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] …
Read More »Fairfield Preparatory School is a Class Above with an £8m Expansion
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 …
Read More »Altro Provides First Class Bathroom Solution for University of Melbourne
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 …
Read More »Accent Catering Scoop yet another ‘Best Employer’ Award 2014
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 …
Read More »Do you work with a child or young person with epilepsy?
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 …
Read More »Yes We Can Read – the one-to-one tool to teach reading
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 …
Read More »Outstanding Exam Results at St Albans School
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 …
Read More »Taking Care of Education
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 …
Read More »Agrippa smart new door closer is clever innovation
A new wire-free, digital fire door closer that uses unique, smart technology to ‘learn’ the sound of a specific fire alarm has been launched by fire technology specialists Geofire. Easily retrofitted to any door, this intelligent wire-free closer learns the sound of your specific fire alarm, releasing the door in …
Read More »Use your pupil premium funding to pay for tuition with proven results
Why choose Explore Learning tuition for your pupils? At Explore Learning we offer individualised and targeted maths and English support for children from Key Stage 1-3. Our aim is to support children both academically and personally, nurturing improvements in attainment but also attitude, confidence and behaviour. By delivering the highest …
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