Education

Middlesbrough ward has highest ‘child poverty’ rate nationally

A Middlesbrough ward has the highest levels of child poverty in the entire country, new figures show. Newport ward sees 85% of its children living...

Tesco and TfL few of those involved in London ‘skills bootcamps’

Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed £27m in Government funding for ‘skills bootcamps’ to help “fast-track Londoners into good jobs” while growing the capital’s economy. The...

Children in Bradford ‘struggled’ with school transition due to Covid

The Covid lockdown meant many children in Bradford struggled to make the transition from primary to secondary school due to learning from home. A recent...

East London primary school set for strikes over ‘planned layoffs’

Staff at an East London primary school are set to strike for two days this week over plans to cut the number of teaching...

Huddersfield former MP one of three to receive ‘Honorary Doctorate’

Huddersfield’s former MP, Barry Sheerman, is among those to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Huddersfield. Each year the university bestows honorary degrees...

Sir Sadiq Khan in support of student accommodation opposite Paddington station

Sir Sadiq Khan has intervened after Westminster City Council refused to approve plans for a 20-storey student accommodation block on the canal opposite Paddington...

London school is ‘exemplary’ according to a recent Ofsted report

Pupils behaviour at a Wembley primary school is ‘exemplary’ and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) ‘achieve highly’, according to a recent...

Gateshead Council gives green light to ‘Autism Strategy’

Gateshead Council approved its Autism Strategy for 2025-2030 today. At full council this afternoon, elected members gathered to sign off and approve the local authority’s...

North East to see ‘£5 million drive’ to boost education standards

A £5 million drive will be launched to drive up education standards in the North East, boost exam results, and improve children’s life chances. North...

Leeds primary school to be ‘taken over’

A primary school is set to be taken over by a west Leeds-based chain of academies. Fountain Primary in Morley will become part of the...

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