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Special school head teacher retires after 38 years
Saturday 24th July 2021Jane Jones was the headteacher of the Shrubberies School for 17 yearsRead full story...
Championship return fixtures confirmed
Friday 23rd July 2021Somerset's bid for a first County Championship title will resume against Nottinghamshire when the second phase of the competition gets under way...
The best secondary schools in Gloucestershire
Thursday 22nd July 2021The Real Schools Guide 2020, compiled by Reach's data unit, aims to give a far more comprehensive picture than traditional league tablesRead full story...
Gloucestershire school closure updates as Covid cases rise
Monday 19th July 2021Cases have been confirmed in schools across the countyRead full story...
Somerset win to deny Glos T20 Blast quarter-final spot
Sunday 18th July 2021Birmingham Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks seal quarter-final spots with big wins in the T20 BlastRead full story...
Glos last eight hopes in balance - T20 Blast round up
Friday 16th July 2021James Vince keeps Hampshire's T20 Blast qualification hopes alive while Somerset and Yorkshire seal their places in the last eight...
Latest on how schools are being affected by Covid
Thursday 15th July 2021Which schools are keeping children off todayRead full story...
Benjamin Jesty: The unsung hero of vaccination
Wednesday 14th July 2021Edward Jenner is credited with inventing the vaccine but his method was pioneered by a Dorset farmer...
County Championship: Hampshire close in on crucial win against Gloucestershire
Tuesday 13th July 2021Nick Gubbins' first century for Hampshire and wickets from Mason Crane put them on course for a vital win against Gloucestershire...
Health chief's message to parents ahead of schools breaking up
Tuesday 13th July 2021Fewer pupils are being expected to have to isolate when new guidance comes into effect next monthRead full story...
Six classes at Cheltenham school to isolate for a week
Sunday 11th July 2021Classes 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are required to stay at homeRead full story...
Euro 2020: Marcus Rashford's old school praise him as 'role model'
Saturday 10th July 2021The England star was a "shy" pupil who was "always smiling", teachers at his old primary school say...
Anti-vaxxers plan to target schools with Covid misinformation
Friday 9th July 2021Coronavirus deniers on Facebook want to persuade schoolchildren not to get vaccinatedRead full story...
Anti-vaxxers plan to target schools with Covid misinformation
Thursday 8th July 2021Coronavirus deniers on Facebook want to persuade schoolchildren not to get vaccinatedRead full story...
What are the rules about self-isolating, testing and masks in schools?
Tuesday 6th July 2021The government wants to change the rules which mean entire classes must self-isolate after a positive case...
Primary school closes after confirmed Covid case
Monday 5th July 2021Scores of pupils are now isolating across GloucestershireRead full story...
Primary school closes Year6 bubble and reception after confirmed Covid case
Monday 5th July 2021Scores of pupils are now isolating across GloucestershireRead full story...
Dozens of pupils isolating after Covid cases at secondary school
Monday 5th July 2021Delta variant infections are on the riseRead full story...
Self isolating kids have to do a PCR before they can go to school
Monday 5th July 2021Previous guidance stated that PCR tests only had to be done if you were symptomaticRead full story...
Covid: Will free school meals continue over summer holidays?
Friday 2nd July 2021A year on from Marcus Rashford's successful campaign, what is the current situation?Read full story...
'The kids are missing out again' - Dad's anger at sports day ban
Friday 2nd July 2021“You can social distance on a school field"Read full story...
Covid: Gloucestershire schools outbreak 'scary'
Thursday 1st July 2021County infection rates are above the UK average for the first time following an outbreak in schools...
T20 Blast: Devon Conway steers Somerset to win, Notts close in on quarter-finals
Thursday 1st July 2021Devon Conway's unbeaten 81 steers Somerset to victory over Gloucestershire, while Notts win again against Leicestershire...
First pictures of plans for brand new school
Wednesday 30th June 2021The school is set to be completely transformedRead full story...
What are the rules about self-isolating, testing and masks in schools?
Wednesday 30th June 2021The government wants to change the rules which mean entire classes must self-isolate after a positive case...
National news archive
School’s out! Enjoy the freedom without breaking the bank
Sunday 25th July 2021Making sure children have fun is a challenge. Here’s how… our guide to keeping them busy on a budgetThe school summer holidays are here and with them come days of adventure and freedom for children – and headaches for parents who need to keep their offspring busy on a budget...
‘Have I chosen the right career?’: Three new teachers reflect on their first year
Saturday 24th July 2021From group bubbles to virtual classrooms, it was a strange year to be starting out in school...
A skilled workforce needs arts graduates | Letter
Friday 23rd July 2021Jim Northover questions the logic in cutting funding for arts courses, when creative minds help drive the technology and engineering sectorsGavin Williamson stated that planned changes to education funding (Funding cuts to go ahead for university arts courses in England despite opposition, 20 July) will be “directed towards high-cost provision that supports key industries and the delivery of vital public services”...
Daily testing can keep pupils in school, study suggests
Friday 23rd July 2021A study in 200 English secondary schools and colleges found very few infections in close contacts of cases...
West Midlands primary school wins appeal against academy status
Friday 23rd July 2021Judge calls decision not to revoke academy order ‘irrational’, as inspections halted during pandemicA primary school in Sandwell, West Midlands, has become the first school to win a high court appeal against being forced to turn into an academy, arguing it could not demonstrate its improvement because Ofsted inspections were suspended because of Covid...
'Ghost school' with no students for a second year
Friday 23rd July 2021English language schools warn they are on the "brink of collapse" after two summers without students...
Daily Covid tests for students found to be as effective as group isolation
Friday 23rd July 2021Sending bubbles home after contact with Covid cases no better than testing to stop infection spreading, say scientistsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists have recommended daily tests for students who come into contact with Covid cases at secondary schools and colleges after finding that it prevents the spread of infection as much as sending whole bubbles home to isolate...
Daily contact testing in schools cuts absences, study finds
Thursday 22nd July 2021A study in 200 English secondary schools and colleges found very few infections in close contacts of cases...
Seaside poor health overlooked, warns Whitty
Wednesday 21st July 2021Bad housing and deprivation are a toxic mix for health, says England's chief medical officer...
Pay freeze for England’s teachers a ‘slap in the face’, say unions
Wednesday 21st July 2021School leaders hit back saying once inflation was taken into account, the government’s freeze amounts to a pay cutTeachers in England are to get no pay rise this year, the government has confirmed, sparking fury from unions who described it as “an insult” and a “slap in the face” after all their efforts during the pandemic...
Schools minister rebuffs calls to decolonise English curriculum
Wednesday 21st July 2021Nick Gibb says no reason why children from ethnic minorities should not study work of a ‘dead white man’The Schools minister, Nick Gibb, has pushed back against calls to decolonise the curriculum in England and has warned that what pupils learn in the classroom should not be tailored to any one particular group...
Funding cuts to go ahead for university arts courses in England despite opposition
Tuesday 20th July 2021Education secretary Gavin Williamson said money will be put towards Stem and medicine coursesMinisters have been accused of “one of the biggest attacks on arts and entertainment in English universities in living memory” after proposals to cut funding for arts and creative subjects in higher education were confirmed by the universities regulator despite widespread opposition...
More than 1m school pupils in England absent last week due to Covid
Tuesday 20th July 2021Official figures reveal 14.3% of children were not in class because of coronavirus-related issuesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 1 million children in England were out of school last week for Covid-19-related reasons with absence rates at a record level, government figures have revealed...
‘I wanted more memories’: young people reflect on a year lost to Covid
Tuesday 20th July 2021Delays at critical life stages: from starting college and internships; to searching for work or starting a family have caused chaos for young people...
Almost a quarter of England's pupils out of school
Tuesday 20th July 2021The "pingdemic" continues to affect schools and families with nearly 25% absent as the term ends...
‘Mum suggested a handheld vacuum’: must-have items students pack for university
Monday 19th July 2021If you’re preparing to go to university, the things you take with you could help you adapt to your next big adventurePacking for your very first term at university can feel like a daunting prospect...
Covid: Hundreds of thousands of under-18s to get vaccine
Monday 19th July 2021The vaccines minister says children at high risk from Covid will be offered the jab...
Jack Windsor Lewis obituary
Monday 19th July 2021My former colleague Jack Windsor Lewis, who has died aged 94, was an expert in English pronunciation who wrote books on the subject and lectured for many years at the University of Leeds...
‘I have a future’: how Biden’s free community college plan could transform education
Monday 19th July 2021Advocates argue the proposal would open doors to students who have historically been excluded from higher education and boost the economyAbdi Yusuf’s first day of middle school was tough...
Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75%
Sunday 18th July 2021"Covid anxiety" is among the explanations for the increasing popularity of out-of-school teaching...
Schools in England shut early for summer as record numbers are forced to isolate
Sunday 18th July 2021Heads say ‘terrible’ lack of guidance and anger among parents over holiday chaos have led to ‘grim situation’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchools across England are closing early for the summer break or moving to online teaching as tens of thousands of pupils are forced to isolate at home amid soaring levels of Covid infection...
‘It was devastating’: what happens when therapy makes things worse?
Saturday 17th July 2021Therapists are meant to help people change their lives, but those who behave badly may end up doing more harm than goodCourtney thought it was strange when her therapist asked her to follow him on Instagram...
What did Covid teach me? It’s time for my kids to look after each other | Sindhu Vee
Saturday 17th July 2021It was all going according to plan until my youngest interrupted Succession to ask, ‘Mama, what is a genocide?It was during one of the lockdowns of 2020 – I forget which sub-type – that I decided to go Extremely Indian Mother on my (mixed-race) kids by announcing that the two teens, Kid One and Kid Two, were to be responsible for the online schooling of their youngest sibling, Kid Three (year four, they can handle it)...
‘Gender is a performance’: Scotland’s first ‘drag school’ sells out
Friday 16th July 2021Dumfries course teaches 11- to 18-year-olds how to create a persona, apply makeup and the history of drag“You can use drag to explore anything you want to,” says Natalie Doidge, the organiser of what is thought to be Scotland’s first “drag school” for teenagers, which opens its doors later this month after facing down controversy...
‘Creativity crisis’ looms for English schools due to arts cuts, says Labour
Thursday 15th July 2021Number of GCSE music and drama students fell by a fifth over last decade, research findsSchools in England face a “creativity crisis” with the number of creative arts students and teachers down by as much as a fifth in some subjects after a decade of underinvestment, Labour has warned...
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