Union threatens more University strikes unless negotiations continue

The University and Colleges Union (UCU) has announced it will take more strike action unless employer body UCEA agrees to return to negotiations and...

Innovative new art project in Rochdale is helping children get ready for school

An arts project supported and funded by Rochdale Borough Council, Ragdoll Foundation and The National Lottery Community Fund has created a new resource to...

Council-maintained schools continue to outperform academies

Schools that remain within their council have continued to outshine those that converted to academies, according to new research commissioned by the Local Government...

Decision to replace exams with predicted grades during coronavirus has left pupils feeling “powerless”...

The decision to replace GCSE and A-level exams with predicted grades this summer has left pupils feeling “powerless” and “overwhelmingly” concerned with their grades,...

Mayor appeals to young people to join the Youth Combined Authority

The Mayor of Greater Manchester is appealing to young people to join the Youth Combined Authority. The Youth Combined Authority is being established to ensure...

Survey shows huge gap in online learning between state and private schools during lockdown

A third of pupils are taking part in online lessons while schools are closed, but independent school pupils are twice as likely as state...

Clearing 2023: How to secure your university place

If you haven’t got the results to get into the university you planned, don't panic. Vicki Hennessy, Associate Director, Student Recruitment and Outreach at the...

UA92 opens new Spinningfields Business Camp

UA92 (University Academy 92) officially opens its new Business School campus this week near Spinningfields, Manchester. The UA92 Business School launch comes after the higher...

Authors snapped in their favourite summer reading spots as new research reveals the wonderful...

New research by the National Literacy Trust has revealed that the place kids in Manchester and the North West most love to read is...

Salford academic helps to rebuild education for Ukrainian students

summer school for school and university teachers in Ukraine led by the University of Salford is aiming to help get education back off...