Education property compliance specialist Inspectas is tackling the issue of gender representation in the asbestos industry head on, with the appointment of two female trainee analyst surveyors. Abbi Molyneux (19, left)) and Lilly Holden (18, right) are the newest recruits to the Leeds-based asbestos management specialists, which celebrated its 10th …
Read More »International Women’s Day: Local pupils hear from women in aviation
Pupils from a school in Didsbury enjoyed a day at Manchester Airport on Friday, learning about careers in aviation from female airport colleagues. The International Women’s Day visit saw a group of 30 pupils from Parrs Wood High School meet airport staff in the AeroZone educational facility before taking a …
Read More »School girls create cricket brand to encourage more girls into sport
Today marks the dawn of a new era in girls’ cricket with the launch of Maiden – a clothing range that empowers, inspires and redefines the game for young female cricketers. Fed up with having to wear uncomfortable and ill-fitting cricket clothes usually made solely for boys, Honor and Cat …
Read More »School leader survey finds NTP helps disadvantaged
New survey data suggests most senior school leaders believe the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) is allowing them to better support disadvantaged pupils, but many feel the programme is not cost-effective. NFER has published a report, Tutoring sustainability: Understanding the views of school leaders, after gathering the views of a nationally …
Read More »Royal Society of Chemistry welcomes more than 130 new recruits to Broadening Horizons programme
A new cohort of more than 130 chemistry students and graduates from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds have enrolled on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Broadening Horizons programme, increasing its intake by more than a third (38%) on its first pilot year. Launched in September 2022, Broadening Horizons was established …
Read More »Amazon and The Learning Foundation launch new scheme to provide disadvantaged schools with devices and digital support
Amazon and digital education charity, the Learning Foundation have launched Tech4Schools, a new scheme that provides low-income schools serving disadvantaged communities with new devices, digital skills training and tech support. The scheme is funded by Amazon, and will be rolled out in collaboration with charity In Kind Direct, who will connect schools with …
Read More »A quarter of children are bullied frequently as anti-bullying campaigners call on adults to set a better example
In a survey of nearly 30,000 pupils in England conducted by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and analysed by Goldsmiths, University of London, almost 1 in 4 children (24%) told researchers they were being frequently bullied face-to-face, with the situation even worse for those with SEND (31%) or those in receipt of …
Read More »Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho to launch nationwide poetry campaign on National Poetry Day
The newly appointed Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2022-2024), Joseph Coelho (pictured left), has revealed details about the first campaign in his role as the foremost representative of children’s literature. The award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author will launch ‘Poetry Prompts’, in partnership with BookTrust, on National Poetry Day tomorrow marking …
Read More »Eco-primary academy proposed for Waterbeach New Town
The proposals for the first primary school at the development of the former barracks at Waterbeach have been announced by Cambridgeshire County Council. The new school will be called Deneia Primary Academy, to reflect the history of the area, and will be a part of Anglian Learning, a multi academy …
Read More »Penguin and Twinkl to donate over 55,000 books by authors of colour to UK primary schools
Penguin Books have joined forces with Twinkl Educational Publishing to donate books by authors of colour to 500 UK primary schools. The donation of books from Penguin, Puffin, Ladybird, and Vintage and Andersen Press forms part of Penguin’s Lit in Colour campaign, and aims to give pupils access to a …
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