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Welsh government sets out new guidance for school leavers
Lynne Neagle, the welsh cabinet secretary for education, has announced the publication of statutory guidance on 14 to 16 ...
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Fire safety in schools is a complex issue
From educating pupils about the dangers of false alarms, to considering the flammability of paper display boards, fire safety in schools is more complex than you think. The Fire Industry Association ...
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Avoid wasteful spending
If there’s one thing guaranteed to annoy hard-working taxpayers like you and me, it’s a story about a shameful waste of public funds. There have been many high profile examples in recent times, but ...
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Why schools need to understand the GDPR
What does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mean to those in education? Education Business caught up with some experts from the GDPR Advisory Board to grill them about the regulation’s ...
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The value of integrated security
Security measures in schools should not only protect staff, students and assets, but also integrate seamlessly with the design of the building. James Kelly, chief executive of the British Security ...
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Managing the free school pre-opening process
New Schools Network (NSN) has launched a delivery programme to help free schools in pre-opening, including a new range of services, from site advice to project management support At the time of ...
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Recommendations set out to encourage Gen Z to teach
The government should pilot a career break scheme to attract more “generation Z” teachers, Teach First has suggested in a new ...
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Wage gap between FE and school teachers worsens
Teachers in Further Education (FE) colleges may earn nearly a quarter less than teachers in schools, according to a new NFER ...
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The importance and value of art, craft and design
Why is art, craft and design education so vital to our culture, our society, our economy and ourselves? The reasons are myriad, meaningful, complex and fiscal says Lesley Butterworth of the National ...
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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 achieving net zero carbon ...
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The education system: What needs to change?
The UK’s education sector is subject to constant scrutiny and evokes wildly different opinions – and rightly so. In order to create and maintain the best possible system of learning for our children, ...
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What makes a good school building?
Education Business chats to RIBA’s Caroline Buckingham about the importance of good design when developing new school buildings and what should be done to tackle the pupil place shortage A good school ...