Thousands of primary schools have already signed up to spend more than £7.7 million on new phonics products and training to drive up their pupils’ standards of reading, new Department for Education figures show.So far 3,211 schools have taken advantage of the Government’s...

The UK’s Olympic and Paralympic sporting legacy was given a huge boost today when Sainsbury’s pledged a £10 million package to support the new School Games Competition over the next four years.  A further £14 million from the Department of Health plus a further...

The new Community First endowment, which aims to raise £150 million, to be invested to secure the future of local community projects in England, has been launched by Nick Hurd, the Minister for Civil Society. The Government will give 50p for every £1 raised from individual,...

Funding for a community sports club at every secondary school in England has been announced by the government.Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said it was part of a £1 billion strategy to encourage young people to take up sport - as pledged in the 2012 Games bid.Mr Hunt said...

Pebble is proud to announce that the BETT Show 2012 is the setting for the long anticipated launch of Fund Manager Version 8. It is an exciting time for Pebble as Fund Manager has also been shortlisted as a Finalist in the BETT Awards 2012 in the ICT Leadership and Management Solutions category. Fund...

The Government has announced a new £200 million outreach service to help England's most troubled families. Run in conjunction with local authorities and the organisations delivering the Work Programme, the new service will help families with multiple problems overcome barriers to employment.Minister...

We are delighted to announce that Pebble has been shortlisted as a Finalist in the BETT Awards 2012 in the ICT Leadership and Management Solutions category. Commenting on the success of the company, Ryan Green, Managing Director at Pebble, said:

The government has launched its first national plan for music education. The In Harmony programme, based on the inspirational El Sistema scheme from Venezuela, will be rolled out across the country under plans announced today.The first ever national plan for music education 'The...

We are delighted to announce that Janis Green, CEO of Pebble, collected the Women Into the Network ‘Best Use of Technology’ award in 2011.  The award recognises those women who champion technological innovation at the heart of their business.The judges were particularly...

The seven winners beat hundreds of projects from across the UK to win the prestigious title of the UK’s favourite Lottery projects at the event, which was broadcast live on BBC One.There are seven categories in the Awards, each reflecting an area of Lottery funding.  The lucky winners...

Voluntary and community organisations will help deliver key reforms to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, and their parents.The Children's Minister Sarah Teather announced contracts involving voluntary and community organisations which will deliver the support,...

Youth Music has launched its new funding model today and those seeking funding can apply via the Youth Music Network website.  The funding model, entitled the Youth Music Programme, comprises a new knowledge sharing network and grants programme.The Youth...

Local projects which help families and communities give children the best start in life will benefit from new investment announced by Education Secretary Michael Russell.The announcement sees the creation of a new Communities and Families Fund which will receive £1.5 million a year...

48 sports playing fields across England are to be protected and improved in the first wave of National Lottery investment by Sport England’s Protecting Playing Fields legacy fund.The announcement came as Sport England invited communities across the country to bring the 2012 legacy...

Hundreds of schools across England are taking part in a bold new national scheme to slash rising public sector energy bills and reduce UK carbon emissions.Fifty-two local authorities will pilot new school schemes by the Carbon Trust in a move to reduce energy bills now costing the sector...

 Children’s Minister Sarah Teather will tomorrow announce that the Government will trial free parenting classes in three areas of the country, aiming to reach over 50,000 parents. The trials will run in Middlesbrough, High Peak in Derbyshire and Camden. They will be available...

Transport Minister Norman Baker announced that £2,083,976 has been allocated to 206 schools across England to fund over 50,000 Bikeability cycle training places this year.This follows a commitment given earlier this year by the DfT to support and provide funding contributions for Bikeability...

Following a competitive bidding process, the Department for Education has approved grant funding for New Schools Network (NSN) to provide pre-application support to parents, teachers and community groups and others hoping to open Free Schools. NSN is a registered charity. The grant...

Sport doesn't just happen, and this is what Sport Makers is all about.Sport Makers aims to inspire over 40,000 people to get involved in sport, with each of them spending at least 10 hours organising or leading sporting activities. It is open to anyone aged 16 and over.Backed...

England’s most disadvantaged pupils are set to benefit from an extra £58 each after the Department for Education announced this year’s Pupil Premium will increase to £488.Schools receive the extra cash for every child eligible for free school meals (FSMs). The money...

The Prime Minister David Cameron today announced that National Citizen Service (NCS) for 16 year olds will be tripled in size to offer 90,000 places by 2014.NCS is a voluntary programme that gives 16-year-olds the opportunity to take on new challenges, learn new skills and make a difference...

A new free online service, launched today, will help people to get improved access to jobs and career development opportunities.Lifelong Learning Accounts will empower adults to take more control over their learning by providing clear information and advice on skills, careers and financial...

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The total funding available for the Pupil Premium is set to double and will rise to £1.25bn in 2012-13.The Pupil Premium began to be allocated to schools this year and is targeting funding at pupils from low income families who generally do not achieve as well as pupils from more advantaged...

The Deputy Prime Minister announced a new £50 million pupil premium summer school programme to help the most disadvantaged pupils make the transition from primary to secondary school. The scheme will benefit up to 100,000 pupils per year. They will benefit from two weeks of additional teaching...

The Jack Petchey Foundation has granted £1.6m to public speaking charity the Speakers Trust, to enable it to run the world’s largest public speaking event for young people for a further three years.The three-year grant will allow Speakers Trust to continue to run Jack Petchey’s...

The National Lottery Awards are the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects and to celebrate the difference that these organisations make to local communities. The public are being urged to show their support by casting a vote to decide who will win the title in each...

Free eBooks from top educational publishers will be available to support A Level teachers and students in an initiative launched today by OCR at the Sixth Form Colleges Forum Summer Conference. It is the first time that free eBooks from major publishers have been made available via an awarding body.OCR...

An initiative that invited school teachers up and down the country to visit an English Heritage site has proved a resounding success, with 745 teachers signing up for the day, and a significant increase in the number of enquiries for free educational visits following their visits.  The...

Did you know that English Heritage offers free admission to all of its historic sites for school and educational groups?It boasts a portfolio of over 400 historic sites which are open to the public, welcoming over 11 million visitors each year.  Of these visits, 445,000 are taken...

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has announced a matched funding scheme to help primary schools teach systematic synthetic phonics and drive up reading standards.Primary schools will be able to claim up to £3,000, if they match that funding, to spend on materials which meet the Department...

Country music star Dolly Parton has launched a project to give free books to children in Scotland. The Imagination Library scheme will see youngsters in care given a free book every month until their fifth birthday. The initiative, which is being run in partnership with...

Schools can learn a lot from the new microdonation schemes that were launched at the end of last year.  By looking after the pennies, charities are celebrating early fundraising successes.The Pennies Foundation has raised over £57,000 via 250,000 donations since launching...

The Guardian has launched a brand new website - the Guardian Teacher Network - giving teachers across the country access to one of the largest collections of curriculum resources in the world.

The Charity Commission has announced that you can now send supporting documents electronically via their new online service when applying to register a charity. Online applications are already processed 54% faster than paper. This upgrade makes the process quicker because copies of your...