The Premier League, The FA and the Government together with Sport England have recently announced a new fund of £102m is to be delivered, by the Football Foundation, into grassroots facilities across England over the next three years.
The Association of Play Industries awaits the long-awaited evaluation of the £235m Play Pathfinders and Play Builders Programmes expected before the end of the year, its new chairman, Michael Hoenigmann, is ready to bang the drum for play at the highest levels and call for the recognition it deserves
With over £380 million being spent with member companies for study, ski and sports trips in 2012 and with no sign of that trend reversing, Ian Pearson of the School Travel Forum asks why are they so popular and how can schools make the most educationally from them?
Schools, academies and colleges across the country have been awarded for their hard work, dedication and success in achieving educational excellence at the Education Business Awards
We all know that literacy is the ability to read and write but the definition of creative is a little harder to define: it can be the ability to solve problems or being able to use your imagination. Bringing creativity and literacy together can be a powerful tool in teaching, writes Tonya Meers
Recent fines highlight lessons to be learned about information destruction. Chairman of the British Security Industry Association’s (BSIA) Data Destruction Section, Adam Chandler, explains
By the time you are reading this the closing date for consultation on the draft SEN Code of Practice – 9 December 2013 – will have passed, so what will the New Year bring us as we contemplate changes to the special educational needs (SEN) arrangements across the sector? Jane Friswell of nasen considers the implications
Converting to an academy will require important decisions about how the schools operates to be made. Maureen Flowers looks at the human resource function in academies and whether to outsource it, which is becoming an increasingly attractive proposition
Despite many schools fallen victim to leasing scams in recent years, government guidance to schools on leasing has not changed. BESA’s director Caroline Wright looks at the current guidance to schools and explains why BESA is calling on the government to revise it
With leadership being more critical than ever to the success of our schools, Charlie Taylor explains how the National College for Teaching and Leadership is supporting leadership development
By cutting out waste and promoting energy efficiency, schools are able to make financial savings that can be better invested elsewhere. And while pupils and teachers’ attention is turned towards environmental sustainability, the next generation of energy professionals could well be born
The eighth annual Education Business Awards at Emirates Stadium on 5 December will recognise schools from all sectors that have demonstrated a commitment to quality education
Ukactive’s chief executive officer, David Stalker, looks behind two studies which show that levels of physical activity among young people are plummeting, and discusses the wider benefits of physical activity in schools
A school is essentially a child’s ‘workplace’, and as such, the application of ergonomics should be applied to fulfil health and safety obligations. But this is often not the case, finds Levent Çaglar, senior consultant ergonomist at FIRA
Ed McEvoy, CEO at County Offaly Vocational Educational Committee, explains how the local authority in the Irish Midlands is responsible for five rural secondary schools but overcomes the challenges of delivering education to each site using the very latest in communication tools
James Kelly, chief executive of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA), discusses the benefits of employing security officers, and other private security measures, within schools
The tragic coach crash in France earlier this year has once again put school trip safety under the microscope. So how can school leaders ensure that trips are managed and delivered safely?
