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The blaze in May 2023 at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, destroyed half of the roof.
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The blaze in May 2023 at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, destroyed half of the roof.

Union members plan to walk out later this month over plans to cut 400 roles at Lancaster University.

More inclusive institutions under pressure as some take on six times as many children requiring extra support
Schools in England are steering away children with special needs, leading some to have six times as many pupils requiring learning or behaviour support compared with others, according to research.
Local authority leaders told the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) they...

Skye Tucker fell from a nappy changing table at Little Clouds Nursery in Altens, Aberdeen, in January this year.

New uniform guidance to schools has been issued from the Department of Education.

Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard
Act 1. Scene 1. A classroom in a secondary school in Peterborough. It is a dreary, wet afternoon. Pupils file into the room, take their seats and face the front.
These year 10 English students at Ormiston Bushfield academy are taking part in a workshop about Macbeth, part of a new...

Scotland’s teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.

Ofsted’s new ‘traffic light’ rating system comes into force this week – does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, ‘high level tinkering’?

Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its continuing efforts to tackle absence in the country’s classrooms.
Headteachers will be given the targets this month in an effort to boost...

Union members at Sheffield Hallam Uni strike in a dispute over job losses, workload and welfare.

Persistently high numbers of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work or studying in the UK
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
This week, the government announced the launch of an independent investigation into the issue, which Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden has called a “crisis of opportunity”.
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The system is changing after the death of head Ruth Perry highlighted the pressure of inspections.

The university is looking to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.

Georgia Gould says “too many families” feel they have to “really fight” for support.

The council says the county’s special schools are full to capacity.

Stourview Primary Academy says it is thriving again after it dropped from 85 pupils to fewer than 20.

Police say two teenagers and a man are arrested on suspicion of an imitation firearm.

The BBC has seen the report which points out issues with fire doors, fire exits and the storage of combustibles at Lenzie Academy.

A dozen schools in the Cathedral Schools Trust are shut or partially closed because of the two-day action.

Michelle Stant is found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct at a misconduct hearing.

In a statement the institution also says it is “proposing to reduce its nursing offer”.