Education news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in the Education industry in the UK:

Electranet signs IT contract with University of Sussex Electranet has won a new contract with the University of Sussex. The professional services firm will now work to install a high-speed IT network at the institution.
06 December 2024
How Enfuse Group and De Montfort University are driving digital change in higher education Enfuse Group has closely partnered with De Montfort University to help the institution deliver some key transformational work.
31 October 2024
UK universities seek financial sustainability amid rise in negative operating UK universities find themselves on a financial precipice, with new research from Oliver Wyman suggesting more than six-in-ten have negative operating figures.
27 September 2024
Globeducate acquires two bilingual schools in London Global education group Globeducate has acquired bilingual London schools L'ecole Des Petits and L'Ecole De Battersea. The deal was delivered by professionals from LAVA Advisory.
13 September 2024
Change of government boosts interest in state schools In news that will have provoked a chorus of the world’s smallest violins to play, well-to-do parents across the UK have admitted they are having to consider not sending their children to public schoo
09 August 2024
Economic impact of University of Suffolk over £860 million The University of Suffolk’s national gross value added has been estimated at more than £860 million, by a new white-paper.
17 June 2024
Education consultancy AphaPlus scales with Deltek Maconomy Following years of strong growth, AlphaPlus faced the need to support the scaling of its business with a modern ERP solution.
17 May 2024
Universities UK partners with Sensu Insight on digital tool Research and measurement consultancy Sensu Insight has partnered with Universities UK to develop an industry-first sector tracker, to support strategic decision-making in higher education.
15 May 2024
Lack of IT education holding back UK social mobility Two-fifths of the British public believe the lack of information technology education in primary and secondary education has stood in the way of a potential career in the tech sector.
25 April 2024
AI trends and political change drive consultants' predictions for 2024 After a year of uncertainty, many businesses are entering 2024 with an air of caution – as geo-political tensions, supply chain issues, and rising costs and a tight labour market continue to bite.
01 January 2024
CGI and the University of Leicester open innovation lab Global IT and business consultancy CGI has launched a new sustainability innovation lab in partnership with the University of Leicester.
25 October 2023
Students to complete course after all as CodeClan assets sold to CodeBase Joint provisional liquidators from business advisory firm Quantuma have delivered the sale of intellectual property of Scotland-based digital training provider CodeClan to incubator Codebase.
04 September 2023
Three ways schools can protect against cyber-attacks With the percentage of schools reporting cyber breaches having risen by double-digits in 2022, it is more important than ever that they implement strategies to protect their students’ data.
22 August 2023
Redington wins pensions investment contracts at two universities Pensions consultancy Redington has won two strategic investment contracts at leading universities.
22 June 2023
Universities could boost experience by partnering with students As UK universities face a funding crunch, and compete with each other to attract fee-paying students, they may be overlooking simple ways to make themselves more attractive to prospective candidates
20 April 2023
UK universities least optimistic on international recruitment International recruitment strategies are becoming increasing important to universities, as they prepare for an era of ‘hyper-competition’.
14 March 2023
Universities boost international recruitment with private partners UK universities are facing a financial crunch, the effects of which are already being felt across the higher education sector.
16 February 2023
CGI supports special educational needs school Professional services firm CGI has recently completed a pro-bono project Betteridge School.
29 November 2022
Isio partners with MyBnk as national charity Professional services firm Isio has launched its first national charity partnership.
13 June 2022
Nous supports University of Kent with advancing anti-racism With more and more institutions looking to address racial inequalities within their organisations, many are turning to consulting firms to support the process.
21 April 2022
eEducation Albert acquires Scottish EdTech Sumdog Sumdog has been purchased by eEducation Albert, amid significant investor demand in the education technology sector.
05 April 2022
Oxford University contributes over £15 billion to the UK economy As one of the leading educational institutions in the UK, the University of Oxford has played a crucial role in the country’s success for centuries.
19 October 2021
Five industries that can benefit from lean and six sigma Since their early beginnings in automotive, Lean and Six Sigma have grown into one of the most applied performance improvement methodologies.
14 June 2021
University of Edinburgh awards Atos supercomputer contract Atos has signed a new contract with the University of Edinburgh to deliver a new deep learning supercomputer.
10 June 2021
Grant Thornton launches new Masters-level apprenticeships Professional services firm Grant Thornton’s UK wing has partnered with Cranfield School of Management to launch a new Masters-level apprenticeship.
19 May 2021
Three reasons why an MBA can help graduates land a charity job The number of graduates completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the UK has been growing for years.
14 April 2021
How Nous helped a university strategise during the pandemic International consultancy Nous Group has helped a UK university to build a long-term strategy, in spite of the challenges presented by the global pandemic.
01 April 2021
Young people neglected by media and politicians during lockdown Political, public and media discourses surrounding the pandemic have featured young people as 'victims' of educational upheaval or rule-breaking 'villains', according to a new study.
18 January 2021
University of Limerick spends over €1 million on consultants A freedom of information request has revealed that the University of Limerick spent over €1.4 million on external consultants over the last five years.
18 December 2020
Capita in exclusive talks with Montagu over potential sale of ESS Following the sale of its legal systems division earlier in the year, Capita has confirmed it has entered talks to sell its Education Software Solutions business.
02 December 2020
Nous develops climate action road map for education sector Global consultancy Nous Group has collaborated with the Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education to devise a road map for colleges looking to decarbonise their operations.
08 October 2020
Mazars appointed to liquidate international college MLS International College has collapsed amid the continued Covid-19 pandemic, with liquidators from Mazars being appointed to the Bournemouth-based international college.
05 October 2020

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