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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...
'If you make me travel home, I'm going to divorce you'
Friday 3rd April 2026A Somerset couple’s gap year has turned into a 10-year, 100,000-mile European adventure...
Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort
Thursday 2nd April 2026Cranes are still on the endangered species list but there are now 87 breeding pairs in Somerset, say conservationists...
Memorabilia from record-breaking racehorse on sale
Tuesday 31st March 2026Kauto Star won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice and the King George VI Chase at Kempton five times...
'Overtourism getting worse in Venice of the Cotswolds'
Tuesday 31st March 2026More than 200 residents respond to a survey about the impact of tourism on the area...
Cheltenham cancels final three racing fixtures
Monday 30th March 2026Cheltenham racecourse cancels the remaining three fixtures of the season to allow for improvements to drainage...
Eggs thrown at LGBTQ+ venue in 'suspected hate crime'
Friday 27th March 2026Gloucestershire Constabulary releases images of three teenagers officers want to speak to...
'No good choice' for GPs as child mental health demand 'skyrockets'
Thursday 26th March 2026GP says long waits for support mean some doctors feel forced to prescribe medication outside of guidelines...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour disruption continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour outage continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Schools closed and scores of homes without water amid burst pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Some homes have no water, while others have low pressure or discoloured water...
Schools and homes reconnected after burst water pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Properties in the St Marks area either had no supply or low pressure...
Campaign launched to keep children reading
Tuesday 24th March 2026A study has found children start losing interest in reading in the early years of secondary school...
Hartpury College clinch prestigious schools title at Twickenham
Monday 23rd March 2026Head coach Lewis Arnold was thrilled to see his side win the Continental Tyres Schools RFU ACE Girls finalRead full story...
Decision on 'brilliant' plans for new 200-pupil special school for Cheltenham
Monday 23rd March 2026'The fact it will cater for 200 children across both junior and senior years is brilliant'Read full story...
In Pictures: Spring equinox and US bombers
Sunday 22nd March 2026Early daffodils and blossom are spotted in Wiltshire and flood waters recede in Somerset...
Girl secures cash needed for school zebra crossing
Friday 20th March 2026Schoolgirl's two year campaign will see a crossing installed in Leckhampton by September...
Pupil 'loses track' of how many days of school missed due to strikes
Friday 20th March 2026There has been a pause in the Tewkesbury Academy strikes after a new behavioural policy was introduced, but one pupil found himself falling foul of it almost immediatelyRead full story...
Mental health staff accept pay offer to end strikes
Wednesday 18th March 2026Workers will get a one-off payment but no extra pay rise after the months-long dispute...
Boy is first to trial 'life-changing' exoskeleton
Monday 16th March 2026Asger, six, was able to walk all the way to school using the powered technology, his parents said...
School strikes paused as new rules introduced
Monday 16th March 2026About 50 members of staff walked out on 4 February over concerns of abusive behaviour...
'My sister was killed by selfish 100mph driver - just days after passing her test'
Saturday 14th March 2026'Liberty Mitchell has shown no remorse for what she did'Read full story...
National news archive
My weekly juggling act - being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own
Friday 17th April 2026Many teachers say they struggle to balance the pressures of their job with the demands of being a parent...
‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus
Friday 17th April 2026Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London...
Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London
Thursday 16th April 2026Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate...
The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
Thursday 16th April 2026Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training...
Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning
Wednesday 15th April 2026Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector...
The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
Wednesday 15th April 2026Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training...
UK parents: have you considered switching your children from school dinners to packed lunches?
Wednesday 15th April 2026We would like to hear parents’ views on their children’s school mealsThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to dishes such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned...
English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report
Wednesday 15th April 2026Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grantsCouncils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report...
Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay
Wednesday 15th April 2026Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visaA Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and put at risk of deportation...
'Children with maths dyslexia are set up to fail'
Wednesday 15th April 2026Often referred to as the "dyslexia of numbers", dyscalculia is thought to affect one in 20 people...
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester
Tuesday 14th April 2026Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blameA Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems...
Why one school has banned phones for some pupils - but not others
Tuesday 14th April 2026Schools across Wales say phone bans improve behaviour but can mean conflict with pupils and parents...
School gets £4,500 for lockable mobile phone cases
Tuesday 14th April 2026The money will part-fund signal-blocking pouches for about 900 pupils aged 11 to 16...
Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast
Tuesday 14th April 2026The government hails the ‘green revolution’ as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experienceOn paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK’s burgeoning green energy sector...
Pupil sets school laptop on fire following social media trend
Monday 13th April 2026Fire service officers attended the incident in Dumbarton last week as pupils are warned about the "chromebook challenge"...
Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Monday 13th April 2026Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains...
Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England
Sunday 12th April 2026Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity ratesThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned...
Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Sunday 12th April 2026Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains...
The parents using play to stop children getting 'trapped' by screens
Friday 10th April 2026Researchers say more speech and interaction around children can aid the development of young brains...
22,000 students told to pay back 'mis-sold' maintenance loans
Thursday 9th April 2026Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans Read full story...
Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants
Thursday 9th April 2026Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligibleMore than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money...
‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools
Wednesday 8th April 2026As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatismIn the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager flew to Texas to woo a pair of rightwing billionaires...
Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers
Tuesday 7th April 2026Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome projectA refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false...
Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training
Tuesday 7th April 2026A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says...
Pupils back to school in holidays to deal with fallout from cyber attack
Tuesday 7th April 2026The Education Authority says as of Tuesday morning about 80% of post-primary schools are back online...
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