An updated piece of building and safety legislation that aims to reduce accidents during construction projects is going to affect all schools in control of their own building management. Louise Hosking explains how schools can comply
From leadership and management to technical and compliance knowledge, the key role of the facilities manager in education was the topic of a BIFM Education Special Interest Group event which took place in April
With research suggesting that risk assessments put teachers off taking a school trip, the School Travel Forum shares the basic principles of risk management before and during school trips
Support is now available to help your school build on the foundations provided by new school food standards. Dr Patricia Mucavele from the Children’s Food Trust explains more
With children across the county anticipating the move to secondary school, it is vital that those with special educational needs and disabilities are nurtured throughout the changeover, urges Jane Friswell, chief executive of nasen
A fully integrated garden design can engage children and adults with physical or mental difficulties, as well as foster a passionate interest in nature, writes landscape designer Hannah Genders
Education Business gives an update on the Priority School Building Programme, examining the latest schools submitting plans and developing new buildings through the funding
Alongside numerous priorities and pressures, schools are expecting yet further financial limitations, so it is easy to see how professional learning might slip down the ‘to do’ list. Yet when professional development is carried out well, it is the most effective tool for raising pupil outcomes. Not only that, it also builds teacher morale and self-efficacy, writes Bridget Clay of the Teacher Development Trust
Grounds teams at schools should be trained professionally to maintain high-quality sports pitches. The Institute of Groundsmanship presents a round-up of what training is available
The National Farm Attractions Network discuss the benefits for schools taking trips to farm attractions, highlighting the important topic of what we eat, and where it comes from
With space at a premium, making the most of any sports facility is essential. The Sports and Play Construction Association explain how multi-use game areas can meet the demand for versatile spaces, where multiple pitches are not necessarily available
Launched in February 2012, more than 5 million Raspberry Pi units have been sold, but the diminuitive computers’ beginning was plagued by availability and distribution issues, and so the revolutionary device didn’t have a particularly smooth launch. Education Business takes a look at the latest developments in the world of the Raspberry Pi
The Youth Sport Trust provides an update on the Living for Sport programme, as Dean Watson of Rastrick High School details the benefits it had on the school and its students
Nathan Davies, education principle consultant at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), writes about the importance of teaching health and safety in schools
Mobile devices can be used to create hands-on, immersive and transformative learning. The key is in giving teachers the knowledge and skills to introduce mobile devices into their classroom, advises Professor Steve Molyneux, CEO of the Tablet Academy
CIPFA’s Kerry Ace outlines the importance of a finance committee for an academy, and how it can prove an invaluable source of guidance for governing bodies when making financial decisions
A week may be a long time in politics, but the decade and a half in which academies have existed seems to have constituted almost a full career, says Dame Kathryn August, chair of the IAA
Big roofs and large energy usage make schools the perfect candidates for solar panels, but many do not have them. Friends of the Earth’s renewables campaigner Alasdair Cameron looks at what’s holding schools back, and how to overcome barriers
