On Tuesday the 8^th March, approximately 554,000 school children will find out if they have been offered a place at their preferred secondary school.

Due to a surge in the population, the competition is fierce with the most sought after schools under a great deal of pressure.  After 70% of local authorities saw an increase last year in the number of parents whose child lost out on their top choice; it is likely that many parents will be appealing this year’s result in the hope that their children will become a top achiever at their chosen school.

We urge you to take a look at the bigger picture because the quality of a school shouldn’t be evaluated solely on the performance of the pupils in their GCSEs and A-levels. Other factors must be considered such as the schools performance in the Ofsted report and most importantly whether your child will be safe in their hands.

A stroke is a life-threatening condition that is most common in people aged over 65, but can occur at any time in life, including childhood and infancy. Every year, about 152,000 people in the UK suffer from some kind of stroke and it is the fourth single largest cause of death in the UK. 

You heard it here first – the imperative training team are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Safecontractor accreditation for our efforts to maintain a safe working environment.  

You may have noticed that during February we have been sharing our top tips for keeping your heart healthy over on Twitter, plus some very eye-catching snaps of the team wearing red, all for a very important cause - to raise awareness for National Heart Month.

Our aim this month has been to educate our followers about the importance leading a healthy lifestyle to prevent coronary heart disease and the devastating effects of the disease such as heart attacks and cardiac arrest.