Matt Wrack has been confirmed as the new general secretary of techers' union NASUWT, replacing Dr Patrick Roach who is to stand down this month.

Earth day

Keep Britain Tidy’s Eco-Schools programme is endeavouring to transform climate education and provoking action across the UK’s educational estates with its innovative new online tool, ‘The Playground.”

School meal provider apetito has launched a webinar on ‘Best Practice for Managing Food Allergies in School’ during Allergy Awareness Week (21 – 28 April).

The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom (CLOtC) is looking to recruit two new trustees - Chair and Board Secretary.

Toast

750 schools have opened their breakfast clubs today, with parents being able to benefit from up to 95 hours of free childcare and save £450 each year if their child attends every day.

More than two million young people and 302,000 school staff members have now been reached by Let’s Go Zero’s climate messaging, the charity's impact report has shown.

The NEU says the government should implement the findings of the 2022 Committee on Work and Pensions report on the HSE’s approach to asbestos management.

Almost two thirds of school support staff and over half of the teachers responding to a NEU survey said they personally provide and pay for extra food for pupils

A survey by National Education Union members has found that an Ofsted inspection – or the prospect of an Ofsted inspection - adds to the working hours of 78 per cent of teachers.

A survey by National Education Union (NEU) has found that of the 72 per cent of support staff work that work in excess of their contracted hours, just one in seven are paid for them.

As World Earth Day approaches on 22 April, E.ON’s New Energy Academy has launched free green skills resources, designed for students aged 11–14.

School building

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled the first schools to benefit from the new Greener Schools pilot, which will enable schools to spend less on their energy bills and more on children’s education.

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