Campaign launched to “fight” government’s new grammar school plans

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to challenge the government’s plans to open new grammar schools if Conservatives with the election.....read more

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NEWS

Labour’s free school meals plan will cost £950 million

Extending free school meals to all primary school children would cost around £950 million each year, a think tank says.....read more

Academy trust’s caretaker cuts pose “serious risk”

Education unions have issued a warning over plans by Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) to slash £1.4 million from its schools’ estates budgets.....read more

Lib Dems pledge to “protect” school funding

Lib Dems pledge to “protect” school funding.....read more

Lack of school funding has caused thousands of job cuts, survey finds

According to a poll of 707 head teachers, schools will have lost five members of staff each, on average by September.....read more

FEATURES

Investing in the school estate

Since the Chancellor announced in the Spring Budget that £216 million will be invested into refurbishing existing schools there have been concerns over whether this sum will be enough......read more

Cashing-in on sunlight

Leonie Greene and Holly Stower from the Solar Trade Association discuss the cost and carbon savings that can be achieved from solar PV systems.....read more

PrimarySite

PrimarySite is the UK’s largest and fastest-growing provider of primary school websites. We help schools nationwide to communicate their visions, attract pupils and families, and save valuable staff time and money. As well as user-friendly websites, we provide schools with apps, branding, parental email, text messaging and video resources.....read more

iCubes

We build quality bespoke PC's along with the sale of hardware/software from all major manufacturers. We sell 3D printers from ZYZ, MakerBot and Ultimaker along with filaments and spare parts. With expert knowledge of the 3D market we can advise you on the best printer for you.....read more

Suez

Our core activities are dedicated to the sustainable management of resources delivering innovative recycling and waste recovery services to 30,000 business customers and local authorities across the UK. We handle waste material putting it to good use through our recycling, manufacturing and energy recovery facilities.....read more

Teachers’ Retirement Agency

Are you retiring in the next 5-10 years? Have you planned for a financially secure retirement? The Teachers’ Retirement Agency’s “Planning For Retirement” seminar is the ideal way for teachers to access all the latest pension information and advice. Retirement options, health, investment and inheritance planning are just some of the topics addressed......read more

TouchStar

TouchStar access control, CCTV and time & attendance systems are installed in a variety of educational environments. We work with public and private sector clients to help them overcome the challenges they face when managing the daily flow of people, monitoring high security areas, tracking resources and recording personnel attendance.....read more

Eden

'The UK’s largest solar school' - The solar array at Wellacre Accademy is saving the school over £20,000 per year and including inflation this is expected to be around £2m over 25 years. Eden provide no cost energy reduction solutions and work with you to disseminate the message to the school and community.....read more

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