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Multi-academy trust (MAT) finance leaders have called on the new Labour government to provide multi-year funding settlements, increased budgets to support rising costs and staff pay awards, and higher and fairer funding for SEND provisions to adequately support pupils with special needs.

These are among the key asks from 101 respondents to the MAT CFO Insights Survey, devised by IMP...

Visitors to the National Trust’s Saltram estate in Plymouth will be able to celebrate summer in style as the property announces extended opening hours on Friday evenings throughout the summer.

From Friday 19 July to 30 August, visitors to the historic National Trust estate in Devon can enjoy the beauty of Saltram under the evening sun as the garden stays open until 7pm.

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Community boxing gym, Bang Bang Boxing, is up and running in Crediton, Devon, thanks to a Start Up Loan from the British Business Bank. Army veteran Jamie Parker transformed the derelict building, which had been empty for around 15 years, to bring Crediton its first dedicated boxing gym.

Jamie first discovered his passion for boxing during his 11 years serving with the Army,...

Staff and volunteers at Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) have been accredited for their climate literacy knowledge.

As a society, what steps do we need to take to achieve net-zero?

Climate Champions from the THG staff and volunteers have been contemplating this question. They have now completed their Carbon Literacy Training and are certified to the Carbon Literacy standard....