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A new future-focused French GCSE, designed to better equip all students for life and careers in a global setting, has received full approval from Ofqual for first teaching in 2024. The reformed qualification from leading awarding body Pearson Edexcel, has been developed in close partnership with schools, language experts and …

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 …

A Sunderland academic has appeared before an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) this week to present evidence of her findings on the impact school exclusions have on children’s lives. Sarah Martin-Denham (left), University Associate Professor of Care and Education at the University of Sunderland, appeared before the APPG inquiry on School …

Cloud technology is helping universities adapt in the face of tightening budgets and shifting student expectations. By Tony Lteif, Head of Education EMEA at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education has long been a sector in which every penny has had to count. That’s true now more than ever. Public spending …

Over 3 million people across the globe are living with undiagnosed leprosy. Leprosy is not a disease of the past, it still exists and it is still destroying lives.  Lepra have been working with schools for over 50 years to educate young people about the physical, social and emotional impact …

An ambitious project which will see a group of Year 9 pupils in Dudley build a fully working biplane has taken off thanks to a substantial STEM grant from the Millennium Point Trust. The 24 students from Dudley Academies Trust are working with the STEM High Fliers (SHF) charity to …

Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) multi-academy trust has further bolstered its central team with a number of key appointments. A new Head of Safeguarding, Health, Children & Families, a School Improvement Lead, a Digital Technology and Accessibility Lead, and IT Manager have all now taken up positions at the Trust, …

Children from pilot schools tested innovative activities for the National Education Nature Park last week, at an event at RHS Garden Bridgewater, Manchester. Esri UK created mobile apps that enabled children to map their emotions along with what they saw, heard and smelt across the gardens and start learning some …

ViewSonic concluded a successful three-day exhibition at the BETT Show 2023 (British Educational Training and Technology Show) earlier in March, unveiling a comprehensive range of EdTech solutions designed for in-class, online, and hybrid learning environments. The solutions included the latest 105” 5K ViewBoard interactive display, the 135” All-in-One LED Display …

Leading global education technology company Promethean has released its seventh annual State of Technology in Education report. The survey of UK educators and, for the first time, pupils, offers insights into the use of technology in schools and its impact on the well-being factors that make up the staff and …