County Durham free school meals auto-enrolment ‘way forward’
Durham County Council Very few households chose to opt out of the scheme, the council said The automatic enrolment of children for free school meals should become a standard practice,…
‘Families in crisis’ as Ofsted criticises Derbyshire’s SEND provision
PA Media School leaders told Ofsted a lack of places for SEND children is pushing them to “crisis point” A government regulator has found “widespread and systemic failings” around the…
‘Mentoring is a really good way to engage excluded pupils’
BBC Actress Nkechi Simms once attended Pupil Referral Units “I often felt really misunderstood and struggled to handle my emotions – I was very angry,” actress Nkechi Simms tells a…
University cash crisis will get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told
BRANWEN JEFFREYS/BBC Tuition fees for undergraduate degrees in England will rise in autumn 2025 Almost three quarters of universities in England will face financial problems next year – despite tuition…
Job cuts ‘inevitable’ over £30m Dundee University deficit
Dundee University has told staff that job losses are “inevitable” as it faces a potential deficit of £30m in the next financial year. In an all-staff email, the university’s principal,…
IT issue at Budehaven School forces closure to ‘safeguard pupils’
A secondary school has been forced to close due to an “external IT failure”. Budehaven Community School in Bude, Cornwall said it had “experienced a complete breakdown of our internet,…
Concern as figures double in five years
Sarah/BBC Sarah feels she had no choice but to home educate her daughter, Daisy The children’s commissioner for England believes some families are being “forced” to educate their children at…
What are T-levels and what are the grades worth?
The number of students taking T-levels has increased each year, and there were 16,085 entrants in the 2023-24 academic year. The overall pass rate for the 7,262 students who received…
Ipswich schools could take on 600 extra students
Two secondary schools could take on 600 extra pupils between them after plans to build a new school became too expensive. More places are needed as the Ipswich Garden Suburb…
Edinburgh University warns students not to be ‘snobs’
BBC Olivia Gallosi and Ronni Sharp said they had come across discrimination Edinburgh University has warned students from privileged backgrounds not to be “snobs” towards their peers from Scottish and…