Education

North London mother offered £1,650 after council ‘failures’

A mum from North London has been offered £1,650 after failures by the council meant her child with mobility issues had difficulty attending school. The...

Newcastle University reaches 25th day of ‘discontinuous strike’ over job cuts

Industrial action among Newcastle University academics reached its 25th day on Thursday with three Labour MPs and unions pledging support. Unionised Newcastle University academics have...

Rise in Newcastle children able to access ‘free school lunches’

More Newcastle children now have access to free school lunches, after a push to help more struggling families. Newcastle City Council announced last December that...

Newcastle constituency ‘left behind’ with worst life chances in England

The poorest young people growing up in a Newcastle constituency have the worst life chances of anywhere in England, according to new research. Newcastle Central...

Kirklees schools to receive “once in a lifetime opportunity” through expansion

The expansion of two Kirklees special schools has been described as a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to boost capacity and support the needs...

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...

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