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Prince Archie's desperate plea to Prince Harry about starting a new UK school
Friday 16th October 2026Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie made a desperate royal plea when he was told the family would be moving to the UK and starting a new schoolRead full story...
Top autumn walks as leaves expected to be more vibrant
Friday 16th October 2026Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire have plenty of beautiful spots for autumnal walks...
'Appalling' state of disused Gloucester school that's become a dumping ground
Thursday 15th October 2026"Residents deserve better than a derelict building surrounded by rubbish...
Gloucester primary school closes after vandalism leaves classrooms 'unfit for use'
Tuesday 13th October 2026Staff apologised for the disruptionRead full story...
'Shocking' mounds of rubbish dumped at derelict school
Monday 12th October 2026Dirty nappies have also been seen at the fly-tip, which is spilling on to residents' properties...
Strike talks at Gloucestershire school as ex-pupil claims 'my teacher was in tears'
Monday 12th October 2026Concerns among staff did not go unnoticed by older studentsRead full story...
Author shares how books have 'magical way' of reaching you when struggling
Sunday 11th October 2026Author Matt Haig says books are healing for young people struggling with their mental health...
Ex-Gloucestershire teacher denies historic sex offences against boys at school
Thursday 8th October 2026The allegations date back to the 70s and 80sRead full story...
Alternative education school opens at rugby club
Thursday 8th October 2026Gloucester Rugby teams up with the BUSY group to help pupils struggling with mainstream education...
Gloucester car parks could become housing in 'ambitious' vision for city centre
Wednesday 7th October 2026But there are fears of worsening an already "diabolical" parking situationRead full story...
Acclaimed Gloucestershire school issues statement as six days of strikes loom
Tuesday 6th October 2026The trust was "surprised and disappointed" that press had been informed ahead of ongoing talksRead full story...
Teachers at private school to strike for six days
Monday 5th October 2026Only a small number of teachers will strike, a spokesperson from the day and boarding school says...
Strike threat at TV-famous Gloucestershire school amid 'culture of fear' claim
Friday 2nd October 2026The upcoming action will take place this month and next monthRead full story...
Grammar test change will allow 'fairer testing'
Wednesday 30th September 2026The entrance exams for Gloucestershire grammar schools will now take place at the end of year five...
Uni student living at home 'wasn't ready' to move away
Monday 28th September 2026A third of students starting courses are living at home, the University of Gloucestershire says...
'Hefty school fines' and 'new bellringers sought'
Saturday 26th September 2026A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England...
Harry and Meghan can 'limit chaos' of Cotswolds move on kids with certain steps
Saturday 26th September 2026Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been given expert advice on how to 'minimise the disruption' of their Cotswolds move for their children Archie and Lilibet, who were forced to change schools just two days into termRead full story...
Elms Park: Plans submitted for 4,115 homes on outskirts of Cheltenham
Friday 25th September 2026Elms Park would include thousands of homes, as well as schools and a transport hubRead full story...
Harry and Meghan's 'totally unnecessary order' to school parents about Archie and Lilibet
Wednesday 23rd September 2026Lilibet and Archie have been relocated to a new school after being pulled from the first amid security concernsRead full story...
GPs are prescribing watching football as an antidote to depression
Monday 21st September 2026Football is being used to help people experiencing low mood, loneliness and other mental health challenges...
Football on prescription is boosting mental health
Monday 21st September 2026Football is being used to help people experiencing low mood, loneliness and other mental health challenges...
Football prescribed to tackle mental health issues
Monday 21st September 2026Football is being used to help people experiencing low mood, loneliness and other mental health challenges...
Gloucestershire's 97-year-old wingwalker raises funds for Cheltenham stroke ward
Friday 18th September 2026Former nurse Betty Bromage donates to Cheltenham General, Steve Knibbs reportsRead full story...
Mental health bench will be a 'community effort'
Wednesday 16th September 2026The bench has been created by volunteers in memory of a "well loved" man from Tetbury...
Meghan Markle phone number leaks from school WhatsApp group chat sparking security concern
Wednesday 16th September 2026The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently moved back to the UKRead full story...
National news archive
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
Saturday 17th October 2026Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisisEmployers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle the youth jobs crisis...
Is women's health content being 'shadowbanned' on social media?
Friday 16th October 2026Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media...
Our business ads were taken down for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram
Friday 16th October 2026Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media...
School's plan to use toilet chaperones puts pupils at risk, says campaigner
Friday 16th October 2026Some pupils will have to be escorted to the toilet over vandalism and attendance problems...
Snapchat and Instagram grooming becoming 'easier'
Friday 16th October 2026Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform...
We are teaching children maths they will never use. Isn’t it better to help them speak fluently? | Simon Jenkins
Friday 16th October 2026The education secretary is right to focus on what students need most: the ability to express themselves...
'We got penalised for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram'
Friday 16th October 2026Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media...
Is there a problem with standards in Wales' schools?
Thursday 15th October 2026Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help...
Wales has a school standards crisis. Will plans to fix it actually work?
Thursday 15th October 2026Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help...
‘Children are naturally drawn to beauty’: the head of the ‘Issey Miyake’ preschool on their pleated uniforms
Wednesday 14th October 2026Ms Lam Montessori’s head of school reveals teachers wear a different Japanese designer after their chic clothes drew online envy“Does anyone know what the deal is Ms Lam Montessori … and why all their employees wear Issey Miyake … every day … I’m confused and a bit jealous,” asked one commenter on the Williamsburg subreddit last week, sparking a unexpected viral moment for a chain of Brooklyn Montessori preschools...
France’s class action: inside the 16 October Guardian Weekly
Wednesday 14th October 2026What drove student protests? Plus: Duran Duran’s extraordinary world • Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home addressFrance has been rocked by huge youth protests in recent weeks over the state of high school education, bringing tens of thousands of people on to the streets...
Student protests in Albania turn violent as demonstrators clash with police
Wednesday 14th October 2026Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruptionTens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government building and two banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and corruption...
'Young asylum seekers like me just want to access education'
Wednesday 14th October 2026Aspiring businesswoman Hani had to wait two years before a place became available on an English language courseRead full story...
‘Children are naturally drawn to beauty’: the head of the ‘fake’ Issey Miyake preschool on their pleated uniforms
Wednesday 14th October 2026Ms Lam Montessori’s head of school reveals teachers wear a different Japanese designer after their chic clothes drew online envy“Does anyone know what the deal is Ms Lam Montessori … and why all their employees wear Issey Miyake … every day … I’m confused and a bit jealous,” asked one commenter on the Williamsburg subreddit last week, sparking a unexpected viral moment for a chain of Brooklyn Montessori preschools...
Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, clinicians urge
Tuesday 13th October 2026A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness...
Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, government urged
Tuesday 13th October 2026A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness...
Bacon, eggs and Bowie: how year 12 English students tackled ‘human strength and vulnerability’ in HSC paper
Tuesday 13th October 2026Tens of thousands of high school students across New South Wales sit the first test of their final examsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“How does the composer of your prescribed text offer you opportunities to examine assumptions about human strength and vulnerability?”This was the bamboozling English question tens of thousands of year 12 students sat down to answer on the first day of their final school exams...
English councils warn of ‘catastrophic’ Send debts forecast to hit £10bn by 2028
Monday 12th October 2026Surge in EHCP applications poses risk to public finances and may lead to deteriorating levels of supportCouncils are warning of potentially “catastrophic” debts, which are forecast to reach a record £10bn over the next 18 months, as a result of rapid growth in demand for special educational needs and disability (Send) support in English schools...
Deadline review – shocking threat sends tremors through authoritarian school
Monday 12th October 2026Set in a dystopian private academy rife with surveillance and cut-throat competition, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama cements his status as an important film-makerFilmed in Taiwan and set entirely inside a prestigious high school, Kiwi Chow’s gripping drama frames educational systems not merely as a preparation for the real world but as a microcosm of society at large...
Monday briefing: What will it take to turn around our struggling education system?
Monday 12th October 2026In today’s newsletter: With attendance and engagement declining and growing pressure on pastoral care, helping young people rediscover their love for learning requires a new lesson planGood morning...
Why are so many four-year-olds not potty-trained before school?
Sunday 11th October 2026A third of school starters in the West Midlands last year were not toilet-trained, a survey suggests...
France’s other schools problem – the teens violently smashing up their old primaries: ‘They think it’s not worthy of respect – so they trash it’
Sunday 11th October 2026The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis...
Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader
Sunday 11th October 2026NEU’s Daniel Kebede says earlier start times and longer summer breaks may be needed to help pupils and teachersSchools should consider changing start and finish times, reordering holidays and moving exams from the summer months in an effort to adapt to the UK’s increasingly severe heatwaves, according to the leader of the country’s biggest education union...
We sold everything and bought a one-way ticket to take our three children travelling
Saturday 10th October 2026The Woolridge family sold their south Wales home and are travelling the world with no plans to return...
Plans to turn Van Morrison's former primary into a special school delayed
Saturday 10th October 2026It was originally hoped that the former Elmgrove Primary School could re-open as a special school in September 2026...
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