Sprinklers should be fitted in new build schools, NFCC says

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is calling for all new school builds or refurbishments to have sprinklers fitted.

Two-thirds of teachers feel they cannot effectively teach coding

Research carried out for IT consultancy BJSS shows that two-thirds of teachers feel they cannot effectively teach coding to those aged eight to 15

Link between universities and schools in Wales must go beyond teacher training, says education secretary

Education secretary, Kirsty Williams has outlined how Wales can lead the way on civic engagement and role of universities in their communities.

The Department for Education has announced a programme to recruit a team of leaders to provide specialist support to struggling FE colleges.

The Department for Education (DfE) is doubling the funding that primary schools receive for PE and sport provision, from £160 million to £320 million a year.

The government needs to urgently look at ways to provide better part-time working for secondary schools, a new report recommends.

Forty-six per cent of secondary school parents feel exams are too pressured for their children - only slightly higher than much younger children, at 40 per cent

Healthy canteen

A report from the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation calls on schools to become "healthy zones" where pupils' health and wellbeing are promoted throughout all parts of school life

The Church of England's national programme for developing school leaders has been awarded National Professional Qualification status by the Department for Education.

The Environment Agency has launched a competition for north east schools to design a new logo for the region's Flood Wardens.

More than half (53%) of Brits now believe that learning coding in school is just as important as learning a foreign language, such as French or Spanish.

New figures from PHE's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) have shown that obesity has risen for the second year in a row in reception year children in 2016 to 2017.

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