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Fimatix has launched a track and trace kit developed especially for schools, in time for the start of the autumn term. Shield for Schools uses Bluetooth wristbands linked to a desktop control system to allow schools to immediately detect and isolate anyone in school who has been in contact with …

A leading suicide prevention charity has launched a new campaign urging young people to face up to their feelings of desperation and get help. PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide says a happy, confident smile may mask true feelings of anxiety and fear. The charity hopes its high-impact campaign will provoke …

As schools prepare to reopen, many teachers are apprehensive about how many students will actually be returning. After all, many parents are uneasy about sending their kids back to school, and this might make your preparations difficult. While keeping kids at home might seem like a viable option for many …

Today the Department for Education has published guidance to support colleges to fully reopen in September. Responding to the announcement by the Education Secretary, Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, David Hughes said: “Since the outbreak of COVID19, colleges have been pragmatic and acted swiftly to protect student safety, whilst …

Clinical psychologist Dr Asha Patel (left) of the multi award-winning social enterprise Innovating Minds is running a series of webinars on essential mental health topics and is partnering with author Jane Evans to create The Healing Together Facilitator Programme. The course is aimed at those who work with children at …

Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the side effects of lockdown has been the huge pressure on the mental health of our children. Charities like the NSPCC and its Childline service have counselled thousands of children struggling to cope with the current situation. At the same time, schools are trying to …

Following the announcement that this year’s Railway in Wartime event has been cancelled, North Yorkshire Moors Railways (NYMR) has launched a specially themed drawing competition, with the winner receiving a trip to the railway for their entire class, a personalised headboard and a Pullman Dining Experience for their favourite teacher …

Regency Design, the award-winning design and manufacturing business, has launched a bespoke series of automatic hand sanitiser dispensing stations to help prevent cross contamination challenges as schools get set to re-open.    Regency Design’s dispensers use sensory technology to disperse 1.5ml of sanitiser per hand detected, reducing cost and wastage. …

ExaClair, the UK subsidiary of office product and stationery brands such as Clairefontaine, Rhodia, Décopatch and Exacompta, has developed an extensive range of personal protective equipment, specifically developed to help meet the rapidly changing demands of businesses returning to a post-lockdown world. With a factory in King’s Lynn in Norfolk, …

Leading farm education charity, LEAF Education in partnership with Coleg Cambria Llysfasi have launched the annual National Competition in Food, Farming and Environment. The competition, which is open to all secondary schools across the UK, is quick and easy to enter and asks teachers to explain why their students and …