Birmingham-based Innovating Minds CIC has been shortlisted for the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the Entrepreneur for Good of the Year award. Innovating Minds CIC beat off some tough competition in order to make the regional shortlist, with a record number of businesses entering the awards nationally across …
Read More »Decline in humanities A levels affecting university entries, warns British Academy
As A level results come out today, the British Academy warns that fewer students studying humanities subjects threatens the future of these subjects at university level. New analysis published today by the national academy for the humanities and social sciences points to a decline in A level entries in modern …
Read More »UA92 teaching and learning facilities given the go ahead by Trafford Council
University Academy 92 (UA92) has announced that Trafford Council has approved the planning application to transform the former Kellogg’s building on Talbot Road, Old Trafford, into their main campus. The application, submitted by Trafford Bruntwood LLP, to develop the premises into a state-of-the-art teaching and learning space, including a Human …
Read More »Stellar events announced for The Sun: Living With Our Star at the Science Museum
To celebrate the Science Museum’s blockbuster exhibition The Sun: Living With Our Star, running from 6 October 2018 to 6 May 2019, the museum will be hosting a series of unique events. From a dance performance inspired by sunlight’s journey to Earth, the world premiere of a specially commissioned audio-visual …
Read More »The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time schools tour to visit 60 secondary schools across the UK
A specially staged production of the National Theatre’s award-winning play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will begin a 12-week tour to 60 schools across the UK in September 2018. The production will visit five selected secondary schools each week across London and the UK, touring to …
Read More »V&A announces over 60 loans to regions in educational initiative backed by Grayson Perry
The V&A recently announced that over 60 objects will travel to five locations across England from September 2018 to support the teaching of art, design and technology in secondary schools, as part of its educational initiative DesignLab Nation. Highlights include a ceramic tile by the Turner prize-winning artist Grayson Perry …
Read More »Student stationery design competition winners announced
Students from Staffordshire University managed a clean sweep in the inaugural Student Stationery Design Awards, managing to win all three placements – with entries from one hardworking student being chosen twice! Leanne Haycock, a 3rd year student in Graphic Design, created entries for both the Portico Design and Paperchase design …
Read More »NatWest celebrates smashing their target as another 1.5 million young people are taught MoneySense
NatWest has announced that they have exceeded their MoneySense financial education target set in October 2015, to educate a further 1 million young people about money by the end of 2018. Since this commitment, NatWest are pleased to report that they have reached a further 1.5 million young people through …
Read More »Local 10 year old Giselle wins nationwide invention competition
With a shocking 170 operations a day in the UK to remove rotten teeth in children, to engage kids with brushing, the Aquafresh Inventors Academy wanted to get children involved in making brush time more fun. The winning invention came from Giselle, 10 from Kennington, London, called ‘Brushing Explosions’. Giselle’s …
Read More »Pentel launches permanent anti-fraud solution
As October marks a heightened awareness of the troubling issues relating to identity fraud there’s no better time for Pentel to announce the launch of EnerGel Permanent. This new member of the highly popular EnerGel family shares the quick drying, non-smudging properties of its sister products, but with an important …
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