When businesses talk about young people it is often about how to attract them as customers through social media, celebrity ambassadors or competitions to win the latest gadget. The Co-operative Group has a rather different approach to connecting with the next generation, however — it is teaching them. This week thousands of pupils in Co-op-branded […]

Free menstrual products will be available in female and all-gender washrooms in all schools within the Thames Valley District School Board starting in September 2021. “Thames Valley is expanding its menstrual equity initiative to provide free period products in all elementary schools beginning next fall,” said student trustee Tasnia Rahman in a YouTube video […]

Wire-free, mobile first and data rich? The future of access control is within almost anyone’s reach The 2020s will be a wireless decade in access control, says Russell Wagstaff from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEA. He examines the trends data, and looks beyond mobile keys to brand new security roles for the smartphone. The benefits […]

According to statistics, various incidents in schools were occurring in the United States almost every year. In most cases, there were victims. ‘We are really under pressure, and we train almost every month,’ says Linda Barrett. She has been an elementary school teacher in California for over 15 years. According to her, the practice of […]

OREGON, Ohio (WTVG) – Now that many schools are back to in-person learning, some of the pandemic concerns have now shifted back to on-campus safety, and Oregon City Schools are upping their safety practices through new technology and increased security. The school district is increasing its security cameras to cover the blind spots inside and […]

Nova Scotia announced Monday that all public schools in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and surrounding areas will close Tuesday, and that tighter restrictions will be added as a result of the rising COVID-19 numbers. Nova Scotia reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 Monday — the highest case count recorded since the pandemic began. The […]

Hamilton’s two public school boards will soon receive a $27.8 million for infrastructure upgrades to protect against COVID-19. The joint funding from Ontario and the Government of Canada will send just over $17.2 million to the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) and $10.6 million to the Catholic board (HWCDSB). Read more: Hamilton’s public school […]

Five schools in the Halifax region will see their current portable classrooms replaced with modular classrooms to address the issue of overcrowding at the schools. The province said in a press release on Tuesday that they, along with the federal government, are contributing more than $24 million to purchase what they call modular classrooms. […]

Americas, Built Environment, News, October 7 2019 CANADA: Ontario is making its education system more inclusive to help all students in York Region reach their full potential in an accessible and supportive learning environment. When the education system is not accessible, students are left out, impacting their participation  in the school experience. That is why Raymond […]

[ad_1] Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, March 20 2019 National agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) will ramp up efforts to promote sports at special education schools and disability centres by linking up these institutions with specialised coaches. It hopes to reach out to 10 schools and centres by April next year. A floorball game at last year’s edition […]