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Project Playgrounds, the specialist playground solution from Thermapply, has announced the launch of its new annual Playground Design Competition, inviting primary schools across the UK to take part in a creative initiative that encourages children to design their perfect playground for play, learning and wellbeing. The competition challenges pupils to …

Clegg Group has been appointed onto the Department for Education (DfE) Construction Framework (CF25). The Nottingham-headquartered company has secured a place on four regional lots of the Low Value Band which will cover the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, East of England, the North West and West Midlands. The framework …

Hull College is celebrating national recognition after being presented with one of the UK’s most prestigious education honours — the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education — for its pioneering work with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students. The award places Hull College among a small …

BAM has been appointed by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver education projects valued at over £12 million across England, as part of the DfE’s new Construction Framework 2025 (CF25). The £15.4 billion national framework will drive the creation of modern, high-quality learning environments over the next eight years, …

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has launched an AI Academy for 134 staff, in partnership with upskilling platform Multiverse. Training will be delivered to staff from across the whole university, from academics to professional services staff working at all levels and in all aspects of the university community. The academy …

A free, evidence-informed SATs preparation guide created by leading primary edtech provider Learning by Questions (LbQ) has returned for 2026, following more than 24,000 downloads by schools and families last year. Developed using insights from thousands of Year 6 pupils and hundreds of teachers using LbQ’s SATs Springboard daily, the …

Public sector procurement specialist and leading education supplier YPO has launched a new Team Leadership Apprenticeship Scheme to support staff with progression and upskilling. The scheme has been developed following research that identified opportunities to improve development pathways for existing colleagues. To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2026, the new Apprenticeship …

Education leaders, teachers and researchers recently came together at York St John University to celebrate the launch of the Institute of AI Education, a new initiative focused on helping schools navigate the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence in a practical and responsible way. The event sparked lively discussions around some …

To mark Children’s Mental Health Week 2026 (9-13 February), Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies, is partnering with The Zen Project for a fourth year to deliver an innovative mobile wellbeing tour, bringing free mental health support directly to schools and local …

It’s National Apprenticeship Week (Monday 9 February – Sunday 15 February) and a University of Sunderland programme aiming to keep teaching talent within the region is being praised by a north-east primary school. The University launched its three-year route Teacher Degree Apprenticeship (TDA), last September allowing apprentices to earn a …