Education

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The Benefits of a Tutor

Discover the benefits of a tutor, from personalised learning and exam preparation support to confidence-building and lifelong study skills. A practical guide for parents.

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Education Secretary establishes Government’s forward thinking AI approach

Gillian Keegan to speak about the potential of technology in education

Artificial intelligence has the power to transform teachers’ day-to-day lives, the Education Secretary will say in a speech today (Wednesday 29 March).

AI technology offers many cutting edge opportunities and some schools are already leveraging its potential, with others eager to learn and understand its full...

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Student finance to be radically transformed from 2025

A new, more flexible system was introduced to empower adults to upskill or retrain throughout their working lives.

People across the country are set to benefit from a complete overhaul of student finance, helping them get flexible loan funding to train, retrain and upskill throughout their working lives.

The Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) will empower more people to study in a way...

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Schools and colleges to receive £2.5 billion to upgrade buildings and boost school places

Major government investment to improve school and college buildings and support more school places from 2026

Millions of young people across the country are set to benefit from a significant £2.5 billion boost so they can learn in high-quality buildings and facilities that are fit for the future.

Schools and colleges will receive investment to upgrade classrooms and refurbish...

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Package to level up opportunities for the most disadvantaged pupils

Local Needs Funding to be allocated to 24 education cold spots around the country to help disadvantaged pupils

Children in disadvantaged areas will benefit from stronger schools and increased local investment, as the Government steps up delivery of the commitments made in last year’s Schools White Paper.

Up to £42m will be allocated to Priority Education Investment Areas (PEIAs) - 24...

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Let It Grow this summer with a new campaign from the BBC

Launching today, Let it Grow is a collaboration between BBC Children’s and Education and BBC Radio 2 to help everyone transform grey spaces into wild and colourful places!

Inspired by the new BBC One series Wild Isles, the opening episode of which was the biggest factual episode to air on the BBC in 2023 so far*, Radio 2, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC Teach will be building on the interest generated...

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How to juggle motherhood and start your own business

I was 27 when I fell pregnant with my son Ernie, now aged six. When trying to return to my career (I was a theatre school owner), I realised I no longer had the confidence I had, it had slowly but surely been taken away from me!

I had never had a proper job, I had never done an interview before- all I had was a theatre school that I had created aged 21. However, although I loved it,...

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What support is available for students with a learning difficulty, mental health condition or disability?

As we look ahead to the 23/24 academic year this autumn, we recently launched the student finance application service for full-time undergraduate students in England. Students can apply for help with their course costs through a Maintenance Loan and to cover their fees with a Tuition Fee Loan.

However, depending on a student’s circumstances, there are other types of support available...

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Children’s Literacy Charity, Schoolreaders, Launches ‘Race For Reading’ Campaign To Raise Vital Funds To Support Reading In Primary Schools

Clock up the miles this Easter, and into the Summer term, in Schoolreaders Race for Reading and you will help more children leave primary school able to read well.

The 80-day virtual Around the World challenge runs until June 19th 2023. Set your distance, go it alone or with friends, family, your sports’ club or book group, and commit to walk, run, cycle, swim or even walk a dog to...

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School sports given huge boost to level the playing field for next generation of Lionesses

New standard for school sports will see girls and boys offered the same sports

On International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March) the Government is setting out new standards for equal access to sports, making it clear that girls and boys should be offered the same sports during PE and extracurricular time in schools.

Today’s package will help to boost equal opportunities in school...

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Team GB and Persimmon team up to produce community challenge for schools

Team GB and Persimmon Homes have today launched Get Set to Build a Community , a cross-curricular challenge to support the development of employability, teamwork and decision making skills in students aged 11 – 14 across the South West in the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Originally created as the official education programme for London 2012, Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s...

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