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Aug- 2025 -19 August
Sandwell Council expands apprenticeship scheme
Sandwell Council has launched a new apprenticeship drive after being named one of the top 100 apprenticeship employers in the UK for 2025. The council is one of only four local authorities nationally to feature in the Department for Education (DfE) and RateMyApprenticeship list, which ranks organisations based on their…
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18 August
Boys continue to underperform at GCSE level, research finds
The “chronic” underperformance of boys at GCSEs should be treated as a “major issue” in the UK, according to the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham. The director of the centre, Professor Alan Smithers, said boys are not being developed as “fully” as they could…
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18 August
Nord Anglia Education adds Regent’s Bangkok to its school portfolio
Nord Anglia Education has added Regent’s International School Bangkok into its global family of schools across 36 countries. It said the news further strengthens Nord Anglia’s presence in Thailand and Southeast Asia. The group now operates three schools in Thailand, including Regent’s Bangkok’s sister school, Regents International School Pattaya, which…
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18 August
Young people lack confidence in UK education system, poll shows
Fewer than one in five young adults believe the UK’s education system equips them with the skills needed for a good quality of life, according to new polling. The survey of 18- to 30-year-olds by the Adam Smith Institute found just 16% of respondents felt the system adequately prepared them…
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15 August
Most school leaders in Scotland ‘working over 50 hours a week’
Scottish secondary school leaders are working an average of more than 53 hours a week, with many reporting workloads of up to 80 hours, according to a new survey by School Leaders Scotland (SLS). The survey, which gathered responses from 323 members across all 32 local authorities and the independent…
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15 August
Poorer pupils more likely to drop out of A levels than get top STEM grade
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds are being “shut out” of the UK’s top-performing and best-paid career paths due to a lack of equal opportunity, according to new data analysis from Teach First. Following this week’s A level results, the education charity found that disadvantaged pupils were twice as likely to drop…
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15 August
NEU criticises ‘rigid’ exam system following A Level results day
The general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) has called for an overhaul of the exam system, describing it as “rigid” and unfit for assessing students fairly. Speaking on the day A-level and vocational technical qualification results were released (14 August), Daniel Kebede said: “Congratulations to all students receiving…
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14 August
Record number of students get first-choice university place
A record number of 18-year-olds in England have achieved their first choice university place, while top A level results have risen and T Levels continue to grow, the Department for Education (DfE) has said. It comes as hundreds of thousands of young people across England received their A level, T…
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14 August
Nine in 10 students struggling to afford rent and food, UCU warns
Nine in 10 students cannot afford essentials such as rent and food, new polling from the University and College Union (UCU) has found. The survey, published on A-level results day, shows half of undergraduates say money worries are “harming their mental health”. UCU said the findings highlight a “crisis in…
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14 August
Kirklees Council to build new autism-specialist school
Kirklees Council has secured planning permission for a new autism-specialist school and college in Huddersfield. The purpose-built facility, which will replace the existing Woodley School and College, is set to open in Almondbury and will cater for up to 180 pupils aged five to 19 with complex autism. The new…
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