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Gloucestershire music teacher denies child sex offences
Monday 20th April 2026The allegations relate to his time working at two Gloucestershire schoolsRead full story...
New 'accessible' process for grammar school entry
Thursday 16th April 2026Testing will happen before the summer holidays to help families who cannot access private tutoring...
Mental health bench 'will get people talking'
Tuesday 14th April 2026Mary Barnes is backing a campaign to install information benches in parks after her partner took his own life...
New 3G pitch hailed as 'huge' for village
Tuesday 14th April 2026The pitch at Farmor's School in Fairford will open later this year and is set to cost £1...
In pictures: Fiesta festivities and Prince William's camp visit
Sunday 5th April 2026A collection of photos from Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire in early spring...
National news
'I can't stop using it' - under-16s have their say on possible social media ban
Wednesday 22nd April 2026Thirty three children discussed possible limits the government are considering on social media...
Calls for clarity over schools smartphone ban
Wednesday 22nd April 2026Minister plan to ban smartphones in English schools, but headteachers and campaigners have called for more direction on how to enforce it...
No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol school that postponed visit by Jewish MP, review finds
Wednesday 22nd April 2026Independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding groundsAn independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school, which found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups...
Officials too slow to act on falling pupil numbers in England, says watchdog
Wednesday 22nd April 2026Demographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office reportA failure to account for England’s falling birthrate is leading to a glut of school places and a potential £1bn fall in pupil funding over the next three years, according to a National Audit Office report...
Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, court rules
Tuesday 21st April 2026Appeals court ruling is a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schoolsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxTexas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools...
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