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Aug- 2025 -7 August
Parents pay £500m to avoid gov’s private school VAT plan
Parents at UK private schools have reportedly paid over £500m of school fees in advance in a bid to avoid a VAT raid by the Labour government. According to The Telegraph, the most expensive private schools received “hundreds of millions of pounds” in fees upfront last year as parents looked…
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7 August
Record number of Scottish teens secure uni places, UCAS finds
A record number of 17- and 18-year-olds in Scotland have been placed at university or college through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), according to new figures released on Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) results day. Data published earlier this week shows 17,350 young people from Scotland have secured a…
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7 August
BoE cuts interest rates to 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4%, down from the previous rate of 4.25%, marking the fifth rate cut since last year’s peak of 5.25%. At its meeting today (7 August), the bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 5 to 4 to…
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6 August
Over 25,000 UK schools are in areas with toxic air, study finds
More than 25,000 schools across Britain are in areas exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines, according to new analysis from campaigning coalition Health Equals. The study found that 87% of UK schools are in neighbourhoods with unsafe levels of pollution, putting 12 million children at risk of long-term…
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6 August
Transforming Futures Trust to join Reach South
Reach South Academy Trust has announced Transforming Futures Trust has taken the voluntary decision to amalgamate with Reach South. The move will be subject to ongoing due diligence processes and approval by the Department for Education (DfE), and subject to final process and approvals, is expected to formally join in…
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5 August
DfE hands free school notice over ‘inadequate’ financial oversight
The Department for Education (DfE) has issued Langley Hall Primary Academy Trust with a formal notice to improve after identifying repeated breaches of financial regulations. In a letter dated 4 July, the DfE cited failures in financial management and governance, highlighting the trust’s ongoing deficit, weak budget planning, and lack…
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5 August
Results day marks ‘landmark year’ for SQA
Around 147,000 students in Scotland will receive their results today (5 August) in what has been called a “landmark year” of achievement, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has said. The SQA, which will be replaced by Qualifications Scotland in December, reported overall attainment rates at A-C, increasing at all levels…
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5 August
UWL appoints new academic deputy vice-chancellor
The University of West London (UWL) has announced the appointment of professor Anthony Hilton as its new deputy vice-chancellor for academics, starting November. Hilton, a microbiologist and senior academic leader, will oversee the university’s academic mission and curriculum, strengthen its research profile, and lead the creation of new medical and…
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4 August
Unis must rethink ‘perverse consequences’ of foreign student plan
Universities will be barred from accepting foreign students if they can’t prevent their courses being used for those claiming asylum in the UK, The Times has reported. As part of a new regime, universities will be penalised if fewer than 95% of international students accepted on to a course start…
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4 August
Ofqual fines WJEC £350k after thousands of exam paper errors
Ofqual has fined WJEC £350k after it was found that exactly 1,527 GCSE students were given incorrect results due to an error by the awarding body. The exam regulator revealed that pupils who sat WJEC’s Eduqas GCSE food preparation and nutrition in summer 2024 received the wrong grade on results…
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