers fair (my first time back in nearly 30 years). I wasn’t there to talk about job titles, industries, or career ladders. Instead, I wanted to talk to the students …

Thrive is marking Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 (9-15 February) with the launch of a free pack full of resources, plans and activities for primary schools. This year’s theme ‘This is My Place’ invites primary schools to think about belonging — and how children experience school as a place where …

HarperCollins UK has announced a free Audiobook Breakfast Club trial for primary schools, running until April 2026, as part of its support of the National Year of Reading. The initiative aims to boost reading for pleasure by providing curated audio story playlists to enrich morning sessions, reduce staff workload, and …

More than 1,600 pupils have been given free breakfasts to help them learn as one of the UK’s largest education workforce providers tackles the growing crisis of child hunger in classrooms. Affinity Workforce delivered more than 8,500 breakfasts across four primary schools in England in January as part of its …

Leading charity School Food Matters has released learnings from its ground breaking school food improvement programme. The Nourish programme offers a roadmap to success at a pivotal moment for school food policy. This year, the government is investing in universal primary breakfast clubs, expanded free school meals and the review …

Students from Cheshire College – South & West have been working alongside leading construction, design and healthcare professionals to explore how sustainable travel can shape the future of Leighton Hospital. Eleven T Level Design, Surveying and Planning students took part in an industry-led Active Travel in Hospital Design workshop, gaining …

The daily school run is the single biggest source of carbon emissions associated with England’s schools, according to the first national Count Your Carbon report, published today by Eco-Schools and Keep Britain Tidy. The findings arrive as schools across England are expected to have Climate Action Plans in place under …

Wigan & Leigh College has appointed Jo Hall as Director of the North West Construction Technical Excellence College (CTEC), a government-backed initiative established to strengthen construction skills and workforce capacity across the region. The North West Construction Technical Excellence College (CTEC) is one of only ten such colleges nationally, funded …

Lyceum Education Group is the new parent brand for 11 leading specialist education businesses across the UK, mainland Europe, Canada and Australia. Lyceum Education Group brings together leading specialist education providers, delivering a diverse portfolio of programmes to benefit learners and businesses globally. From its beginnings as BPP almost 50 …

With tighter budgets and rising admin demands, school finance teams face constant pressure to work smarter. In response, ParentPay Group has completely updated its trusted FMS platform – keeping everything schools know and rely on but redesigning it for clarity and speed within a secure cloud setting. Built on decades …