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BESA comment on Autumn Budget
30 October 2024
Julia Garvey, Acting Director General at the British Educational Suppliers Association, responds to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement. “Today, the Chancellor has set out…
EDClass becomes ‘DfE Accredited Online Education Alternative Provider’
14 June 2024
EDClass has been accredited by the Department for Education as an organisation that ‘operates as an alternative provider to support pupils who have difficulty in attending…
Judicial Review relating to Oak National Academy granted permission to proceed
9 November 2023
Oak National Academy operating model proposed by the Department for Education: High Court grants permission to proceed with a Judicial Review Thursday 9 November 2024…
One in five members of school staff experienced violence from a pupil in the past 3 months
3 October 2023
A new research report from school survey specialists, Edurio, highlights the experience in English schools, with feedback from 175,000 stakeholders. The first-of-its-kind report –…
Judicial Review proceedings launched in relation to DfE’s current Oak National Academy plans
30 November 2022
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), the Publishers Association, and the Society of Authors have launched Judicial Review proceedings in respect of the Department…
BESA Executive Council member Nick Madhavji awarded MBE in Queen’s Jubilee Honours
10 June 2022
BESA is thrilled that Executive Council member Nick Madhavji has been made an MBE for services to education, business and to charity. Nick Madhavji…
BESA takes legal action over DfE’s plans for Oak National Academy
16 May 2022
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) has warned the Department for Education it is considering legal action over the government’s plans for Oak National…
Landmark agreement opens the path to seamless Digital Education across the Gulf States
11 May 2022
The Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) has partnered with Kortext, the leading eTextbook solutions and student engagement platform, to provide…
The teacher who wants children to spend more time on their phones
22 March 2022
Arc Maths, the maths app for secondary school aged pupils, is making maths support more widely available by launching versions of its successful iPad…