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£300,000 to improve sport services for disabled pupils

21/03/2014 - 16:33

The Department for Education will provide £300,000 to extend the Project Ability grant for a further year, it has been announced.

Ofsted proposes revised school inspections

21/03/2014 - 16:13

Ofsted head Sir Michael Wilshaw is to propose new rules for school inspection at an upcoming meeting of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

Chancellor's announcements on education

19/03/2014 - 15:14

George Osborne announced in his 2014 Budget statement that there will be a new Early Years premium worth £50 million.

Government backs education start-up scheme

27/02/2014 - 12:21

The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) is to launch a Government backed business support service for UK SMEs working in the education sector. The mentoring scheme is one of 13 education projects to receive funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

'Hour of Code' to receive UK launch

25/02/2014 - 16:08

The popular American 'Hour of Code' initiative is to be launched in the UK as part of a week-long celebration marking 25 years of the World Wide Web. The event, taking place 3-9 March, intends to inspire pupils to develop programming skills and consider careers in computing.

Ofsted orders removal of 10 schools from major academy chain

25/02/2014 - 09:40

Following a critical Ofsted report, E-Act, the second largest academy chain in England, is to have 10 of its 34 schools removed from its control.

The inspectors judged that the schools were performing below standard.

The Education Resources Awards 2014 shortlist released

14/02/2014 - 11:50

From an unprecedented number of entries, the United Kingdom’s most outstanding educational resources, suppliers, educators and institutions were today selected as finalists for the Education Resources Awards (ERAs) 2014.

Charity claims autistic pupils are illegally excluded

13/02/2014 - 16:06

The charity Ambitious about Autism has claimed that thousands of autistic children are being excluded from English schools.

£20 million for Welsh secondary schools

13/02/2014 - 16:04

A scheme to improve underperforming schools in Wales is to be launched in September. Schools Challenge Cymru will see £20 million a year allocated to the Welsh secondary sector.

Bett Awards: 2014 winners announced

23/01/2014 - 11:31

The winners of the 16th prestigious Bett Awards 2014 were announced last night (Wednesday 22 January, 2014) at the Bett Awards Dinner held at The Brewery, London.

TRILUX low-energy LED luminaires meet Cambridge's largest Passivhaus student residential building requirements

Cambridge University’s Lucy Cavendish College accommodation scheme, designed by RH Partnership Architects, is developed to the Passivhaus standard to significantly reduce energy use, and ensure comfort for students and carers, using modern methods of construction and sustainable, robust materials to reduce embodied carbon.

CPC’s Utilities and Supplies Framework now recommended by DfE

Waste and Recycling

Cromwell Polythene