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  The Consortium appoints new Sales Director
Feb 1, 2012
The Consortium has appointed Matt Palmer as Sales Director at the Wiltshire-based education supplies company.
  Sales up 9% at Motivation in Learning
Feb 1, 2012
Motivation in Learning Limited, the Northern Ireland-based education resources supplier, has reported a 9% increase in revenue to £1.60m (2010: £1.47m) for the year ended 31 December 2011.
  Kip McGrath’s UK business breaks-even; Editure Capital increases loans to KMEC
Feb 1, 2012
The UK arm of Kip McGrath Education Centres (KMEC), the listed Australian supplementary education provider, has reported a 3.5% increase in revenue to £1.71m (2010: £1.65m) for the year ended 30 June 2011 according to accounts filed recently at Companies House.
  Findel’s schools supplies and international brands offset weakness in curriculum brands
Feb 1, 2012
Findel’s latest Interim Management Statement, covering the 15 week period from 1 October 2011 to 17 January 2012, highlights the continuing trend of growth in its schools supplies and international brands (including GLS and A-Z supplies) being offset by weakness in its curriculum brands (including Hope Education and NES).
  Revenue down 6% at Haven Books as investors waive loan note interest
Feb 1, 2012
Haven Books, the provider of book collections to schools controlled by Key Capital Partners, has reported a 4% fall in EBITA to £617k (2010: £646k) for the year ended 31 August 2011 on revenue down 6% to £5.63m (2010: £6.02m).
  Revenue up 5% at The Consortium
Jan 3, 2012
Hedgelane Limited, the company that owns The Consortium – the Wiltshire based education supplies company - has reported a 5% increase in revenue to £45.4m (2010: £43.2m) for the year ended 2 October 2010.
  The Open School Trust acquires the assets of the NEC
Jan 3, 2012
The Open School Trust has acquired the assets of the National Extension College (NEC) from PwC, the administrators of the Learning and Skills Network (LSN).
  Pearson launches website for informal learning
Jan 2, 2012
Pearson has launched Love to Learn, a website that provides informal learning courses for adults in the UK.
  Tutor2u to launch online tutoring in March 2012
Jan 2, 2012
Tutor2u, the digital publishing and revision events company covering business, economics and the humanities, is planning to launch an online tutoring service, provisionally called “tutor2u Direct”, in March 2012.
  Operating profit down 48% at TUI’s education business
Jan 2, 2012
TUI Travel’s education business has reported a 48% fall in underlying operating profit to £14m (2010: £27m) for the year ended 30 September on revenue down 7% to £211m (2010: £228m).
  Half-year operating profit down 80% at Findel’s education supplies business
Dec 1, 2011
Findel Group’s education supplies business, has reported an operating profit down 80% to £0.62m (2010: £3.14m) for the 26 weeks ended 30 September 2011, on revenue down 9.6% to £62.5m (2010: £69.1m restated).
  ConnectEDU raises $10m in new equity round
Oct 31, 2011
ConnectEDU, the Boston-based education and career management company, last month completed a $10m equity offering led by Allen & Co with the continued support of the company’s initial group of investors.
 
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