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Lighting controls specialist B.E.G. enabled a London free school to achieve its energy efficiency ambitions and provide an enhanced learning environment for its pupils. John Keats Primary Free School occupies the first two floors of a new residential development in South Bermondsey, London and caters for 420 pupils up to …

Cyber Security, in Plain English. All too often it seems we’re reading about the latest school that has fallen victim to a cyber-attack, leaving headteachers, managers, teachers, staff, and students in chaos. Disruption to schools caused by attacks can require a significant amount of recovery time to re-enable critical services, …

Rupert Weber, Head of Education for apetito, talks about the hidden efficiencies that schools can consider when it comes to catering for mealtimes…. The word ‘efficiency’ is used every day in business and certainly in schools! But what does this actually mean? The Oxford Dictionary cites efficiency as the quality …

Dulux Trade Diamond Matt has been reformulated in line with customer feedback to deliver durability and improved sustainability credentials, helping the industry move towards a more sustainable future. Available from June, architects and specifiers can be confident that Dulux Trade Diamond Matt meets key industry standards and will provide their …

Are you leading the introduction of T Levels in a school or a sixth form college? Develop your leadership skills to facilitate the changes needed to enable successful T Level delivery, over this year-long programme. Apply for a place on the Education and Training Foundation’s T Level Leadership Development Programme, which …

Are you a Teacher, Senior Leader, or Multi Academy Trust Leader? Would you like to hear from and network with KS2-4 thought leaders in education, literacy experts, and EdTech specialists on best practices to encourage students to become confident, lifelong readers? Join the FREE International Reading Conference on the 6th-8th …

Retractable seating offers schools and universities more flexible use of their halls and significantly increases opportunities for lettings and generation of income. The benefits of installing a retractable seating system are numerous: schools are able to stage their own performing arts productions in a more professional way with the audience …

By Jason Lynock, Sales Director, Smart-Space Covering outdoor courts and sports space is growing in popularity as UK instant building provider, Smart-Space, is discovering. “We have started to resolve some space issues faced by schools and clubs by installing canopies over neglected or under-used tennis, football and netball courts” explained …

Rupert Weber of leading meals producer, apetito, talks about the importance of children enjoying their food when it comes to school mealtimes. It’s easy for schools to focus on commercials and logistics of catering for pupils. Yet, it’s also important for us all to remember how vital it is that …

Whilst being advised by the Dept of Education, a brand new and potentially game-changing approach to safeguarding, called “The Hayley’s Course”, was trialled for the first time in an East London school in March. Taking a cultural approach to safeguarding, rather than the traditional legal approach, preliminary results from the …