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A sixth-year pupil at Aberdeen’s only all-girls school, St Margaret’s, has achieved the highest mark in Scotland in a national competition run by the Royal Society of Biology. Iona Thomas-Wright (17), who has been offered a conditional place at Cambridge University to study Biological Natural Sciences, won a Gold Award …

The National Foundation for Educational Research yesterday released a new report comparing recruitment and retention figures for teaching, nursing and the police. The report finds that teachers work the joint highest number of hours annually and have the joint lowest average hourly pay of all three professions. And despite finding …

On Thursday 15 March 2018, TSB CEO Dr Paul Pester and space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock visited St Luke’s Church of England primary school in Formby, Liverpool to help bring the wonders of the universe to life for 60 Year 5 pupils.  The class spent the day designing rockets getting …

Hands-on science was the theme of this year’s Science Week at St Mary’s Senior School in Colchester, with a practical session in the labs every lunchtime from Monday 12 to Friday 16 March as well as many other exciting activities throughout the week. The week began with a visit from …

ukactive has launched a major new consultation that will shape the future of children’s physical activity across the UK. Chair of ukactive and former Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has called for everyone from children and physical activity providers to social workers and policymakers, to feed into a new report focused …

Young people and students in Suffolk and Norfolk now have an exciting new mobile app www.icanbea.org.uk to provide them with career guidance and advice on the latest job opportunities, news and industry updates. The Mason Trust is a charity founded in 2008 by well-known businesswoman Yvonne Mason that helps young people …

One in ten children experience a mental health difficulty and now Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, the body overseeing the devolution of the area’s health and social care budget is launching a rapid schools pilot, with the help of world-class athletes, to support the emotional wellbeing of pupils. …

As the Chancellor delivers his Spring statement today, school leaders’ union NAHT is warning that young people with the highest needs are paying the most acute price for the government’s decision not to fund schools fully. Today, NAHT publishes figures from its annual survey of school budgets. The survey showed …

The major skills shortage facing manufacturing and technology businesses would be relieved by attracting more women into STEM sectors, according to the female head of Birmingham’s Millennium Point – which majors on access to STEM education in the Midlands. Millennium Point hosted HRH Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle …

On the 26th of March, Aquafresh will be launching its Inventors Academy competition, giving schools the opportunity to win £1,000 worth of equipment and a whole class sleepover at the Science Museum. Open to every primary school within the UK, the competition encourages teachers to focus on the importance of …