Welcome to the new-look Education Briefing
We’re delighted to introduce the Education Briefing (formerly eConnect for Education) – your one-stop source of education facilities and IT news, in-depth analysis, events and jobs. The Education Briefing is brought to you by Forum Events, the company behind the enormously popular Education Forum, a highly-focused event that brings together education professionals and key industry solution providers […]
NUS urges students to vote in snap election
The National Union of Students (NUS) has urged students across the country to register and make their vote count in the June general election. Despite the date chosen – it falls between term time and summer holidays and for many higher education students they won’t be living at the address where they registered to vote […]
Corbyn: “Children crammed into ‘super-sized’ classes like sardines”
The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has highlighted Department for Education figures which showed more than 40,000 primary school children are taught in classes of 36 or more pupils, and has claimed pupils are being crammed in “like sardines” into ‘super-sized” school classes. The figures show that a total of 16,655 primary pupils were being taught in classes […]
New free schools planned despite funding crisis
The Department of Education has signed off the creation of 131 new Free Schools in England, while 20 local authorities have been given permission to open special needs schools using the same framework. The DfE says the plans will provide nearly 70,000 extra places for pupils across primary, secondary and special needs levels of education. Education Secretary […]
INISOFT WHITEPAPER: Student Bursary Challenges – Why Change Is Required
Between 2014 and 2015, UK universities and colleges spent over £500 million on financial support. However, this number is predicted to fall until 2020. Meanwhile, 42% of students believe they are eligible to receive a grant when the reality is only 28% will actually receive one. In an era of austerity in the further education sector, […]
FORUM INSIGHT: Make your company blog work harder
There’s no sadder sight than a neglected company blog. The chances are you’ve invested a fair bit of money in your website, which is probably the main channel through which to present your company to potential and existing customers outside of face-to-face meetings. And if that’s the case, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of […]
Women ‘strongly under-represented’ in headteacher roles, study finds
New research has revealed that it will take almost quarter of a century for women to be properly represented at headteacher level through secondary schools, with just over a third currently being female. The research, by Dr Kay Fuller of Nottingham University, shows that women remain strongly under-represented in senior school headship, with variations between […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Castle Minibus
We are the trusted advisors to over 1250 schools and colleges for minibus leasing throughout the UK. Castle Minibus provides a fully managed and risk free service, giving you total peace of mind. We provide Ford, Mercedes, Citroen and Renault minibuses in 17, 15, 12 and 9 seats. We also provide driver training for D1 and MiDAS […]
University of Derby consults Students’ Union on decision making
The University of Derby has held the first meeting of its Student Experience Learning and Teaching Committee (SELTC), a new forum combining the Student Experience, and Learning, Teaching and Enhancement sub-committees, and co-chaired by the Students’ Union. The SELTC is split into three parts – the first is an hour long seminar where any member of the […]
7 reasons not to miss the Education Forum
The Education Forum (now incorporating the successful Education IT Forum) is a highly targeted event, designed specifically for the education sector. As one of just 60 VIP guests, your free place at the Forum will include: • A full pre-arranged itinerary of meetings with suppliers • Complimentary seminars from some of the industry’s most dynamic minds […]