Ofsted has announced a programme of sector engagement to be launched in September when the final set of education inspection ...

Maintaining your minibus Transport For safety and legal reasons you must maintain your minibus properly. Whether you own the vehicle outright or have one on a contract hire/lease arrangement, as the ...

The decline of drama and the arts in schools Drama There have been increasing concerns that the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) and Progress 8 has put arts subjects at risk, with ...

A spotlight on the EdTech Strategy The government wants to ensure the education sector can take advantage of the opportunities available through technology. Its EdTech Strateg y outlines the support ...

It is eight years since the Children’s Food Trust began its Let’s Get Cooking programme, which went on to become the biggest network of healthy cooking clubs in England.

While the majority of parents and schools recognise the benefits of their children learning about and from the outdoors, there is a dramatic reduction in time spent out of the classroom. BESA’s Mark ...

A new report suggests the free schools programme in England has generally had positive impacts on pupil outcomes at secondary, including GCSE and A-Level attainment and secondary school absence.

Overstretched children’s social care services has led to an alarming number of children leaving the care system and becoming ...

Running school business operations Business Management As a result of academisation and even in maintained schools, where the role of the LA is changing with less support available for schools, the ...

The education system: What needs to change? School Management The UK’s education sector is subject to constant scrutiny and evokes wildly different opinions – and rightly so. In order to create and ...

Employment allowances for schools Finance The Chancellor announced the creation of a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Employment Allowance in the 2013 Budget. From 6 April 2014 this new ...

How is the cashless revolution progressing? Finance ParentPay analyses the progress of cashless payment systems in the education sector, examining the benefits to schools as well as the main barriers ...