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I think we can all agree that educational buildings can be incredibly demanding to clean and maintain. Part of this is down to the fact that hundreds, possibly thousands, of people, including pupils, staff, and even visitors, walk through classrooms, corridors, dining halls, and washrooms. Each of these environments has …

Now in its third year, Bett’s State of AI in Education report, in partnership with Lenovo, tracks how educators’ use of artificial intelligence is evolving. Fewer than one in ten UK teachers now say they do not use AI at all, but confidence and guidance have not kept pace with …

The first weeks of the academic year put cleaning and hygiene systems to the test. Jo Gilliard, CEO of Jangro, explains what September can reveal about hygiene performance and how those observations can support more sustainable purchasing decisions. September is a demanding month for schools, multi-academy trusts and universities. As …

Delivering Efficiency, Accountability, and Cost Savings with LapSafe®’s Envoy™ Smart Lockers Northfleet School for Girls implemented LapSafe®’s Envoy™ self-service smart lockers to improve the way student devices are loaned and returned. The school sought to reduce reliance on manual processes, free up technician time, and improve accountability, and the impact …

New opportunities for people to progress from college into degree-level study without having to leave Dumfries and Galloway are being created through a major new education partnership. The Open University in Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see them work together to …

Excelsior Multi-Academy Trust, a family of eight primary schools in the West Midlands, has welcomed Darren King, formally the Trust’s Director of Education, into his new role as Chief Executive Officer, this September. Darren steps into the role after two years as Excelsior’s Director of Education, bringing extensive leadership experience …

Women currently make up 17% of the engineering and technology sector’s workforce. The 40 by 40 blueprint for action, produced by the Gender Pathways collective and published on 7 September, has called on government to embed long-term, sustainable interventions to improve gender equity in education and skills. In England, by …

Children associate “Natural History” primarily with fossils, dinosaurs and museums rather than the future of the planet, according to new research submitted to the government consultation on the proposed Natural History GCSE. The findings have prompted The Lost Gardens of Heligan to ask ministers to rename the qualification “Natural Futures” …

Families facing the annual avalanche of back-to-school costs will get much-needed breathing room this September, as a major package of support begins to put money back into parents’ pockets and make daily life more affordable. As the school term begins, more than three million children from families receiving Universal Credit …

Avantis Education, creator of the world’s leading virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solution designed exclusively for education and recipient of a King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 in Innovation, has launched EduverseSTEM – its most comprehensive STEM education suite to date. Designed for students aged 11 to 18, EduverseSTEM combines ClassVR …