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Mar- 2025 -24 March
Chancellor dismisses reports universal free school meals could be axed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has denied claims that ministers are considering ending universal school meals for primary school children. The news comes following a report in The Times that suggested Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, was considering making free school meals means tested instead of universal as it is now. Currently, Universal…
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24 March
Lidl invests £500k in healthy eating schools programme
Lidl is investing £500,000 over two years in a new schools programme, Lidl Foodies, to help children across the country develop healthy eating. The free initiative, which provides interactive workshops on fruit and vegetables, aims to reach a quarter of a million primary school pupils in its first year alone,…
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24 March
Malvern St James Girls’ School to go co-ed for first time in 132 years
Malvern St James Girls’ School has announced that from September 2025, it will be welcoming boys at all ages for the first time in its 132-year history.The school will be known as Malvern St James School (MSJ), aligning with other schools within the Galaxy Global Education Group (GGEG), of which…
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24 March
Fred Nicholson School to relocate amid growing student demand
Norfolk County Council has reached a milestone in the expansion and relocation of the Fred Nicholson School, as the school is due to move from its current location in Dereham to a new site on Lynn Road, Swaffham, to better accommodate its growing number of students. News of the school’s…
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21 March
DoE unveils £45m investment to improve digital divide in schools
Schools across the country are being supported by the Department of Education to close the digital divide in classrooms with a £45m investment to improve connectivity and further plans to make digital standards a requirement for all schools. The boost for schools will mean no learner is left behind in…
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21 March
£80m gov solar panel project to help 200 schools cut energy bills
The government has announced that 200 schools across the UK will benefit from new rooftop solar power and renewable schemes to save money on their energy bills, thanks to a £200m investment from Great British Energy. In another step forward for the government’s Plan for Change, the Energy Secretary has…
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21 March
Teachers want more flexibility in their pension plans, EPI finds
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has found that teachers prioritise immediate salary increases over retirement benefits, while a “sizeable” proportion of teachers would prefer more flexibility in their pension plans.The EPI collaborated with Teacher Tapp to survey nearly 6,000 teachers to find out what they want from their compensation package…
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21 March
BCP Council funding delivers two new SLCN facilities
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has announced that an investment has officially opened two new bases at Canford Heath Infant and Junior School for pupils with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) this month. As of the end of February, schools run by The Educational Alliance of Canford Heath…
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20 March
Ofsted scores improve as it removes headline grade
The number of schools granted good or outstanding judgements by Ofsted increased after it decided to ditch an overall headline score, according to the latest figures released by the watchdog. It comes after it decided to abandon the use of single grade assessments this academic year following the suicide of…
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20 March
Teachers’ Negotiating Committee proposes 5.5% pay increase for NITC
The Management side of the Teachers’ Negotiating Committee has submitted a revised formal offer of a 5.5% pay increase to the Northern Ireland Teaching Council (NITC) to resolve the current industrial dispute regarding teachers’ pay. The formal offer includes a 5.5% cost of living increase for teachers and a 5.5%…
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