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In a world full of contradictions, standards and regulations often require a set specification, while reality delivers something quite different. Take, for instance, the Department for Education’s guidance on site security. Their Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) guide, titled Site Security Guidance, advises that “the main vehicle and pedestrian access points …

Leiths Education has teamed up with the University of Roehampton to introduce two new national qualifications designed to address the growing shortage of food technology teachers in schools. These qualifications aim to fast-track the recruitment and training of food teachers, responding to an urgent need in the education sector. The …

CRB Cunninghams, cashless catering provider to UK schools, has collaborated with Impact Food Group (IFG) caterers to bring a Grab-and-Go Recipe Guide to UK schools. The guide explores how school caterers can fulfil the increasing demand for on-the-go school meals and includes tried-and-tested recipes from IFG. Grab-and-go meals have become integral to …

The Bee-Bot, an educational robot developed by TTS, a leading supplier of educational resources (part of the RM Group), is celebrating its 20th anniversary during National Coding Week this week. Bee-Bot is an interactive device for young learners to understand coding, sequencing, and problem-solving. With up to 200 programmable commands, …

The Solar for Schools Community Benefit Society, an organisation that funds solarinstallations on schools, has received a £3 million loan from Triodos Bank UK to help it grow its network of solar-powered schools across the country. The Solar for Schools CBS, which is owned and governed by the schools themselves, …

Speakers for Schools has partnered with The Hg Foundation to launch ‘IntoTech’, the UK based tech programme for under-16-year-olds, creating over 95,000 opportunities for underrepresented young people. To address the UK’s persistent diversity gap in the tech industry, The Hg Foundation are partnering with Speakers for Schools – the UK’s …

Cycle to School Week is back! This annual campaign encourages students, their parents and carers, and teaching staff to choose cycling for their journey to school. This year, The Bikeability Trust, the charity responsible for cycle training across England who run the event, are asking individuals and teaching staff to …

In response to teachers’ concerns about the increasing amount of time children are spending online, PGL, the UK’s leading outdoor education provider, has launched a programme of activities giving school pupils tools and techniques to improve their wellbeing and manage their mental health.   The residential activity programme, THRIVE!, has …

Kelvinside Academy has appointed the first-ever director of innovation to its Senior Leadership Team amongst a trio of senior appointments as it moves to be the nation’s leading school for developing aspiring entrepreneurs. The school, based in Glasgow’s west end, is one of the first in the UK to create …

Leading meals provider to the Education sector, apetito, has been presented with the prestigious King’s Awards for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, by Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Lt. General Sir Andrew Gregory KBE, CB, DL. The Award is the company’s fourth Royal honour, with apetito having previously won three Queen’s Awards for Enterprise …