Category: Schools

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...

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...

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...

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...

More than 300,000 pupils estimated absent after England World Cup win

by The Guardian | Jul 6, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, England, Football, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, World Cup | 0 |

Exclusive: Initial figures are yet to be confirmed by DfE, which said schools were ‘at the heart’ of the celebrationAbout 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to...

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – as it happened

by The Guardian | Jul 1, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner, Childcare, Conservatives, Darren Jones, Defence policy, Devolution, Early years education, Ed Davey, Education, Immigration and asylum, John Swinney, Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Labour party leadership, Liberal Democrats, Migration, Military, PMQs, Politics, Public sector pay, Race, Schools, Scotland, Scottish National party (SNP), Scottish politics, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Minister and MPs have raised concerns that his ‘poisoned chalice’ plan will take cash from much-needed road projectsMinister and MP ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence planDan Sabbagh is...

Badenoch urges Burnham to condemn defence investment plan as No 10 says funding is ‘credible’ – UK politics live

When the right promotes heat-stress denial, ask yourself this: whose children’s lives is it willing to risk? | George Monbiot

by The Guardian | Jul 1, 2026 | Children, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Environment, Extreme heat, Health, Media, National newspapers, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Politics, Schools, The Guardian, The Sun, UK news | 0 |

The class politics of extreme heat are very real and very dangerous – but that doesn’t stop the billionaire press from peddling its agendaEvery time you think the idiocy has hit rock bottom, it discovers a new level....

Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

by The Guardian | Jul 1, 2026 | Academies, Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Public sector pay, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, and at least one more than £500,000The era of academy school leaders in England receiving “banker-style salaries” and hefty annual...

High-performing schools in England ‘should be encouraged to admit more white working-class pupils’

by The Guardian | Jun 29, 2026 | Children, Education, Education policy, England, Inequality, Politics, Schools, Social exclusion, Social mobility, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographicHigh-performing primary and secondary schools in England should be encouraged to admit more disadvantaged pupils...

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