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What Type Of Study Is Right For You An education is often cited as the path to success. But what does that mean exactly? Education can come in many different forms, some formal and very high level and others not so much but learning is important for both our professional …

An exciting new school project will encourage thousands of British students to realise their inner space expert and explore the Universe, thanks to teaching resources including 15,000 free books. To celebrate the UK’s involvement with one of the most globally-anticipated space missions, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Science and …

Secondary school students from across Great Britain have been named regional and category winners in Shell’s national schools’ competition, The Bright Ideas Challenge. Each school’s bright ideas have won them £1,500 to boost STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) learning. By 2070, it’s estimated there will be around 10 billion …

The Institute of Physics (IOP) today has launched a comprehensive new online education destination for every aspect of teaching pre-19 physics. The new www.iop.org/spark website will provide a ‘go to’ resource enabling anyone involved in teaching physics to discover over 2000 free, inter-lined IOP education resources including lesson plans, experiment …

The SIMS team at Hackney Learning Trust are excited to introduce SIMS Power BI Reporting, the new integration between Microsoft’s Power BI (Business Intelligence) tool and SIMS, set to revolutionise the way that schools view data. A school’s SIMS system is the hub of all the important information that leaders …

Essays are a massive part of anyone’s academic life. At times, some might find their grade hangs on the ability to design a quality paper. Luckily, there are some tips that you can tuck up your sleeve to land high marks on every paper turned in. Read Up On the …

BBC Bitesize, working with the charity YoungMinds, has announced its new campaign Starting Secondary School. The campaign is aimed at 10 to 12 year olds, parents and teachers and designed to help support the critical step of beginning secondary school. Packed with videos, interactive games, and tips and advice, Starting …

This year’s Sustrans Big Pedal, the UK’s largest cycling, scooting and walking competition for schools, saw a record 3.8 million journeys made by bike, foot or scooter as children and parents ditched their cars for their journey to and from school. The largest number of pupils took part in the …

As the world’s largest dedicated facilities management event, Facilities Show unites FM professionals from all sectors with suppliers, advisers and specialists for unrivalled business opportunities. Register for your free ticket here  www.facilitiesshow.com

Professional tennis ace and Youth Sport Trust athlete mentor, Anna Fitzpatrick, visited students from Altrincham Grammar School for Girls recently to raise awareness of the importance of mental health as part of the Greater Manchester Mentally Healthy Schools Project. Her visit was part of a pilot project, commissioned by Greater …