Plans confirmed to ban children using mobile phones in schools

The Government will announce plans today to ban pupils having mobile phones in school with headteachers given the powers to search pupils The move,says the...

Greater Manchester Colleges Awarded £2.5m to Expand Innovation across the Region

Nine General Further Education colleges across Greater Manchester have been collectively awarded £2.5m to increase innovation support to businesses throughout the city region. The new...

National Theatre Leads Tameside Schools in Seeking Stories

Seven Tameside primary schools have just taken part in Story Seekers, a learning project created by the world-renowned National Theatre in partnership with the...

CSI Launches in Salford

Salford Business School has launched its latest project: the Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI). Based in the Maxwell Building on the University of Salford’s...

Further plans revealed for new Cheadle Hulme Free school

Pear Tree Specialist Support High School, which will be based at Worcester Road, Cheadle Hulme, will be a Local Authority commissioned special school with...

Denton school unfit for kids after flooding and sewage problems BBC report will claim

A Panorama programme going out tonight on BBC1 will report that a Denton school has been forced to close numerous times due to flooding...

Student loan scheme could cost Government £10b more a year

Higher interest rates increase the expected government cost of financing the student loan system in England by more than £10 billion per year, new...

Report warns that New approach to skills devolution needed to ‘put communities in control’

new report published by LTE Group has warned that, while devolution deals across England have the potential to transform regional economies, safeguards are needed...

Urgent reform needed in 11-16 education to fully prepare pupils for the future

Peers are calling for a shake up of the school curriculum for 11 to 16 year olds including the scrapping of the English Baccalaureate Members...

Manchester’s EdStart Schools Appoints Oldham Athletic Manager Micky Mellon as Director of Leadership &...

Oldham Athletic manager and author Micky Mellon joins EdStart Schools as director of leadership and culture, bringing his wealth of leadership experience in professional...