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Finalists for PA Consulting Group’s annual Raspberry Pi programming competition have been selected. The nine teams of school children will present their inventions to nine expert judges on Tuesday, 17 April at the IET in London. PA’s annual competition aims to inspire the innovators of the future and challenges school …

PPG and the National Space Academy will continue their partnership to inspire young people to pursue STEM and space-sector careers through a series of free chemistry masterclasses throughout 2018. Sponsored by PPG, the Academy masterclasses have been designed to give key stage two and three students a unique look at …

St Catherine’s RC Primary School from Leyland have beaten off stiff competition to become winners of the Preston and Central Heat in the ‘Last Choir Singing’ Competition 2018. St Catherine’s, who took part in the seventh heat at the Croston Theatre, Westhome Senior School, beat other choirs from the area …

Global education technology provider Promethean® recently announced the launch of the UK Promethean Grant 2018. Following the phenomenal success of the initiative in 2017, the company has identified a demand in the education sector for a second Promethean Grant in the UK this year. Promethean has recognised that schools are …

Now in its eighth year, The Academies Show is the leading education event for all schools, covering every facet of the education system. The free-to-attend event presents a full programme of CPD certified content across 11 stages, which totals over 40 hours of incisive discussion (including a dedicated ‘Technology and …

Save Tynedale’s Amazing Rural Schools (STARS) has stepped up its campaigning as the controversial school consultations for the West of Northumberland draw to a close. Parents and children created a massive star formation in a field at Wheelbirks Farm on Sunday 25th March. Drone footage of the human formation was …

Unity, a team of 16 and 17-year-old students from Emmanuel College, Gateshead, celebrated winning the F1 in Schools UK National Finals 2018 this week, proving that determination and perseverance is rewarded, taking the UK Champions title at their fourth attempt. Their success wins them a place at the F1 in …

Primary school children are to be linked with supportive communities of volunteers from the world of work who can broaden their jobs horizons and boost their aspirations for the future. The innovative programme is the first of its kind in the country to work with primary students in this way. …

Tim Henman OBE, retired tennis champion, joined Raynes Park High School in south west London, as it became the first state school to be an accredited Tim Henman Foundation BECSLink Community on Friday 16th March. He was joined by Crista Cullen, MBE, Olympic gold medal field hockey player and the …

A sixth-year pupil at Aberdeen’s only all-girls school, St Margaret’s, has achieved the highest mark in Scotland in a national competition run by the Royal Society of Biology. Iona Thomas-Wright (17), who has been offered a conditional place at Cambridge University to study Biological Natural Sciences, won a Gold Award …