A new skills programme is to equip young people with tech and AI skills, as part of a £187 million package to train up students for tech careers of the future.
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.”
The threshold for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in Wales is set to lower, meaning thousands more young people and households will be able to receive the grant.
The government has set aside £1 million for 16 developers to create AI tools which will help with marketing and giving students personalised feedback, leaving more time for teachers to deliver their lessons.
Data from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has found that the gap between women and men opting for computer-related degrees is the smallest it has ever been, with female students closing the gap on men.
The partnership aims to empower learners with new skills for the future such as coding, digital literacy and creative skills among students and teachers.
Schools, communities and homes across the capital are set to benefit from a digital network to be installed over the next five years by London Grid for Learning (LGfL) and its partner, Internet Service Provider (ISP) Community Fibre.
A share of £170m has been made available to employers, education and training providers to establish new ‘Institutes of Technology’ (IoTs), which will specialise in delivering the higher level technical skills.