Number of young people not in work or education hits 11-year high
Education & Family 2025-02-27 19:00
The latest figure of 987,000 16-24-year-olds not in work, education or training has risen by 110,000 in a year.

Investigation into allegations of teacher bullying
Education & Family 2025-02-27 18:00
Concerns raised include staff allegedly displaying "bullying" behaviour and children being put in isolation.

Three family homes left on 'student' street
Education & Family 2025-02-27 18:00
One of the last family properties on Jesmond's Sunbury Street is being converted into an HMO.

School pulls out of 'unviable' free breakfast club
Education & Family 2025-02-26 02:00
Funding for the government's free breakfast scheme "is not enough", a Bacup head teacher says.

Attainment gap widens in Scottish schools
Education & Family 2025-02-25 23:00
The difference between the qualifications obtained by Scotland's richest and poorest pupils increased last year.

More than 100 knives reported in region's schools
Education & Family 2025-02-25 19:00
A total of 103 blades have been brought into South Yorkshire schools in the past three years.

Council to pay family £6k for education failures
Education & Family 2025-02-25 19:00
It apologises for not doing more to help a primary school pupil struggling to attend classes.

School set to be demolished and rebuilt
Education & Family 2025-02-25 19:00
The new state-of-the-art school will make a huge difference to pupils, says its headteacher.

Dundee University staff begin three-week strike
Education & Family 2025-02-24 22:00
Members of the University and College Union are taking industrial action over potential job cuts

First 750 schools named for free breakfast clubs
Education & Family 2025-02-24 19:00
From April, a pilot scheme will offer free breakfasts for 180,000 pupils in schools before class.
