5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (874+ words) Two families are considering taking their children out of school after they were punished for their uniform. Alex started in Year 7 at Thomas Middlecott Academy in Kirton, Boston, on 3 September, and was taken aside after about 10 minutes and told her…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (639+ words) A mum who set up a school uniform exchange to help people struggling with the cost of schoolwear has said she is not convinced a new law, aimed at saving money spent on uniform, will prove effective. From September, schools…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (528+ words) A Reform-led council is proposing to scale back its school uniform voucher scheme to "target financial support where it makes the biggest difference". The Barnsley Council scheme was introduced last year and all pupils in compulsory education were eligible for…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (572+ words) A private tutor who charged money to sit dozens of exams for students and submit coursework for them has been jailed for three years after his scam earned him £300,000. Shahid Adnan completed assignments and online tests for more than 120 students…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) White British boys from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind peers in Worcestershire schools, a meeting has heard. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds were "a national focus but in shire counties it is something we see as a particular area of challenge…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (991+ words) White working-class girls are being overlooked in efforts to tackle underachievement in schools across England, education leaders have said. Since 2019, the number of low-income, white British girls passing GCSE English and maths fell by 6.4 percentage points, with 38% achieving a grade…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (556+ words) Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. File on 4 Investigates Are white working class girls falling behind? Available for over a year White disadvantaged girls are…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (342+ words) A city school has been forced to close for four days after a cyber attack on its IT systems. St Anne's Catholic School in Southampton messaged parents on Sunday to say its network had been hacked by ransomware, which is…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (434+ words) More needs to be done to address the "underachievement" of white working class boys, according to a Conservative MP. Charlie Dewhirst, who represents Bridlington and The Wolds, called on the government to publish a strategy to improve social mobility for…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (470+ words) In the late 19th Century, schools across the UK were "crowded and grim" with up to 60 pupils in a classroom. Schools were built around a main hall with small and narrow classrooms, and suffered from poor ventilation. One architect, who worked…...