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Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider books, is visiting a school in Greenwich to answer questions on his latest novel and inspire pupils across the country to enjoy reading through a live-streamed event in a collaborative event between Walker Books, the National Literacy Trust and Facebook. Horowitz will be …

The qualifying heats for the SkillFRIDGE 2017 competition are well underway, with apprentices and students studying up to Level 3 in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) sector competing to demonstrate their knowledge, skills and unbounded potential in an exciting and pressurised environment. SkillFRIDGE recognises the importance of …

Logic4training has launched the ‘Ultimate Guide to Careers in Gas’, a practical and clear guide to starting and developing a career as a gas engineer. It’s aimed at anyone wanting to enter the heating sector – from school leavers, apprentices and college students to career changers and those wishing to …

SkillFRIDGE, the national, refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump competition sponsored by Toshiba, is enjoying a record year in terms of student participation. Over 42 registrations were received ahead of the April 7 deadline, its highest number ever. Qualifying heats are being held in colleges and training centres around the …

More than ever, it’s critical for institutions to protect their most important, confidential, and sensitive data on their networks. That includes the information on their printers, which can store an enormous amount of data.  HP PageWide printers are designed with these needs in mind, featuring multiple security measures designed to …

Over five hundred schools have participated in a competition to find the UK’s best upcycling project as part of Waste Week 2017, which aims to raise awareness amongst school communities on the importance of reducing waste. The winning idea for a primary school, invented by Beaulieu Primary School in Jersey …

The Royal Society has joined forces with Professor Brian Cox, the Society’s Professor of Public Engagement, to help primary school teachers across the UK to introduce creative experimental science lessons into their classrooms. A set of six videos and written resources – Brian Cox School Experiments – aimed at Key …

A Birmingham school has found its X-factor following an annual talent show to raise money for charity. Pupils at Fairfax, which is run by Fairfax Multi- Academy Trust, took part in a week-long competition in aid of Comic Relief. Two acts from each house in the school were invited to …

The Manchester Institute of Education is one of seven institutions to have been chosen to partner with education charity Teach First. From July, the institute will deliver its enhanced Leadership Development Programme (LDP) in partnership with Teach First. This will be a two-year salaried route into teaching, which places participants …

Across the UK, school children, universities and workplaces will be taking part in the British Nutrition Foundation’s (BNF) Healthy Eating Week 2017, from 12 – 16 June. With three months still to go, 7,500 organisations have already registered, representing a 10% increase on last year’s total. This year, the theme …