Education

Mayor’s £2.3m boost brings mentoring to all London boroughs’ Pupil Referral Units to help curb youth violence

The Mayor of London has announced that his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will invest £2.3m to expand the number of mentors helping children in...

New University of Huddersfield building officially open

The Daphne Steele Building, named after a trailblazing figure in UK healthcare, has been officially opened at the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation...

£6.7m being spent on transporting children to and from school in Middlesbrough

A total of £6.7m is budgeted for transporting children in Middlesbrough to and from school This was confirmed by Ged Faint, Middlesbrough Council’s Integrated Transport...

Bradford students become ‘junior detectives’ in innovative anti-knife crime program

An innovative project that sees school students become 'junior detectives’ has been rolled out in Bradford after its success in Leeds earlier this year. The...

North East universities react to tuition fee rises

North East universities have welcomed an increase in tuition fees but they maintain more work needs to be done to support higher education. Newcastle, Sunderland,...

Underfunding is failing children with SEND and widening education gaps, new report reveals

Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being failed by a lack of funding for schools, leading to a shortage of specialist...

Council and partners work to prevent young people using fireworks

Bradford Council's Youth Service is working with partner organisations to deter young people from anti-social behaviour in the run-up to Bonfire Night. Organisations including voluntary...

Planned sixth form college for Keighley put under review by Government

The trust behind a planned sixth form college in Keighley says it remains committed to the project, after Government announced it was reviewing whether...

Bradford hosts safety forum for women and girls to share views on city and park safety

A drop in event is being held on Tuesday 29 October from 12:30 to 3pm at The Broadway, Bradford, for women and girls to...

Leeds pupils lead the call for safer school runs with a short film to curb dangerous parking habits

School pupils across Leeds are asking parents, carers and the wider community to rethink their travel habits on the school run, with the help...

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