Rising costs force ‘difficult choices’ on schools
Hope Rhodes / BBC Head teacher Dan Crossman says he faces choosing between meeting the needs of the children, or balancing the books Head teachers say they face “difficult choices”…
Ofsted says special educational needs ‘biggest issue’ for schools
Getty Images Special educational needs and disabilities (Send) is the “biggest issue” affecting schools in England, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said. Sir Martyn Oliver told the education committee that the…
Some sixth-form teachers on strike amid pay dispute
George Carden/BBC Teachers also staged walkouts last year Teachers at some sixth-form colleges in Sussex have walked out amid a pay dispute with the government. Some 8,000 students at Brighton,…
School closures in Northern Ireland
BBC When there is severe weather in Northern Ireland, the BBC will share information here about schools that have been affected The following schools are closed today, 7 January 2025.…
North East schools closed for second day due to weather
Schools in the north east of Scotland have been forced to close for a second day due to the winter weather. A total of 19 schools and nurseries in Aberdeenshire…
Parents urged to enrol new Isle of Man primary school starters
PA Media Parents have been asked to enrol children due to start school in September Parents have been urged to enrol children due to start primary school for the first…
Cambridge teacher who asked ex-pupil for photos in bath banned
Google Michael Lee worked at Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School, in Cambridge, between 2016 and 2020 An assistant headteacher who asked a former pupil to send him pictures…
Children ‘dropped down agenda’ during Covid
Webber Family Peter said both his sons, Luke and Ryan, suffered with their mental health A Cambridge professor says the interests and voices of children and young people should be…
Snow forces several schools in County Durham to shut
Several schools have been forced to shut because of heavy snow. About 16 in County Durham, including Consett Infant School and one in Northumberland, have been unable to open due…
Around 20% of pupils in South West ‘missing too much school’
BBC Persistent absence levels show how many pupils have attended fewer than 90% of lessons Education experts have described the rates of school absence in parts of the South West…