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UK school trips are being reshaped by curriculum pressure and cost scrutiny, with new figures revealing a rise in subject-linked travel over general ‘cultural enrichment’. According to the 2025 School Trip Index, from the UK’s largest educational travel group PGL Beyond, one in two school trips is now directly tied …

BAM UK & Ireland has officially started construction on the c.£54m redevelopment of Cornwall College St Austell. The project has already generated over £1.1 million in local social and economic value, supporting several local residents into new employment and providing apprentices with valuable on-site experience. Delivered by BAM UK & …

Students from Haberdashers’ Boys’ School have been awarded the Excellence Award at the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas – a global competition which saw over 50 countries represented. The award celebrates the UK team’s ability to apply engineering principles, collaborate under pressure, and communicate their technical thinking …

Great Malvern Primary School in Worcestershire has received national recognition for its commitment to taking learning outside the classroom (LOtC) and has been awarded the Silver LOtC Mark by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom. Claire Bennett, LOtC lead and EVC at Great Malvern Primary School said: “Being awarded the Silver LOtC …

16 per cent of teachers report regularly parting with their own money to buy food or snacks for kids, while over a quarter (27 per cent) have given away food they personally brought in for their own snacks or meals. A new report launched today, Hungry to Learn: The impact …

The University of East London (UEL) and global technology company Siemens have launched the Siemens Scholarship for the university’s MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering as the two organisations look to develop the future skills needed to decarbonise infrastructure and industry. The scholarship aims to widen participation in higher education, providing …

Education catering specialist, Caterlink, has set a new benchmark in the industry by becoming the first school caterer in the UK to achieve the Food for Life Served Here Silver accreditation across its entire portfolio of 1,200 primary school sites. This accolade cements Caterlink’s position as a national leader in …

Camtree and DEFI, translational research centres at Hughes Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge, and Twinkl, the educational publisher, have announced a partnership to uncover new insights and approaches to teaching through practitioner-led research and improved professional development (PD). The collaboration will begin with two initial projects – …

Exam certificates will go digital for thousands of students this summer as part of a modernised ‘education record’ to be introduced by government. The new digital records will do away with the need to manually pass on paper files when young people leave school, bringing their paperwork into one easy …

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for net zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain. The survey found extremely strong support for net zero within schools, with …