The LGA found that councils managed to turn around 75 per cent of inadequate schools over four years compared to 59 per cent of schools converted to a sponsor-led academy.

Utilitywise, Vodafone and Dell have collaborated to develop a new energy and building management platform to give schools more visibility and control over their energy use.

A report has found that professionals working with children often fail to spot the signs of neglect in older children as they are not as ‘obvious’ as in young children.

The winners of the 2018 Education Business Awards have been announced, recognising the excellent effort put into running schools

There will be greater accountability on the key professionals that come into contact with children

This year’s BP Ultimate STEM Challenge, in partnership with STEM Learning, is inviting UK students aged 11 to 14 to use their STEM skills to reimagine a solution to a real-life problem.

The University of Liverpool Mathematics College will open in 2020 and give gifted mathematicians from all backgrounds the chance to boost their skills

The government has said it will invest in programmes that tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools

More than 6,500 pupils have said that they believe what they learn in PE will improve their employment prospects.

The Actives Challenge is a app-based programme that rewards children for displaying a range of healthy behaviours with digital ‘Zaps’

Forty per cent of the young people surveyed said their teachers had never discussed the idea of apprenticeships with them.

Projects could include home visits from trained early years professionals, to help parents support their children in learning new words

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