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Government Announces 10,000 Technology Work Placements for Young People

Young people looking for their first job will benefit from 10,000 new work experience placements to open doors into the UK’s digital and tech sector All secondary schools are now

SEND Inclusion in Mainstream Schools

SEND Inclusion in Schools: Why Procurement Is Becoming Part of the Conversation Every school wants to be inclusive. The harder question is whether schools have the resources, environments and support

AI in Schools: What Should Leaders Buy, Trial or Avoid in 2026?

Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from education conference talking point to real school procurement issue. A few years ago, many school leaders were asking whether AI belonged in education at

Why School Cyber Security Is Now a Procurement Priority

For years, cyber security sat near the bottom of the school procurement agenda. Budgets were tight, threats felt distant, and the assumption often unspoken was that schools simply weren’t interesting

Improving School Attendance in 2026: Practical Procurement Ideas for Leaders

Attendance is often discussed as a data problem. Schools track it, analyse it, report it and compare it. But behind the numbers are real children, families and barriers. Some pupils

Crumbling Classrooms: What Should Schools Prioritise When Estates Budgets Are Under Pressure?

For many school leaders, the condition of the school estate has moved from a background worry to a daily operational problem. It is no longer just about whether a building

School IT only really gets noticed when it stops working

A teacher walks into class, tries to get started, and something simple will not cooperate. A laptop refuses to sign in. The internet drops out halfway through a lesson. Printing

Ofsted’s Inspection Pilot Signals New Opportunities for Education Suppliers

Ofsted’s new pilot to involve more serving school and college leaders in inspections could mark an important shift in how accountability is viewed across the education sector. The move is

Stronger Allergy Protections Coming to UK Schools

Schools across England will soon be required to introduce stronger protections for pupils with allergies under new government plans aimed at improving safety and reducing preventable medical emergencies in education

Scottish School Data Infrastructure 2026–2036

National MIS Procurement Signals Major System Review Across Scotland Scotland’s national school data system is entering a period of formal review. SEEMiS Group LLP has initiated procurement planning for a

New DfE Ventilation & Air Quality Guidance

What Every School Leader Needs to Know – And How to Act Today Today the Department for Education published its refreshed guidance on ventilation and air quality in schools and

The Day the SEND Wars Ended: DfE’s 2026 Schools White Paper

What Every Ambitious Leader Needs to Know (And No One Else Is Saying) Today, something rare happened in education policy: the Government didn’t tinker. It transformed. In a single, coordinated