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In celebration of its 70th anniversary, special educational needs and disabilities school, the Sheiling Ringwood, has launched a 2021 Summer Challenge in which participants must walk, run, cycle or swim 70 miles.

Responding to the recent news of the UK striking a new trade deal with Australia, Sharon Todd, CEO of the Society of Chemical Industry [SCI], says that the agreement marks the start of a new chapter for UK innovation and business.

As the nation comes to terms with the Education Select Committee's damning conclusion that white working-class pupils have been failed by decades of neglect in England’s education system, three primary school headteachers share how their schools have strived to close the gap in educational attainment, for all.

The government has announced that thousands of pupils across England are set to benefit from improvements to their facilities, with £483 million to be invested into upgrading school buildings.

North London based Winton Primary School has launched a ‘Devices for All’ fundraising campaign which aims to close the digital poverty gap by providing each of its pupils with access to a digital device both in school and at home.

Innovative healthcare sector manufacturer Creo Medical has been listed among the finalists for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 MacRobert Award, the premier award for UK engineering innovation.

The Aluminium Federation [ALFED] - the trade association representing the UK aluminium industry - has released a statement confirming its backing of the UK Trade Remedies Authority’s [TRA] anti-dumping investigation into aluminium extrusions originating in China.

Sandesh Singh, a consultant at global boutique information solutions and services provider Systems Plus Transformations, discusses the importance of Data Annotation to Machine Learning [ML] and Artificial Intelligence [AI] systems in helping machines to learn.

In a new report, Driver Require and its ‘Think Tank’ focus on the longer-term issues of the ageing HGV driver workforce and the depletion of the younger HGV driver pool, which could pose a threat to the UK haulage industry.

Earlier this month, waste management and compliance solution specialists Stericycle commenced operations at their latest Waste Transfer Site based at Park Royal, West London.

The squad of tennis players that will travel to Tokyo to represent Team GB and ParalympicsGB at this year’s rearranged Summer Olympics has been confirmed by the British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association.

Writing for The Leaders Council, oil and chemical industry stalwart Lydia Hirst discusses the need for equality in leading positions in the energy sector, and introduces a new programme for advancing women’s leadership in the industry.

Kings Hill School, a Community Primary School in West Malling, Kent, has made great strides in 2021 having achieved the Primary Science Quality Mark.

Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has officially opened Lincoln College Group’s new plumbing and gas training centre at Newark.