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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Jun- 2025 -4 June
Glasgow to open fourth Gaelic language school amid £2m investment
Glasgow is set to open a new Gaelic primary school next year after a £2m investment from the Scottish government, making it the city’s fourth Gaelic language primary. The funding will complete the refurbishment and extension of the former St James’ Primary School building to establish Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig a’ Challtainn…
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4 June
First schools install Great British Energy solar panels
The first 11 schools across the country to install new Great British Energy solar panels are set to save £175,000 per year, following the government’s £180m funding to cut bills for schools and hospitals. The savings will be reinvested in schools as part of the government’s Plan for Change to…
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3 June
BCP Council to relocate Mudeford Wood Preschool
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council is in the process of relocating Mudeford Wood Playgroup, which provides a preschool education for around 70 local children, to the former Highcliffe Day Centre in time for September. News of the relocation comes after the school was recently given notice to vacate Mudeford…
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2 June
Lift Schools appoints Alastair Da Costa CBE as chair of trustees
Lift Schools has appointed Alastair Da Costa CBE as its new chair of trustees. Da Costa, a solicitor by profession, brings a “wealth” of experience as a chair, board member and senior executive in the legal and professional services, education, and not-for-profit sectors. He is currently the chair and pro-chancellor…
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May- 2025 -29 May
Cost of uniforms and transport barrier to attendance, CPAG finds
Some 16% of 11-to-18-year-olds in the UK said they have missed school at least once because they didn’t have something they needed to attend, such as correct uniforms, food money or transport, according to a new report from The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). This percentage was shown to rise…
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28 May
DfE to roll out AI to track school attendance
The secretary of state for education, Bridget Phillipson, has revealed that the Open Innovation Team (OIT) will be providing support to the Department for Education in the form of AI tools for tracking school attendance. Schools and responsible bodies can now access the attendance reports tool via the View Your…
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27 May
DfE appoints builder for permanent Boxing Academy home
The Department for Education has appointed McLaren Construction to build the Boxing Academy, a 56-student secondary school in Clapton which will serve 12 to 16-year-olds who need an alternative to mainstream education. The new building, set to be complete in September 2026, relocates temporary facilities in Hackney to a nearby site. …
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21 May
VAT impact: 11,000 fewer pupils at independent schools, ICS says
The Independent School Council’s (ISC) annual census has revealed that there are 545,640 pupils at its 1,423 member schools, a reduction of nearly 11,000 or 2% compared with 2024, which it says highlights the impact of the 20% VAT charge on private education that came into force in January 2025.…
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21 May
Compass proposes merger with Eko Trust
The Compass Partnership of Schools has proposed a merger with Eko Trust in a move that would create a 25-school trust. The trust said that partnering with another “high-performing” academy trust would benefit over 9,000 pupils. Compass said it is proposing to join forces with Eko Trust so that “our schools…
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16 May
High-achieving pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to be criminalised, UCL finds
Academically high-achieving teenagers from the most deprived backgrounds in England are five times more likely to be arrested and cautioned or sentenced than their peers from the wealthiest backgrounds, new research by a UCL academic has found. Professor John Jerrim studied the social outcomes of state school pupils in the…
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