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Insignis reaches milestone in helping schools manage cash reserves

Insignis, a leading UK cash savings platform for education, has passed a milestone of 500 schools using its service to manage their cash holdings. The schools, trusts and charities on the platform earned over £51 million in interest in 2025 alone. The growth follows the Department for Education’s encouragement earlier …

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LapSafe® Secure Device Management for Multi-Academy Trusts

LapSafe® Secure Device Management for Multi-Academy Trusts

Efficient device management is an increasing challenge for education organisations. For Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), this is amplified by the need to manage devices across multiple locations, phases and operational structures. LapSafe® supports MATs by delivering a complete ecosystem for device storage, charging, smart loaning and management. This enables a more …

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Gaia Learning scales operations with fresh investment round

Kate Heath CEO founder Gaia Learning Bloom Gaia Learning scales operations with fresh investment round

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 …

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Study finds children losing focus after just 21 minutes

IMG 3680 Study finds children losing focus after just 21 minutes

Four in five UK parents say their child loses focus within 30 minutes – as families and schools look for screen-free activities such as darts to help rebuild concentration. A study of UK parents by Harrows Darts found parents fear children are losing the ability to concentrate and focus, as …

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Reducing pressure, improving outcomes: William Ford Junior School transforms lunchtimes with apetito

fig image 2 15176 Reducing pressure, improving outcomes: William Ford Junior School transforms lunchtimes with apetito

William Ford Junior School in Dagenham, Essex has transformed its lunchtime provision with apetito, easing pressure on staff while improving pupil health, wellbeing and engagement.  The school, which is committed to supporting pupils to be ‘successful, healthy, fulfilled and empowered to make a difference’, faced growing challenges with its in-house …

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