Secondary schools

Class People makes final call for school project grant applications

Independent education recruitment specialist Class People is appealing for new school project applications before the current round of funding deadline approaches – with £1,500 for each project up for grabs to support school communities across the South West of England. The Exeter-based business’s charitable organisation, the Class People Foundation, supports …

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Teen racing driver wins career-launching scholarship

Racing driver Will Crewdson has clinched this year’s prestigious Junior Saloon Car Championship (JSCC) Scholarship, securing a fully funded opportunity to compete in the acclaimed series throughout its tenth anniversary year. The 17-year-old, from Corbridge, raced to victory at Croft Circuit on Saturday 17th February to clinch the career-launching prize, …

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‘Food for thought’: Sixth Former receives national science award for nutrition app that promotes better mental health

Richard Turay (pictured left) has received the British Science Association’s Gold CREST Award for designing an app which allows people to better manage symptoms of depression by tracking the impact of food on mood. Richard, from London, received a Gold CREST Award for his project of designing an app which …

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New headteacher at Ralph Allen School joins Palladian Academy Trust on its journey to becoming the UK’s first Thrive Ambassador Trust

Children’s mental and emotional health and wellbeing issues and their links with educational outcomes are now more significant than ever. Palladian Academy Trust, a family of 11 schools based in the South West, understands the impact of this and has embarked upon a journey to becoming the UK’s first Thrive …

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Top five high school continues conservation work by planting thousands of flowers in community

A secondary school promoting conservation in its community planted thousands of flowers and plants as part of a sustainability project. Following their incredible efforts in collecting more than 12,000 pieces of litter from beaches and parks during the summer, pupils from Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay seeded more than 6,000 …

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Train the Trainer: Free media literacy program launches to support UK teachers, as 90% call for media literacy to be taught in schools

An innovative and timely new media literacy programme, aimed at equipping teachers with the necessary skills to support their students in identifying truthful, reliable, and trustworthy information online, has now launched. Created by media literacy charity, The Student View, and funded by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF), and …

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Impressive GCSE Results at DLD College London

DLD College London is honouring the outstanding accomplishments of its students as they receive their GCSE results. Triumphant students obtained their results from the multi-award-winning school this morning, which revealed an impressive 84% pass rate with 25% graded 7-9. This represents an increase of 16% on the number of students …

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Thousands of pupils secure place at their first-choice university as grading returns to normal

Young people across England are celebrating exam results this morning – with thousands of them moving on to university, apprenticeships and the world of work. Overall, 79% of 18-year-old pupils in the UK receiving a decision today have gained a place at their first choice university. 16, 530 students who …

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