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

Tablets for Schools is a charity that commissions the largest independent research programme in the world on how tablets impact learning and attainment. The latest report summarises findings from an ...

What’s the national picture on support for zero carbon schools, and how can individual schools take action themselves? Alex Green, head of the Let’s Go Zero campaign, finds out. Lowering the carbon ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Modular schools are helping to resolve many of the problems encountered by the education sector when undertaking new build or refurbishment projects, writes the MPBA The demand for new school places ...

Nathan Davis, water and leisure team leader at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, talks about the importance of safety management during school building work. School buildings need to ...

In March this year, Lord Alan Sugar officially opened The Bushey Academy, Hertfordshire’s most improved school and its striking new £30m state-of-the-art premises. Lord Sugar, principal Andrew ...