MIF announces new Factory Academy training opportunities for 2021/22
Manchester International Festival (MIF) has today announced its latest Factory Academy programme for the 2021/22 academic year, providing skills and training programmes for the...
Oldham is to get a world-class skills boost after Oldham College was selected to...
Oldham College is one of 12 leading national institutions,including FE colleges and Independent Training Providers – selected to join the skills revolution by becoming...
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...
University of Salford embeds a Child Safe approach
Higher education has an emerging key role to play in safeguarding children and child protection. The ChildSafe movement raises awareness among members of the...
School admissions should focus on giving priority to pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
School admissions in England should give priority to places for children from disadvantaged backgrounds rather than focusing on catchment areas
The proposal comes from The...
An alternative on offer for school leavers in the region
SCHOOL leavers unsure of what to do next are being offered free places at a trio of North West colleges.
The Military Preparation Colleges at...
School spending per pupil set to remain below 2009 levels
Despite the government allocating over £7 billion extra for schools in England in the 2019 Spending Round, core spending per pupil in 2022–23 will...
Manchester College and UCEN Manchester commission mural of hope for post-Covid-19 recovery
The Manchester College and UCEN Manchester commission mural of hope for post-Covid-19 recovery
Mural painting is underway to highlight the resilience of students and colleagues...
Education unions make joint call for urgent action on ventilation in schools
Education unions, together with Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP, have today written to Gavin Williamson urging the government to take firm...
Inequalities in education continued during second period of school closures
A new study has shown that whilst the amount of home lessons increased during the second period of school closures compared to the first,...