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The UK IT channel contributes around £50Billion to the UK economy yet growth is restricted by the need to recruit enough staff to plug the current skills gap. Tech Channel Ambassadors is a new Community Interest Company (CIC) created to promote the channel IT industry, and to bolster inclusivity in …

Studies have found that video games can help develop young people’s life skills like problem-solving, team building, communication, and analytical thinking, all of which are vital for their development. Xbox has taken these findings to launch ‘Beyond Xbox: Field Trips’, a first-of-its-kind series of audio learning journeys based on seven …

There is now more choice than ever on lunch menus, as leading school meals provider, apetito unveils seven new dishes in its Spring/Summer range, helping ensure schools can dish up a real variety of nutritious options to suit every pupil’s dietary requirements at lunchtime. New additions include Hunters Chicken, which …

Industry-leading experts in Smart Lockers and Storage and Charging solutions, LapSafe®, share the key benefits of implementing its ChargeLite™ range (formally ClassBuddy™) into educational institutes. The range consists of three trolley solutions, a desk and wall unit, and a standalone locker: all boasting the same purpose of simultaneously storing, charging, …

Enterprise D2N2 LEP Careers Hub has celebrated the success of its first careers event which brought together top educators and employers. This session marks the start of plans to help teachers develop their curriculums in collaboration with employers. Equipping teachers with an understanding of what recruiting organisations look for is …

A local Selby primary school teacher has been selected to travel to Finland this summer to share her work at the prestigious Science on Stage Festival 2024. Vicky Walsh (left) from Monk Fryston C of E Primary School will make the journey to Turku to join hundreds of other primary …

The organisation is recruiting for volunteer teachers throughout England – people who have worked with children and would like to help young people explore issues around global injustice. Volunteer teachers go into primary and secondary schools to host assemblies and workshops on themes such as poverty and climate justice, helping …

Academy21 is the UK’s leading provider of online alternative provision (AP) and has today become the first online AP to be accredited under the UK Department for Education’s new Online Education Accreditation Scheme (OEAS). The scheme recognises the provider’s high standards of education and safeguarding arrangements for students. The Department …

Twelve higher education institutions in Yorkshire today issued a powerful open letter to the region’s mayoral election candidates outlining five ‘key asks’ to ensure the county is a place to “invest, live, work and learn”. Ahead of mayoral elections on 2 May 2024, in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, and, …

A Hampshire Teaching School Hub has been successfully reaccredited by the Department for Education for the next four years. The HISP Teaching School Hub based in Southampton will continue to be at the forefront of teacher training and development for schools within the region for the next four years. The …