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The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. Their vision is to provide world-class education, training and care for everyone, whatever their background. It will make sure that everyone has the chance to reach their potential, and live a more fulfilled life. It will also create a more productive economy, so that our country is fit for the future.

PiXL (Partners in Excellence) is a large membership network of thousands of schools, colleges and alternative education providers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. PiXL schools collaborate, share best practice and equip leaders so they can support their teams and, ultimately, give everyone in schools a better future and brighter hope.

Step Into Teaching is a national pre-teacher training programme which encourages high-quality graduates to make teaching their number one career choice. Their programme provides a practical, school-based experience that lays the foundations for a long-lasting and successful career in education. Step Into Teaching’s ethos revolves around the identification, growth, and development of the next generation of teachers to help shape the future of our education sector. Their collaborative approach significantly increases the number of aspiring educators pursuing a career in teaching.

Education is one of the most fundamental tools for change. The Sunday Times is proud to sponsor the Pearson National Teaching Awards and celebrate the inspirational work of individual teachers and schools across the country helping to shape our future. The Sunday Times provides a clear and constructive voice in the field of education with weekly reporting and investigations, and has, for more than 30 years shown its commitment with the annual Parent Power schools guide, a league table of top schools in the UK, and the Good University Guide, ranking the best higher education institutions. In 2022 and 2023, The Sunday Times’s sister paper, The Times ran The Education Commission which was the broadest inquiry into education ever held in Britain and the first to look at the system from early years through to lifelong learning and resulted in a 12-point plan for education. The Sunday Times celebrated its 200th year in 2022, and has always been relied upon to challenge, entertain, inspire and inform its readers. It has garnered some of the industry’s most prestigious awards for investigations, foreign reporting, feature writing, and interviews and was named Sunday Newspaper of the Year at the 2024 Press Awards.

The Welsh Government is committed to celebrating the commitment, dedication and inspiration of our education workforce through the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru and through working in partnership with the Pearson Teaching Awards.

The BBC has supported the Teaching Awards since 1999, broadcasting the very first ceremony from Alexandra Palace. Since then, the UK grand final of the Teaching Awards has been filmed and broadcast by the BBC, demonstrating their continued support for this most important of professions.

Launched in September 2014, Schools Week has quickly become a leading source for education news in the UK. Schools Week delivers expert insight and interpretation of complex issues and policies affecting staff within the sector.

Since its founding in September 2011, FE Week has firmly cemented itself as the go-to news source for further education and skills. We are proud of our reputation for breaking news, investigations and expert analysis, which is second to none in the sector. Our newspapers are read by a diverse, highly influential and aspirational demographic, from school head teachers and college CEOs to governors and teachers. Both newspapers are published by Lsect Ltd.