From AI and the future of work to urban sustainability and healthy ageing, explore the three collaborative LSE-SMU projects awarded funding through the new Research Seed Fund.

NFER has today launched new restandardisation for NFER Tests, providing schools with updated benchmarks based on a nationally representative sample of 177,000 pupils. 

Neurodivergent people can thrive in the workplace when they are given tailored employment support an independent report has found.

Over 750 young people attended Birmingham's first Youth Guarantee Jobs Fair, bringing them together with the UK's biggest businesses.

The Queen Street Group of MATs also highlights calls for trust-wide approaches to AI

School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

Draft documents set out examples of what might be seen as ‘reasonable’ and ‘unreasonable’ adjustments for pupils with SEND, as part of the government’s drive to increase inclusion in mainstream schools

The international schools group has entered the country with the purchase of a nursery group and a school with campuses in two cities

The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has welcomed the political clarity provided by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, alongside much of the wider direction set out by ministers at the Labour Party Conference. Alongside the high-profile commitment to reform the triple lock to help fund a National Care Service, and unexpected announcements about our relationship with Europe and electoral reform, his speech also set out the Government’s case for greater public control, though not necessarily public ownership, of essential services including water, electricity, transport, social care and housing.

Teachers will welcome these commitments but they need to be backed up with action.

New government guidance on executive pay in multi-academy trusts has been published ahead of new controls taking effect on 1 October.

Smaller businesses backing the next generation will receive £2,000 for every new young apprentice they take on, opening more doors for young people into skilled careers across the country.

Businesses, charities and innovators can start bidding for a share of £60 million to help unlock work for the millions of people out of work with a disability or a health condition.

But new data reveals a lack of consensus over who is responsible for keeping systems safe.

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped - but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals