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Blackpool FC Sports College has an Esports education programme Picture: Blackpool FC Community Trust

Blackpool FC Community Trust: Offering Esports education and excitement

Gen Z students are ditching clubs for cooking as a way to socialise

Team GB powerlifter Bobbie Butters ahead of her competition at SBD Sheffield.

'My first deadlift was 100kg and now I'm representing Team GB'

Endeavour Learning Trust CEO David Clayton with Strike Lane teachers and pupils.

Primary school joins Lancashire multi academy trust

Moorland School, Clitheroe

I feel so sorry for the pupils -reaction & update as school shuts

Sealife Centre stall at the Oceans Fair as part of 'Love Our Oceans Week' at Blackpool Sixth

College holds week to highlight oceans

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Laptop hunters can find great deals in the Amazon Spring sale event

Three brilliant laptop deals in Amazon’s Spring sale

An artists impression of how the Multiversity in Blackpool will look

Final designs for £65m Multiversity before planners

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

These universities, found across the UK, have some of the highest rates of satisfied students - especially when it came to teaching

The UK universities where students are happiest with their education

Medical profession out of reach for most working class students

55 per cent had moments where they questioned their future in education

Students' biggest concerns - including exam stress and money

The summer exam season is coming up quick

Six expert tips for revising from home during the half-term holiday

Some of the top schools for A Levels in the country can be found in the North West

The 21 top-performing state sixth forms for A Levels in the North West
Some of the top schools for A Levels in the country can be found in the North West
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Some of the top schools for A Levels in the country can be found in the North West

The 21 top-performing state sixth forms for A Levels in the North West

The competition aims to fuel a passion among industry professionals

Ad Feature Department of Education and McLaren launch competition

A new study has examined how school sport and physical activity can boost young people’s wellbeing

PE, school sport and physical activity can transform young lives - new research

These sixth forms were among England's top performing state schools for A Levels last year

The 21 top state sixth forms for A Levels in England named

Certain demographics, including girls, appear to be getting identified as having SEN at lower rates

Three groups of children whose SEN needs may be going unrecognised

An artists impression of how the Multiversity in Blackpool will look

Council given go ahead to clear site for construction of multiversity

Interns classed as workers are entitled to be paid minimum wage

When you're entitled to minimum wage as a student or intern

Nearly half of UK undergraduates face daily feelings of anxiety – the fourth highest of any country polled

UK students are struggling with their mental health, global poll finds

There's still time to finish your personal statement and submit your UCAS application

What universities look for in a personal statement, as deadline nears

How did the UK's top domestic universities fare against the world?

How the UK's top 10 universities compare on the world stage

The Montgomery Academy team of chemists

FCAT Shines at ‘Top of the Bench Chemistry Competition’
Students from the Fylde Coast Academy Trust (FCAT) showcased their chemistry skills at the regional heats of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Top of the Bench competition. Teams from Armfield Academy, Montgomery Academy, and Garstang Community Academy represented FCAT with outstanding performances in this highly competitive event.
John Topping

These universities ranked among the UK's finest, in the country's 'definitive' university league table

Top UK universities according to Sunday Times, as UCAS deadline looms

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government will push ahead with the law, with some changes

Explainer How the Government's Free Speech Act for universities is set to change

This time of year can be a lot for students

Four ways students can protect their mental health this Blue Monday

The new T level available from this year will focus on the marketing industry

Everything you need to know about the new T Level launching this year

The choices available to young people after secondary school can seem overwhelming at times

How you can plot your roadmap to your dream uni - as deadline looms

The Government plans to stop funding hundreds of vocational qualifications this year - with many to be replaced by new 'T Levels'

Hundreds of Level 3 qualifications may be scrapped - full list

BFC School celebrates new Ofsted report as it no longer requires improvement

I’m unbelievably proud says head as school's Ofsted grade improves

Plans for a two-storey rear extension have been approved

Extension at Blackpool school gets the go ahead from council planners

If you want equal consideration for university courses, you don't have long to apply

Uni application deadline nears for sixth-form students - how to apply

The University of Central Lancashire will now be officially called the University of Lancashire.

UCLan to officially change its name to the University of Lancashire

Take a look at 29 pics from last week's UCLan graduations

37 celebratory pics of graduates at the UCLan winter graduations

My favourite memory of 2024 is winning an influencer beauty giveaway!

The University of Central Lancashire is in the top 20 English universities for social mobility.

UCLan named one of the best unis for improving student's social class

Three Lancashire secondary schools named as the best in north west in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025

3 Lancashire secondary schools named amongst best by The Sunday Times

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Essity hand out toilet roll to Nottingham University students as part of their recruitment drive.

UK employer advertises jobs on toilet rolls in student loos

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Thousands of UK university graduates are purportedly owed refunds on their student loan repayments

Student Loans Company overpaid by £184m - how to check your refund

Resits take place much like standard GCSE exams

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

The University of Central Lancashire is looking at closing down nine subjects from next year.

We’re devastated that UCLan is planning to get rid of nine subjects

The education secretary has announced the first university tuition fee rise in eight years

Explainer Everything you need to know about the university tuition fee increase

More pupils eligible for free school meals in Blackpool are going to university but the same can not be said nationally. Credit: PA

More disadvantaged Blackpool pupils going to uni despite national fall

A third of British students blame not eating enough fruit and veg on a lack of freezer space

Third of British students bemoan lack of freezer space

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

Private school approach may be the cure for absence woes - expert

The Road Hog

Coachbuilder creates youth centre in a bus - with prayer room

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Lancs star Julie Hesmondhalgh awarded Honorary Fellowship by college

An artists impression of how the Multiversity in Blackpool will look

First look at how Blackpool Multiversity will change town's skyline

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