Education

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The benefits of Boarding school

Discover the key benefits of boarding school, from academic excellence and independence to strong friendships and rich extracurricular opportunities. Learn how a boarding environment helps students grow into confident, capable, well-rounded young adults.

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Ten tips for the 11 plus exam

If your child is settling into year 5, as a parent it is time to start thinking about their secondary education.

If you are considering grammar schools or selective independent schools, your child will most likely need to take an entrance exam in autumn 2023 to be eligible for a place.

Known as the 11 plus exam, it is designed to be challenging, identifying pupils whose academic...

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Families at the heart: Early Years Alliance announces inspiring line-up for online Annual Conference

Leading early years membership organisation the Early Years Alliance has revealed the line-up for its third virtual annual conference.

The event entitled, Families at the heart: the vital role of early years settings in supporting children, families and their local community, will take place from 6pm-8:45pm on Thursday 15 June, and once again is free to attend for Alliance members...

Prime Minister outlines his vision for Maths to 18

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlines vision to ensure every young person has the maths skills they need to succeed.

PM outlines vision to ensure every young person has skills they need to succeed
Higher maths attainment will grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity
New expert group will lead review into how best to deliver maths to 18 for all –

Government support needed to expand childcare

Following the ambitious announcement of extra funded early education and care for children and families in the Spring Budget, National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has found providers need urgent support with staffing and that all promised funding must reach the front-line, if they are to deliver this policy.

This is such a crucial time for providers that NDNA held two events in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...