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Britain’s youngest shopkeeper, 16, opened business with no GCSEs
Britain’s youngest shopkeeper has set up his own business after leaving school with no GCSEs.
Bedford School rated amongst best in the world for boarders
Bedford School has been rated amongst the best in the world for boarders with a five-star rating in Fortune’s ‘World’s Leading Boarding Schools’ Guide.
Solving global teacher recruitment and retention crisis
A recognised global teacher recruitment and retention crisis has led to the creation of a new qualification which aims to stablise a significant threat to international...
Headteachers fear schools will have to pick up bill for pay rise offered in Wales
The said some councils had 'short changed schools' on cash promised for pay awards, leading to an education postcode lottery in Wales
Eating disorders amongst children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic
In England, almost 10,000 children and young people started treatment for an eating disorder between April and December 2021.
Budget 2023: Everything you need to know about childcare support
Hundreds of thousands more working parents will be supported through an extension of the free childcare on offer, more than doubling the current support in place....
More than fifth of pupils ‘persistently absent’ from lessons last year – data
The Department for Education figures indicate an increase of 10.4 percentage points on 2020/21’s figures.
More than half of England’s schools disrupted by strikes
More than 50% of schools in England closed or restricted attendance because of this week's teachers' strikes, according to government data.
How Will Technology Transform Global Education In 2023?
Looking ahead to 2025, experts project that global spending across digital education will surpass $350 billion, highlighting the growing significance of technology in the education sector
Scores of primary and secondary schools to benefit after multi-million refurb work given the green light
A total of £43 million will be spent on maintaining and improving Staffordshire schools over the coming year.
Census shows ‘huge’ variation in housing and education among ethnic groups
Levels of home-ownership, good health and educational qualification “vary considerably” across ethnic groups in England and Wales, new census data reveals.
Many UK primary schoolchildren ‘drastically’ missing out on poetry
Research in January by Macmillan and CLPE found limited books and lack of teacher support means majority study or hear poetry less than once a week