11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1114+ words) The start of the school year saw the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warn parents about the need for children to attend classes. Data suggests half of pupils who missed lessons in the first week of term last year went on…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) East Lothian Council's entire education online network has been shut down over virus fears. An investigation has been launched after internet access had to be frozen for 16,000 pupils and teaching staff in the area. The decision to take seven secondary…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (326+ words) Concerns have been raised over a record number of children, including many with special needs, being educated at home. Redcar and Cleveland Council has recorded its highest numbers, with 430 pupils learning at home in 2024/25 - a 22% rise on the previous year....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (648+ words) Parents say they have been left stunned after an independent school announced it would likely close its doors in July. More than 500 children who attend St Joseph's College in Reading, Berkshire, may now have to move to new schools. In…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (310+ words) A councillor has blamed parents who work from home for continued poor attendance at Welsh schools. "Since the pandemic too many families have stopped sending their children to school regularly." The annual report from Monmouthshire County Council's director of education…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1489+ words) A council plan to reduce the number of children being home- educated is "unequivocally unlawful," a leading education lawyer has said. Barnsley Council aims to cut home education numbers by 30% in two years and is believed to be the only…...

7+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (633+ words) A woman who home educates her son has said a new education bill could create "a lot of problems" for some families. One aspect of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill would introduce stricter controls on home education, including requiring…...