Powell faces backlash over teacher four-day week plan
Education Secretary Lucy Powell's plan to allow teachers four-day weeks has drawn criticism from school leaders, despite support from unions.
Category : Education
School closes after headteacher dies following heart attack
Rachael Booth, headteacher at the Willows School in Rotherham, died on Tuesday after a heart attack on October 14. Staff fought to resuscitate her, allowing family to be with her. The school will reopen on November 2.
Mum outraged after school letter over hot lunches
A mother received a letter from her child's school asking her to stop sending hot meals in a flask, citing jealousy among other pupils, sparking outrage online.
Grimm & Co: Rotherham's magical literacy hub
Rotherham's Grimm & Co, a gothic church turned literacy centre, inspires young people and helped the town become the world's first Children's Capital of Culture.
Trust hits back as two GM schools top truancy list
Northern Education Trust defends Buile Hill and Denton Community academies after they ranked among England's worst for unauthorised absence, citing rapid transformation and improved results.
Lipa Bar apologises for Harry Potter quiz theme
Liverpool's Lipa Bar has apologised after its Harry Potter-themed quiz on October 20 caused offence. The bar said it never intended to harm anyone and will change future quiz themes.
Schools to adopt IHRA definition after antisemitism review
The Government has accepted all 27 recommendations from a landmark review into antisemitism in schools and colleges, promising new training and stronger safeguarding.
Leak inquiry ordered after antisemitism review reported early
Education Secretary Lucy Powell has ordered a leak inquiry after details of Sir David Bell's antisemitism review were reported before being presented to Parliament. The government has accepted all 27 recommendations.
Salford schools get up to £1,400 for new books funding
Every secondary school in Salford will automatically receive between £450 and £1,400 to buy books, eBooks and audiobooks, with extra funding planned for schools in disadvantaged communities.
Teacher struck off over 'crop top' comment to pupil
John Kerr, 75, was struck off after telling a pupil he would attend the school show only if she wore a 'low-cut crop top and tight trousers' and threatening another.
Trafford Approves St Teresa's Primary School Closure
Trafford Council has approved the closure of St Teresa's Primary School in Stretford, leaving parents 'devastated' and citing financial deficits and falling pupil numbers.
IPPR: Disadvantaged Pupils Three Times Less Likely to Top SATs
A think tank says primary school tests need a 'fairer and more reliable' system, as only 4% of disadvantaged pupils hit the higher standard in 2026.
Antisemitism should be in school safeguarding, review to say
An independent review is expected to recommend schools explicitly include antisemitism in safeguarding and online safety policies, amid rising school-related incidents.
Acting head brought in at troubled Ebbw Vale school
An acting head teacher has been appointed at Pen-y-Cwm special school in Ebbw Vale after its leadership took temporary absence following staff safety concerns.
Consultation on third Welsh medium primary school begins
A consultation has started on plans for a third Welsh medium primary school in Merthyr Tydfil, running from October 19 to November 29.
Former primary school could reopen as special school
An empty former primary school in Merthyr Tydfil could be used to provide extra capacity for Greenfield Special School from April 2027 until a new school is built, with a report recommending the interim solution.
School scraps no-contact rule to allow ‘dapping’
Philip Morant School and College in Colchester has replaced its no-contact policy with rules permitting handshakes, fist bumps, high fives and dapping, while banning bone squashing, tripping and birthday bumps.
Gower College Swansea explores city centre site move
Gower College Swansea is in early talks with Swansea Council about taking space at the new Porth Copr city centre precinct, which would include a skills campus.
Teacher banned for threatening pupil
Physics teacher David Hicks has been banned from teaching indefinitely in England after threatening to punch a pupil's face in at Downside School in Somerset.
School absences double pre-pandemic as 12m days missed
Unauthorised school absence rates in England remain twice as high as before the pandemic, with nearly 12 million days missed in two terms, official data shows.
Anna Maxwell Martin slams 'cruel' school absence fines
Motherland star Anna Maxwell Martin calls school absence fines 'cruel and unnecessary', backing a petition with over 290,000 signatures to scrap them.
Poll: Should schools extend October half term?
One in seven teachers in England had a two-week October half term, up from 12% last year, prompting calls for a national strategy.
School absence fines 'should be scrapped' as petition delivered
Anna Maxwell Martin backs campaign to scrap school absence fines, calling them 'cruel and unnecessary', as a 290,000-signature petition heads to Downing Street.
Dyson founder urges technical universities to fix jobs crisis
Sir James Dyson backs Policy Exchange report calling for more technical universities as over one million young people are not in education, employment or training.
Legal action over Hazlewood Primary School closure plans
Campaigners plan legal action after North Tyneside Council rejected a call-in request and launched a second consultation on closing Hazlewood Primary School in Wideopen.
Greater Manchester's three worst truancy schools named
Buile Hill Academy, Denton Community Academy and Dixons Brooklands Academy rank among England's worst for unauthorised absence, with rates up to 11%.
Autistic student found dead in college toilets after Reddit posts
Sam Coutts, 18, was found dead at his sixth form college in January following a meeting about Reddit posts where he confessed a crush on his support worker.
St Andrews Raisin Monday foam fight tradition continues
St Andrews University students turned out in fancy dress for the annual Raisin Monday foam fight, a 600-year-old tradition that now involves shaving foam instead of raisins.
Single mum swaps supermarket job for nursing at 40
Kate Sanderson, 40, left her supermarket job to study nursing, now earning £100 more monthly as a student, with a £21,000 annual loan package.
St Andrews Raisin Monday Foam Fight Draws Hundreds
Hundreds of first-year students at St Andrews took part in the annual Raisin Monday shaving foam fight, a tradition dating back to 1413, to create memories and embrace university life.
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