Schools
Stay updated on the latest developments in UK primary and secondary education. From classroom innovation to leadership changes, this section covers news, trends, and policies impacting schools across the country.
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Dec- 2025 -15 December
Teachers at Kettering primary school to take further strike action
Teachers at a primary school in Kettering are set to take further strike action later this month in a dispute over management practices and working conditions. Members of NASUWT – the Teachers’ Union at Meadowside Primary School will walk out on 15 and 16 December, following what the union said…
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15 December
Govt approves plans for new school in Manchester development
Manchester City Council has announced that plans for a new secondary school serving the Victoria North regeneration area has been approved by the government. The 11–16 co-educational school will be run by Dixons Academy Trust and built within the Victoria North new town area. According to the council, it is…
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12 December
Almost one in five local authority schools in deficit, figures show
Almost one in five local authority maintained schools in England are operating in deficit, according to new data for the 2024/25 financial year. The figures show that 17.8% of maintained schools were in deficit, up from 15.3% the previous year. The proportion has increased every year since 2020/21, when it…
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12 December
Gov to invest £3bn in SEND provisions
The government has announced at least £3bn to create tens of thousands of new specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) within mainstream schools across England.The education secretary said the funding would support a major expansion of specialist learning spaces designed to provide calmer environments and…
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10 December
Welsh schools to get solar panels under £9m programme
Schools across Wales are to receive solar panels under a £9m programme intended to cut energy bills and support decarbonisation efforts. The funding has been allocated by Great British Energy, the UK government’s publicly owned energy company, with delivery overseen by the Welsh government. Projects worth up to £4m will…
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9 December
East London school has harmful culture that humiliated pupils, review finds
A secondary school in east London has allowed “particularly harmful” disciplinary practices and fostered a “climate of fear” through institutionalised shouting and practices designed to humiliate pupils.An independent safeguarding review, commissioned by the City and Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership and led by Sir Alan Wood concluded that Mossbourne Victoria Park…
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9 December
Scottish teacher-number target missed despite slight rise in headcount
Scotland has missed its target to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026, despite a small rise in headcount this year, analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows. Teacher numbers remain almost 3,700 below the government’s goal of 57,100, even as ministers now prioritise restoring staffing to 2023 levels.…
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9 December
Central Co-op maps sector role in school bereavement lessons
Central Co-op has called for coordinated funeral sector support to underpin the introduction of bereavement education in schools, publishing a whitepaper that outlines priorities for teachers, policymakers and funeral professionals ahead of the 2026 curriculum change. The report – The Silence is Over: Why Grief Belongs in the Classroom –…
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8 December
Wiltshire Council buys Colerne site to expand local SEND places
Wiltshire Council has acquired the former Calder House Independent School site near Colerne to create additional specialist places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The site, now called the Northwood Centre, will operate as a satellite campus of an existing special school under council ownership. A report…
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4 December
Teachers call for greater focus on arts to boost employability skills
Less than half of secondary teachers believe pupils leave school ready for work, according to new research from Trinity College London, that highlights concerns over employability skills and calls for greater emphasis on performance and creative education. The study of more than 800 secondary teachers found that only 48% think…
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