Schools

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee

by The Guardian | Aug 25, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Education, Exams, Further education, GCSEs, Higher education, Lucy Powell, Michael Gove, Politics, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Young people | 0 |

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good GCSE results day was marked with the usual front pages filled with pictures of beaming students....

Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

by The Guardian | Aug 24, 2026 | England, Food, Health, Jamie Oliver, Politics, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school mealsThree-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips,...

Leaders attack ‘demotivating’ plan to make pupils who fail GCSEs retake maths and English

by The Guardian | Aug 20, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Exams, GCSEs, Lucy Powell, Politics, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Government announce plan for ‘stepping stone’ qualification as 620,000 year 11 students face retaking maths or English after failure to achieve grade 4The government’s plans to make young people continue studying maths and...

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds

by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, Exams, GCSEs, Politics, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to...

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learnPrimary schools in England should be required to...

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

by The Guardian | Aug 2, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, Labour, Lucy Powell, Politics, Schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skillsLucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people,...

Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Chris Philp, Conservatives, Education policy, France, Immigration and asylum, Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Powell, Migration, Opinion polls, Politics, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Schools, Scotland, Scottish politics, Sentencing, Students, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in ChannelIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English...

Burnham has clear lead over other party leaders on who would make best PM, poll suggests – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Chris Philp, Conservatives, Education policy, France, Immigration and asylum, Kemi Badenoch, Migration, Opinion polls, Politics, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Schools, Scotland, Scottish politics, Sentencing, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Figures from YouGov also suggest support for Farage is fallingIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has accused a French warship of firing “warning shots”...

Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Education policy, Kemi Badenoch, Politics, Prisons and probation, Schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismGood morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir Starmer called for a...

Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs

by The Guardian | Jul 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Vocational education, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs marketAndy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution...

‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

by The Guardian | Jul 18, 2026 | Education, Local government, London, Primary schools, School admissions, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plansSandwiched between a strip club, a West End theatre and a pub might not be the most obvious location for a...

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Communities, Department for Education, Education, Education policy, England, Local government, Politics, School admissions, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbersClassrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health...

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