Comment: DfE's Jennifer Williams on procurement Procurement The start of a new school year provides us the ideal opportunity to challenge and break our buying habits, writes Jennifer Williams, ...

England has seen the biggest year-on-year school attendance improvement for a decade, with figures showing that more than 140 ...

The prime minister’s announced an £88 million package to support youth clubs and schools to offer more activities, with £22.5 ...

School trips are one of the things school children look forward to during their school life and the experiences and memories from them are extremely durable. A school trip with its natural dynamic ...

Net-zero carbon school buildings The UK has passed into law a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. So is it possible to have a net zero carbon school building? A framework for ...

The education system: What needs to change? School Management The UK’s education sector is subject to constant scrutiny and evokes wildly different opinions – and rightly so. In order to create and ...

Elaine Skates, deputy chief executive of the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom explains the relevance of LOtC in raising attainment and achieving an outstanding Ofsted.

As Martyn’s Law receives Royal Assent, publicly accessible premises will be required to strengthen their preparedness for potential terrorist threats. So what does this new legislation mean for ...

Engineering a smarter future for education As schools face pressures from overcrowding, aging infrastructure and safety concerns, the need for smarter construction solutions is high. Richard Hipkiss ...

Bringing together creativity and literacy Creative Literacy Creativity is characterised by originality and expressiveness, so it can mean making something or it can be something new and innovative.

Employment allowances for schools Finance The Chancellor announced the creation of a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Employment Allowance in the 2013 Budget. From 6 April 2014 this new ...

Solar: lighting the way to zero carbon schools With energy bills soaring and the race to net zero intensifying, schools are turning to solar power as a practical, high-impact solution. Sue Wheat from ...