Local residents Martyn Taylor and Melanie Lesser with staff and students from Easter Education Group at the official unveiling of a plague stone plaque in Bury St Edmunds.

Education Group commemorates iconic piece of Bury St Edmunds’ history after plea from local residents

Eastern Education Group has created a lasting tribute to an iconic piece of the history of Bury St Edmunds. Staff were approached by local resident Melanie Lesser to see if they could create a plaque for a plague stone situated…

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Students with donated text books

Eastern Education Group partners with school in Ghana to donate unused science equipment

In 2025, members of staff at Eastern Education Group visited Ibadu Rahman – a high school in Kumasi, Ghana, which holds nearly 1,000 students. They attended the school’s annual students’ awards ceremony and expressed a need for support of their…

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“Hatred has no place here”: Eastern Education Group recognised nationally for championing unity and diversity 

Eastern Education Group (EEG) has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation by the National Centre for Diversity, following a rigorous process of staff and student surveys, interviews, and cultural audits. The accolade recognises EEG’s long-standing commitment to fostering…

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Historic step for young people with first major youth policy in a decade

On the 10th December 2025 the UK Government unveiled its long-awaited National Youth Strategy, Youth Matters, this marks the first major youth policy framework in over a decade.  The strategy sets out a bold vision to transform youth services across the UK, tackling youth isolation, strengthening support networks and…

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Gary Clarke – 100 Voices 

Gary joined EEG as a 15-year-old student in 1971 and later returned as a lecturer in 1986, progressing to become Head of Faculty and finally Assistant Principal. He would later be involved in the decision to purchase his old employer’s building and set up EEG’s Built Environment Centre (then called the Milburn Centre). Gary is proud of his involvement in West Suffolk…

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