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Aug- 2025 -8 August
Government pledges £18m to accelerate children’s social care reforms
The Department for Education has announced an additional £18m investment to ensure vulnerable children in England will be better protected from harm under new government plans to speed up reforms to children’s social care, focusing on early intervention and prevention. The funding will be spent on expanding child protection reforms…
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8 August
Chief executive appointed to lead new Welsh learning body
The Welsh government has announced the appointment of Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies as the chief executive of Wales’ new professional learning and leadership body for the education sector. Lansdown Davies, who is currently chief executive of Mudiad Meithrin, an early years Welsh-language organisation, will take up the new role when…
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7 August
Record levels of school absence ‘risk wave of youth unemployment’
Severe school absence in England has reached a record high for an autumn term, according to new analysis from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). The think tank said 147,605 pupils were classed as severely absent in autumn 2024 – up 3.6% on the previous year. Persistent absence has fallen…
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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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