In order to prepare young people for their future, oracy should be the fourth “R” of education – of equal status to reading, ...

Most education professionals recognise the value of learning outside the classroom (LOtC) in broadening the horizons of young people, raising self esteem and making learning more memorable. More and ...

The adoption of tablet technology in schools has not always come with positive news. As we move from the ‘innovators’ into the ‘early adopter’ phase of the technology adoption life-cycle, we are ...

A significant transformation is needed for education institutions to hit the goal of being carbon neutral by 2030. So what are the first steps that can be taken? Dr Sally Uren, chief executive at ...

Richard Martin, digital transformation lead at edtech charity LGfL – The National Grid for Learning, provides a blueprint for building an effective IT strategy, with an outline of the key components ...

Pupils have come a long way in their learning about climate change and what they can each do to save energy. For the last five years npower has been visiting schools across the country delivering ...

The Department for Education’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy included many positive new policies. But did it go far enough? Suzanne Gibbon, programme coordinator of the Let’s Go Zero ...

The ‘share of savings’ cost model from procurement consultants is designed to enable the buyer to pay no upfront costs but instead pay a percentage of the savings that are achieved. Crescent ...

With the government’s school rebuilding programme in progress, Andrew Orriss from the Structural Timber Association examines how structural timber solutions can assist in this effort, especially from ...

In today’s technologically-driven world, children’s access to outdoor play opportunities has significantly diminished. Schools, therefore, are playing an increasingly prominent role in ensuring that ...

The Department for Education has recently highlighted that there are many school buildings with “serious structural issues”, and that the "risk of collapse" of one or more blocks in some schools was a ...

A recent report from BESA confirmed a real problem with the school estate, and uniquely, delved into every aspect of school buildings, such as the quality of PE equipment and music facilities. Robyn ...