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Gloucestershire school teacher cycling thousands of miles for African education centre
Saturday 27th July 2024Wallace Ascham has a mission to complete his journey in AugustRead full story...
Headteacher 'saddened' after vandals target school
Friday 26th July 2024Staff at Grange Primary Academy in Gloucester said vandals caused damage in classrooms and the staff room...
Head teacher 'saddened' after vandals target school
Friday 26th July 2024Staff at Grange Primary Academy in Gloucester said vandals caused damage in classrooms and the staff room...
Why Prince George won't be moving to secondary school in September
Friday 26th July 2024The future king has now finished Year six at Lambrook School in BerkshireRead full story...
Families 'in limbo' as children face four-year wait for new secondary school to open
Friday 26th July 2024It has been described as "absolutely shameful"...
Whistleblower behind Dujardin video wants to 'save dressage'
Wednesday 24th July 2024The whistleblower who released a video that appears to show Charlotte Dujardin "excessively" whipping a horse is "not celebrating", says her lawyer...
McEwen 'lucky' new horse Dubs can win eventing gold
Wednesday 24th July 2024Three-day eventer Tom McEwen says he is "lucky" horse JL Dublin can win Olympic medals again after pairing up for the Paris Games...
Cheltenham primary school which sells chicken eggs given 'Good' Ofsted
Tuesday 23rd July 2024'Leaders aim for pupils to be articulate and resilient individuals ready for the wider world'Read full story...
Beloved household pet could hold key to tackling obesity
Friday 19th July 2024A new study by researchers in America has unearthed a surprising connection between cat and human microbiomes that could see our overweight feline friends helping us to tackle obesityRead full story...
Pupils past and present enjoy annual cricket match
Friday 19th July 2024Pupils from when the school opened in the 1950s joined the current year sixes for the annual tradition...
Somerset & Northants through to T20 Blast quarters
Thursday 18th July 2024Northants and Somerset reach the T20 Blast quarters, while Surrey's Sam Curran smashes a maiden century...
Six schools to trial £2m solar panel rollout
Thursday 18th July 2024Each school is expected to save about £5,000 per year and cut emissions by 500 tonnes annually...
Six schools trial £2m solar panel rollout
Thursday 18th July 2024Each school is expected to save about £5,000 per year and cut emissions by 500 tonnes annually...
Princess Anne 'can't remember a single thing' about horse accident that put her in hospital
Wednesday 17th July 2024The incident occurred during an evening walk within her Gatcombe Park estateRead full story...
Six schools chosen to spearhead £2m solar panel rollout in Gloucestershire
Wednesday 17th July 2024Move to create a carbon neutral county by 2045 and save each school £4,360 a yearRead full story...
Olympic route 'suits me' - British champion Georgi
Tuesday 16th July 2024British road champion Pfeiffer Georgi says the Olympics road race course suits her "quite well" after being selected for the Games...
Lucy got a big rash when she drank alcohol and 'knew something was wrong'
Tuesday 16th July 2024Lucy first realised something was wrong when she started getting rashes every time she drank alcohol and was more tired than normalRead full story...
Endangered eels released into rivers by pupils
Monday 15th July 2024Pupils across Somerset and Gloucestershire have been caring for water eels...
Tim Spector says one type of alcohol may be good for your gut
Monday 15th July 2024Experts say if you're going to drink, there is one glass to reach forRead full story...
'We were told our pain was caused by menopause – the true cause is much worse'
Sunday 14th July 2024Caroline Johnstone, 61, claims NHS doctors told her a condition causing her immense pain was dismissed as the menopause for 15 years – and she's not the only one who has been brushed offRead full story...
T20 round-up: Pears down Bears, Somerset stun Surrey
Friday 12th July 2024The Roses derby is washed out but there are still upsets galore on Friday night as the T20 Blast group stage enters its final week...
Support for school as budget 'barely covers essentials'
Thursday 11th July 2024Local businesses are hosting a number of events to raise money for "really important" equipment...
Schools sought to design lion cub sculptures
Wednesday 10th July 2024Pupils are being asked "to go wild" and design their own lion cub for the Pride of Gloucestershire art trail...
Cheltenham teacher banned after sending sexual messages to undercover cop posing as 14-year-old girl
Wednesday 10th July 2024Steven Millar, who had worked at Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre, has been banned from teaching indefinitely...
Wellbeing cabin opens for primary school children
Wednesday 10th July 2024The hub includes soft toys, games and decorations to give young people a space to relax...
National news archive
School worker jailed for sexually abusing autistic boy aged under 16
Friday 26th July 2024Acasia Welburn pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual activity with child by person in a position of trustA school worker has been jailed for sexually abusing an autistic boy who was under 16 at the time, police said...
Most children in Wales don't tell family about online life - report
Friday 26th July 2024Concerns about sites and apps like Snapchat, YouTube and Roblox are highlighted in a survey...
One in six vapes confiscated at English schools spiked with ‘zombie drug’
Thursday 25th July 2024Warning of risk of serious harm as synthetic drug spice found in vapes in 28 of 38 schools testedOne in six vapes confiscated in English schools are spiked with the highly addictive “zombie drug” spice, according to research...
Third of Team GB athletes for Paris Olympics educated privately
Wednesday 24th July 2024Study finds 33.3% of squad went to private schools, up nine percentage points from 24% in 2016 teamThe proportion of privately educated athletes in the Team GB squad has increased to a third of all competitors, a study has found...
£5bn debt crisis of special educational needs ‘could bankrupt’ English councils
Wednesday 24th July 2024Increased demand for children’s services leading to meltdown, warn local authority leadersA £5bn debt crisis caused by out-of-control overspending on special educational needs could explode in less than two years, bankrupting scores of England’s local authorities, the UK government has been warned...
Tackling misogyny in UK schools could take up to 20 years, says Jess Phillips
Wednesday 24th July 2024Exclusive: Safeguarding minister outlines measures to protect women and girls, including plans for ‘Raneem’s law’Plans to tackle misogyny in schools could take up to 20 years to have an impact on society, the safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips, has said as she outlined measures to protect women and girls...
We don't know how many people are having babies - and that's a headache for schools
Wednesday 24th July 2024Working out how many school pupils to budget for may well prove to be a headache for the government...
Rock star Stevie Van Zandt in plea for more arts and music in English schools
Tuesday 23rd July 2024Exclusive: E Street Band and Sopranos star visits south London to see his TeachRock programme in actionLegendary guitarist and Sopranos star Stevie Van Zandt has made an impassioned plea for more arts and music in England’s schools as a way of engaging disaffected young people during a visit to south London...
Rampant slaughter! Sexy armour! Tiger maulings! We bust the gladiator myths
Tuesday 23rd July 2024As Those About to Die brings swords and sandals back to the screen, the ‘Colosseum consultant’ who advises all the epic productions about accuracy tells us why he is ‘paid to be ignored’One of the many things Alexander Mariotti wants you to know about Those About to Die, the new Amazon Prime show set in ancient Rome, is that gladiators rarely actually died in colosseum combat...
Is this the end of branded school PE kits?
Tuesday 23rd July 2024Schools will no longer require parents to buy more than three branded items, under government plansRead full story...
Are branded school PE kits on the way out?
Tuesday 23rd July 2024Schools will no longer require parents to buy more than three branded items, under government plansRead full story...
English universities should not expect government bailout, Phillipson says
Monday 22nd July 2024Education secretary acknowledged crisis in sector with many institutions facing severe financial difficultiesUniversities in England facing severe financial difficulties should not expect a government bailout, the education secretary has said, despite warnings from the sector of thousands of job losses, course closures and even bankruptcies...
Starmer says skills shake-up will help young people
Monday 22nd July 2024Labour wants to give firms more flexibility to spend cash currently earmarked for apprenticeships...
Chinese university sacks professor after social media accusation of sexual harassment
Monday 22nd July 2024Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on WeiboA top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public allegation and posted recordings as evidence, drawing widespread support...
Can you solve it? Can you outwit the wizards of Oz?
Monday 22nd July 2024Ripsnorting riddles from Down UnderParabola, a wonderful Australian maths magazine for secondary school pupils, celebrates its 60th birthday this month...
Biologist Rosemary Grant: ‘Evolution happens much quicker than Darwin thought’
Sunday 21st July 2024The evolutionary expert discusses the triumphs and challenges of the groundbreaking research on Galápagos Islands finches she undertook with her husband, PeterStudying Darwin’s finches has been the life’s work of the renowned British evolutionary biologists Rosemary and Peter Grant...
Are you giving your kids a 90s summer? | Eva Wiseman
Sunday 21st July 2024Balls, bikes, possibly boredom. As the summer holidays begin, and nostalgia for the good old days kicks in, it’s worth wondering if it really was better back thenAs the school holidays begin, parents tend to behave in one of two ways...
Labour makes working-class children key to schools reform
Saturday 20th July 2024Minister pledges more sports and drama in curriculum review as row deepens over two-child benefit cap• Interview Labour’s Bridget Phillipson: ‘I will help working-class pupils defy the odds to succeed’Expanding opportunities for working-class children by broadening the school curriculum to include more sport, drama, art and music alongside core academic subjects will be top priorities for the Labour government, the new education secretary says today...
Labour’s Bridget Phillipson: ‘I will help working-class pupils defy the odds to succeed – just as I did’
Saturday 20th July 2024The new education secretary talks about her background, the ‘incredible state schools’ she went to, and her plans to transform the system• Labour makes working-class children key to schools reformBridget Phillipson is standing up to welcome us into her large, very smart new office...
Pay bodies to recommend 5.5% rise for teachers and NHS staff, report says
Saturday 20th July 2024Above inflation deal could lead to government having to find an extra £10bn in total across the public sectorIndependent pay review bodies representing teachers and NHS workers have reportedly recommended above-inflation pay rises that could require the government to raise up to £10bn, a leading economist has said...
English schools to phase out ‘cruel’ behaviour rules as Labour plans major education changes
Saturday 20th July 2024Policy will move to keeping vulnerable pupils in school as focus shifts to root causes of exclusionsIsolation booths, frequent suspensions and strict behaviour regimes look set to be phased out in England as the Labour government shifts focus on how to keep the most vulnerable pupils in school...
Myanmar junta ‘bombing schools’, with 170 sites hit in past three years – report
Saturday 20th July 2024Analysis of imagery from conflict zones shows evidence of burned-out and flattened buildings, with long-term impacts on educationAirstrikes, arson, shelling and ground fighting between the military and armed rebel groups have damaged at least 174 schools and universities in Myanmar since a military coup in 2021, according to a new report...
Farewell, Ucas personal statements: I won’t miss your hackneyed, cliche-ridden prose | Max Fletcher
Saturday 20th July 2024These hated essays are going to be scrapped. It’s good news for those who can’t afford private tutors – and for those who had to read themEvery autumn, as the fruit fills with ripeness to the core and the small gnats mourn among the river sallows, my inbox fills with requests for help from parents whose children have been tasked with writing an essay of 4,000 characters in which they explain to their prospective universities why they want to study a given subject...
Summer holiday childcare in UK now costs £1,000 a child, research finds
Friday 19th July 2024Parents or carers in full-time work said to be ‘dreading’ expense, and sum may be even higher in Wales and south-east EnglandParents can expect to spend more than £1,000 per child for care over the school summer holidays, , according to research...
School holidays the 'loneliest time' for carers
Friday 19th July 2024One charity warns that there are gaps in support for young carers during school breaks...
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