Newsletter Items

Do you face daily challenges with space inside and outside your classroom? Do you use iPads, tablets, PCs or laptops? If the answer is yes, you should consider a Pico Genie portable LED projector with an inbuilt rechargeable battery which can help turn any space into a work space. This …

After thirty years of creating award-winning software, Sherston Software has made the decision to give away its online learning platform free of charge. Planet Sherston’s Education Consultant, Cathy Parker, explains further. “Although there are a lot of free resources available now, teachers still have to invest a significant amount of …

The colder season brings with it different challenges for schools and nurseries but hand hygiene should always remain a top priority in order to shield children from winter bugs, such as colds, flu and even norovirus. According to the Department of Education, 62% of overall absences in the school year[1] …

Fairfield Preparatory School in Loughborough is laying the foundations for an £8m expansion plan to create additional learning space and a brand new Kindergarten. Work is underway at the school’s town centre site to develop the new facilities for children aged from three to eleven. The state of the art …

Altro has delivered an integrated flooring and wall cladding solution for Ormond College at the University of Melbourne. Ormond College is the largest residential college at the University, with more than 400 students and 80 permanent and casual staff. The college needed practical, easily maintained flooring and wall cladding for …

Education caterers Accent pride themselves on being a fabulous employer. This Autumn saw the team receive a third accolade to underline this in the form of the ‘Best Employer in Hospitality’ Award by caterer.com. The results were gathered using an employee engagement survey and based solely on the responses from …

Epilepsy is a complex condition that can present in a variety of ways. Children and young people who have epilepsy can cause a number of challenges for education, health and social care professionals. Here at Young Epilepsy we can help you understand epilepsy and how to manage your students with …

Yes We Can Read is a phonics-based tool to  develop reading for meaning. It enables a fluent reader – without any training or qualifications – to teach a non-reader to read. This award-winning book guides the coach through the whole process – teaching the phonic sounds of the alphabet, blending …

Students at St Albans School have been celebrating excellent A level results. A* grades at the Abbey Gateway accounted for around a quarter of all grades and two thirds were at A* or A. For the fourth year in succession and the sixth in total, more than 90% of all …

The Brunts Academy has 1,600 students and 200 staff and was rated by Ofsted as a ‘Good School’ in April 2013. Well known in the Mansfield area as the historic Brunts School founded in 1800, it became a Specialist Performing Arts College in 2001 and an Academy on 1st January …