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Fresh Start in Education launches digital courses supporting vulnerable students
Fresh Start in Education, the national, specialist education provider dedicated to re-engaging young people who are unable to access mainstream education, has launched a programme of courses to help parents, schools and educators respond to behaviour with confidence, consistency and care.
The STAND Behaviour Framework – which stands for Safety before learning, Trauma-informed, Adults shape the culture, Needs drive behaviour, and Dependable relationships – brings together Fresh Start’s 15 years of experience and relational practice in successfully supporting students on a 1:1 basis.
Available courses include Because Behaviour Speaks, Understanding Behaviour Through a Relational Lens, Trauma Awareness & Emotional Safety, De-escalation & Positive Behaviour Support, and Relational Practice & Emotion Coaching.
Grounded in the idea that behaviour dramatically improves when students feel safe and supported by regulated adults in dependable relationships, the framework is designed to create educational cultures where everyone can thrive.
The training is available in a range of formats, including Twilight/CPD (focused after-school training sessions); INSET days (full- day training programmes); eLearning (module-based training designed for parents,
White Rose Maths comes to Renaissance’s Nearpod platform
Renaissance and White Rose Education have agreed a partnership to deliver Digital White Rose Maths through Nearpod, Renaissance’s interactive teaching platform. Teachers will be able to run White Rose lessons inside Nearpod and add its polls, quizzes, group tasks and accessibility tools, then check in real time whether pupils have grasped a point and adjust the lesson on the spot. The partnership covers schools in England and British- curriculum schools overseas. Renaissance already works with more than 2,500 of an estimated 6,000 such schools worldwide.
It sits alongside Renaissance’s wider maths offer, which pairs Star assessments with Freckle Maths practice so teachers can see where pupils are and set work at the right level. Scott Van der Linden, EVP Managing Director of Global Markets for Renaissance/GL Education, said: “White Rose Education is the gold standard for maths teaching in the UK. By bringing their curriculum into Nearpod, we’re empowering teachers with a single, connected solution that enhances pedagogy, saves time, and deepens pupil engagement.”
schools and education professionals); webinars (live training with expert guidance without the need to travel); and digital resources to support learning and teaching practice.
Ed Robbins, CEO of Fresh Start in Education, said: “Education is not one size fits all, and the students we support bring with them different backgrounds, vulnerabilities, and circumstances that all impact their ability to regulate, focus, and thrive in the learning environment. “Supporting students is not simply about having a behaviour policy or a set of empty strategies – it’s about establishing a shared understanding about how behaviour is understood, how we respond when challenges arise, and how students are supported to regulate, engage and learn. This is why we’re supporting schools to embed the STAND principles across policy, practice and culture. The framework provides a clear foundation that aligns parents and professionals, strengthens consistency, and builds the conditions for young people to thrive in. Every student deserves the chance to work towards a bright future, and we’re confident the STAND principles will make a difference.”
Avantis Education wins King’s Award for Enterprise 2026
Avantis Education, creators of ClassVR, a world-leading virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) solution designed exclusively for education, has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Avantis is one of only 185 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026. The award acknowledges the company’s outstanding achievement in Innovation for its flagship product ClassVR.
ClassVR combines purpose built hardware,
curriculum aligned content, and classroom management tools into one easy to use VR/AR device. Since 2017, Avantis has been dedicated to making virtual reality a meaningful part of education, and ClassVR is now used in over 90 countries by more than 2 million students. Assessors highlighted the classroom management and safeguarding features ClassVR provides as key details for Avantis’ success in the Innovation category – as well as the centralised teacher portal that allows real-time session control, the Eduverse content library containing hundreds of thousands of curriculum-aligned resources, and its strong SEND support offering through virtual safe spaces and sensory simulations. Speaking on the company’s achievement, Huw Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Avantis Education said: “We are incredibly proud to receive a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation. This recognition is a powerful endorsement of the work our team has done to push the boundaries of what’s possible in education.”
The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed in 2023 to reflect His Majesty The King’s commitment to continuing the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II in celebrating exceptional UK businesses. Now in its 60th year, the King’s Awards for Enterprise remain the UK’s most prestigious business accolades.
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www.education-today.co.uk June 2026
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