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Learn more about title sponsor of the @educateawards.bsky.social, ASL Group, in the latest edition of Educate Magazine 🤔

ASL is dedicated to helping educational organisations reduce waste, cut costs, and shrink their environmental footprint ♻️

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This year marks a decade of the Unilever Bright Future Programme in partnership with @allaboutfutures.bsky.social!

Bellerive FCJ students won this year's competition with a natural balm designed to treat hyperhidrosis 🏆

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Learn all about the new partnership between LSSP and Arriva UK Bus in the May 2025 issue of Educate Magazine 📖

This innovative partnership could see individual schools in Liverpool save approximately £5,000 per academic year!

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Two students from Ascent Autism Specialist College in Newton-le-Willows recently attended Buckingham Palace to receive their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards, making them the first students in the college’s history to achieve the prestigious accolades!

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A new emergency fund, the Liverpool Spirit Appeal, has been launched to support those injured in the tragic incident at the Liverpool FC victory parade on Monday 26 May.

Find out more and donate below 👇

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This September, Liverpool Hope University will begin delivering its degree apprenticeship programmes 🎓

In the latest issue of Educate Magazine, learn how these apprenticeships can help close skill gaps and bolster workforce strategies in education:

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Wargrave House School, which is based in Newton-le-Willows, recently won six awards at a prestigious national awards ceremony that celebrates the progress of children facing social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) challenges!

Read all about it below 👇

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Learn about the fantastic support that SENDSCOPE provides for schools in the latest edition of Educate Magazine!

From tailored consultancy and shared expertise to a successful independent school in Merseyside, SENDSCOPE is making a huge impact.

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Long weekend read? 👀📚

In the latest issue of Educate Magazine, we explore what physical education looks like in schools across the UK today, including the rise and impact of CrossFit.

Read more here:

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St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to its mission of transforming children's lives through high-quality Catholic education.

Read all about the Trust's success in our latest issue:

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Principal of @gateacreschool.bsky.social, Nabil Jamil, reflects on his journey to leadership, proudest achievements, and challenges in a recent interview with Educate Magazine.

It's an interesting read, offering real insight into headship!

Read it below 👇

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Our May 2025 edition of ‘Careers Explored’ takes an in-depth look at the paramedic profession 🚑

It explains what it takes to be a paramedic, recommended A-levels, salaries, and the range of pathways available.

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Barclays has published a new employability report that calls on the government to improve the work-readiness of school leavers.

This comes from hearing businesses highlight their difficulties in hiring an appropriately skilled workforce.

Read more:

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Barnes will become the children’s book capital of the UK once more when the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival returns on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June with a star-studded lineup!

Find out more below 👇

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In the latest issue of Educate Magazine, our main feature explores the world of incel culture, following the global success of Netflix's Adolescence.

It looks at how young people get drawn into these communities and the dangerous impact this can have.

Read it below:

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Today, Waterstones Children’s Laureate, @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social, has released his inaugural ‘Reading Rights’ Report with partner @booktrust.org.uk.

The report calls for national provision so that every child has access to books and reading from their earliest years.

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Pupils from St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School recently had the privilege of visiting the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.

The visit means that they are now part of the estimated 1% of the UK population that has entered the iconic buildings!

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Looking for an interesting read this weekend? 📖

The May 2025 edition of Educate Magazine is out NOW 🤩

This issue is packed with local education news, thought-provoking features, and insightful interviews.

Digital version below 👇

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The UK government has announced its Inclusion 2028 programme, which is set to further enhance physical education and school sports for SEND pupils for another three years, following on from Inclusion 2024.

Read all about it below:

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This year marked a special moment in the St Paul and St Timothy’s Catholic Infant School calendar, as everyone came together to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day 🎖️

Read all about the activities here 👇

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More people will soon have the opportunity to train to teach, as the government cuts apprenticeship red tape as part of steps to get thousands more teachers into the classroom.

The change will be made from August this year 🗓️

Find out more below 👇

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Today, Angi Gibson, who will take over as NAHT president from September, is demanding action for children in the face of a crisis in education.

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Ofsted inspectors have judged Children's Services in Blackburn with Darwen as 'Good' in a glowing report published this month following a three-week inspection in March.

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A survey by NAHT has revealed that 65% of school leaders say their mental health has been harmed in the previous 12 months, with some being forced to leave the profession.

Find out more below 👇

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Education researchers at Edge Hill University and University College Cork have secured funding to explore how schools can become more inclusive!

Learn more about the grant, the researchers involved, and the objectives of the research itself here:

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School leaders will debate the criminalisation of non-consensual deepfake content at their annual conference, says NAHT.

This follows a warning from @childrenscomm.bsky.social that AI apps which enable the creation of sexual deepfake images should be banned.

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School leaders' union, NAHT, has responded to an announcement by the Department for Education about the below-inflation rise for free school meals, warning that this will leave schools out of pocket.

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The latest blog by @thenfer.bsky.social compares the literacy and numeracy skills of 16–24-year-olds in 2012 with those of 25–34-year-olds in 2023, identifying gains and highlighting whether any groups have fallen behind.

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A student from North Liverpool Academy has been named the Level 8 winner in BYITC's record-breaking maths Olympiad!

Jithya, 12, achieved amazing success in the competition and says she no longer finds maths hard.

Find out more below 👇

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