£1m upgrade as Prestwich school begins new era

A high school in Bury which is starting a new era as an academy is undergoing a £1m upgrade. The Heys School, formerly Prestwich Arts College,...

500 primary schools across Greater Manchester will receive paperback copies of Bloomsbury Publishing’s The...

Today, Bupa Foundation and the National Literacy Trust announce a donation of 1,389 paperback copies of Bloomsbury Publishing’s The Book of Hopes to 463...

Labour calls for wage subsidy to boost apprenticeships in the North West as Government...

Labour is today reiterating its call for the Government to use a wage subsidy to create new apprenticeships in the North West as analysis...

Manchester school gearing up for the final of a UK-wide STEM competition after making...

Students from Cardinal Langley RC High School are preparing to take part in the national final of the Raytheon UK-wide Quadcopter Challenge, after successfully...

UA92 embraces Young Person’s Guarantee by supporting young people accessing higher education

UNIVERSITY ACADEMY 92 (UA92) is embracing Greater Manchester’s Young Person’s Guarantee with a free package worth £5,000 including laptop, data, lunches, travel pass and...

North West falling up to 17 years behind London in levelling up skills race

Levelling up skills qualifications in the North West to the same levels seen in London could take 17 years unless urgent, large-scale corrective action...

Coppice Primary School awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag certificate

Oldham-based Coppice Primary School has been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Certification having demonstrated its commitment to encouraging good environmental behaviour amongst pupils and...

New project launches to combat inequalities in education

The University of Manchester and Tutor Trust have joined forces to launch a new research-based social justice project which seeks to combat inequalities in...

Stockport school could get a reprieve from closure

A school in Stockport could avoid closure after its trustees have agreed to review the situation St Mary’s RC Primary School had a falling...

Sunak proposes to crack down on university courses which fail to deliver

University courses that fail to deliver good outcomes, with high drop-out rates and poor employment prospects will be subject to strict controls. The Prime Minister...