Category: Primary schools

School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says

Nuffield Foundation to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’England should ditch its school calendar “stuck in place since Victorian...

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England homeschooling surge could become permanent, data suggests

Department for Education estimates 97,000 children were home educated in 2023 summer term, 11,000 more than previous termMore than one in 100 children in England were homeschooled last summer term, with many parents citing...

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Three-quarters of schools hit by concrete crisis are in Tory areas

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that most of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituenciesFull list of the Raac-affected schools in EnglandUK politics live – latest...

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Price of fixing school concrete crisis in England ‘approaching £150m’

Exclusive: analysis suggests bill could rise much further, with major rebuilding programme possible instead of temporary fixesThe cost of fixing the school buildings crisis in England is approaching £150m and could rise...

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