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Ofsted sings praises of major Gloucester school after new leadership takes charge
Thursday 19th December 2024'We have been climbing a mountain, step by step, with ambition, excellence, and unwavering pride'Read full story...
'Unusual' smell prompts school closure
Wednesday 18th December 2024Field Court Junior Academy in Quedgeley has reopened after contractors found the cause of the smell...
Local places may be prioritised by grammar school
Tuesday 17th December 2024Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham looks to prioritise local disadvantaged children in new proposal...
Environment to come first in road planning
Monday 16th December 2024A grass bridge for walkers, cyclists and horse riders is one of the project's green schemes...
'Strictly Come Dancing's Chris and Dianne spread joy across the nation and are worthy winners'
Monday 16th December 2024Nikki Woodfine, Principle of local Ballroom and Latin dance school FineSteps, gives her overview of the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing FinalRead full story...
Shock cannibal discovery after human remains found in West Country shaft
Monday 16th December 2024The remains of at least 37 people discovered in Somerset sheds light on Britons' pastRead full story...
Plans for 620 homes and school near Gloucester
Sunday 15th December 2024The scheme includes a secondary school and a new town park, according to the outline planning application...
Bowen brothers share spoils at Cheltenham
Saturday 14th December 2024Brothers Sean and James Bowen share the spoils at Cheltenham racecourse after a dead-heat is recorded between their horses...
Bowen brothers share spoils at Cheltenham after dead heat
Saturday 14th December 2024Brothers Sean and James Bowen share the spoils at Cheltenham racecourse after a dead heat is recorded between their horses...
Gloucestershire school rated top three in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025
Friday 13th December 2024'At KLB, our students are our best ambassadors. They are proud to be members of this school community'Read full story...
Gloucestershire school rated top three in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025
Thursday 12th December 2024'At KLB, our students are our best ambassadors. They are proud to be members of this school community'Read full story...
Opinion: This is possibly the best school dinner in Gloucestershire
Thursday 12th December 2024Its nice to have someone prepare you a fresh home cooked dinnerRead full story...
Popular store to close and school's urgent warning
Wednesday 11th December 2024One of Europe's oldest department stores is due to shut in a few weeks...
Headlines: Much-loved shop to close and school warning
Wednesday 11th December 2024One of Europe's oldest department stores is due to shut in a few weeks...
School's urgent warning and much-loved shop to close
Wednesday 11th December 2024One of Europe's oldest department stores is due to shut in a few weeks...
Gloucestershire school children strike a special chord with music lessons at historic site
Tuesday 10th December 2024"It's a privilege to learn in such a fascinating building"Read full story...
Bid to merge two school branded 'deeply troubling'
Tuesday 10th December 2024'The closure process has been poorly managed, with significant flaws in communication, planning, and transparency'Read full story...
Hot drink combats memory-decline, inflammation and obesity
Monday 9th December 2024The traditional drink was found to counteract the negative impact of a high fat, high sugar dietRead full story...
Search for baby to play Jesus in school nativity
Friday 6th December 2024A village primary school is looking for a baby to play the role of a newborn Jesus in its nativity...
Exasperation at misspelt road repainting
Friday 6th December 2024A newly-patched stretch of road near a school now reads "Ceep Klear"...
The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2025 sees Gloucestershire schools dominate in the South West
Friday 6th December 2024Top spots for county schools in prestigious rankingsRead full story...
Exasperation at misspelt road repainting
Thursday 5th December 2024A newly-patched stretch of road near a school now reads "Ceep Klear"...
Shift changes could 'force firefighters out'
Thursday 5th December 2024Firefighters in Gloucestershire are raising concerns over childcare costs and mental health...
Dujardin handed one-year ban for whipping horse
Thursday 5th December 2024Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and fined £8,886 for "excessively" whipping a horse...
Five star rating for Gloucester school kitchen
Monday 2nd December 2024'We aim to educate pupils on how to make healthy food choices, the importance of reducing food waste, as well as food that’s good for the environment'Read full story...
National news archive
Ex-pupil wins damages over face-down restraint at Oxfordshire special school
Friday 20th December 2024Boy was restrained face down by staff and others placed a towel around the door of his room to stop him leavingA former student who was repeatedly restrained face down and once imprisoned for nearly five hours at a special school has been awarded £18,900 in damages...
The last primary school in Soho
Friday 20th December 2024Soho's last primary school is battling to stay open as families move away from the area due to costs...
'Taking in my grandchildren has left me penniless'
Friday 20th December 2024A woman fights for recognition as a kinship foster carer so she can financially support her grandchildren...
University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%
Friday 20th December 2024Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethicsMore universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people...
Allow teachers to fine parents over pupils’ bad behaviour, says Tony Blair’s thinktank
Friday 20th December 2024Report argues for more powers, but teachers say this could strain already fraught relationships with parentsMinisters should give teachers the power to fine parents if they do not engage with the school to tackle an “epidemic” of bad behaviour, according to the thinktank led by Tony Blair...
Schools pledge to become smartphone-free
Thursday 19th December 2024Four schools have each signed a letter asking parents to delay buying their children smartphones...
All my Christmas huffing and puffing has prompted a new catchphrase: ‘Stop struggling, Mum’ | Emma Brockes
Thursday 19th December 2024This is the most flat-out week of the year, in which the sheer volume of low-key demands leaves families dragging themselves towards the finish lineEvery few years, the grind of modern life inspires calls for a radical rethink...
'Flexi-schooling' isn't the answer for time-pressed parents - but something has to give | Emma Brockes
Thursday 19th December 2024Kids aren’t mini executives who need to be chauffeured between school and extracurricular activitiesEvery few years, the grind of modern life inspires calls for a radical rethink...
Teachers locked out of school to return to classes
Wednesday 18th December 2024High school teachers agree to "de-escalate" their industrial action over working conditions...
Claudette Williams obituary
Wednesday 18th December 2024My friend Claudette Williams, who has died aged 69 after a heart attack, was an educationist specialising in early years, as well as an author, activist, feminist and campaigner for social justice...
Parents and union to protest at school gates
Wednesday 18th December 2024The trust that runs a state high school is proposing to cut 25 staff due to "financial challenges"...
Parents and pupils protests over staff-cuts plan
Wednesday 18th December 2024The trust running two high schools is proposing to cut up to 30 staff due to "financial challenges"...
Judge in Sara Sharif case warns of ‘dangers’ of automatic right to home school children
Tuesday 17th December 2024Judge says killers home schooled Sara as a ‘ruse’ to hide evidence of 10-year-old’s repeated beatings A senior judge who jailed the killers of Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old’s murder “starkly illustrates the dangers” of parents automatically being able to home school their children...
Landmark bill seeks to keep children safe, says Phillipson
Tuesday 17th December 2024The bill will be introduced on the day Sara Sharif's father and step-mother are sentenced for her murder...
Amazon-hosted AI tool for UK military recruitment ‘carries risk of data breach’
Tuesday 17th December 2024Ministry of Defence says risk is low and ‘robust safeguards’ have been put in place by suppliersAn artificial intelligence tool hosted by Amazon and designed to boost UK Ministry of Defence recruitment puts defence personnel at risk of being identified publicly, according to a government assessment...
Home schooling laws to be tightened up after murder of Sara Sharif
Tuesday 17th December 2024Ten-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother after being taken out of school to be educated at homeMeasures to tighten up home schooling in England in the wake of 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s murder at the hands of her father and stepmother are to be unveiled in a bill before parliament on Tuesday...
Plan to register children not in school takes shape
Tuesday 17th December 2024The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill is expected to come into force in 2025...
Mother 'scared' while testing school walking route
Monday 16th December 2024Surrey County Council says it spends around £65m a year on school transport...
'The school system is broken': Why more parents are home-educating their children
Monday 16th December 2024The BBC speaks with parents who insist the school system is "broken" as latest government estimates point to a rise in home education...
The Guardian view on reforming special needs education: a demanding test for ministers | Editorial
Sunday 15th December 2024The system has been stretched to breaking point. The government needs to come up with a planThe urgent need for reform of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system in England is arguably the greatest challenge facing the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson...
What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris
Sunday 15th December 2024As claims about practices in two flagship London schools are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really forAsk the average Westminster politician about schools policy and the response will focus on issues that never seem to go away: funding, teacher shortages, and the drive to somehow uncouple unequal educational outcomes from children’s social and economic backgrounds...
Top English academy trust faces safeguarding review over ‘emotional abuse’ of pupils
Sunday 15th December 2024Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of childrenA school in one of England’s leading academy trusts is to face an independent safeguarding review after an Observer investigation exposed allegations of emotional abuse of children over two decades...
Ho-ho-no! Children in tears after vicar tells them Santa is not real
Saturday 14th December 2024Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain apologises for talk at Hampshire school after angry parents say he ‘ruined Christmas’Telling young children whether Santa is or is not real is a parental ritual usually handled with painstaking care...
Primary school children left in tears after vicar tells them ‘Santa isn’t real’
Saturday 14th December 2024Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain apologises for talk at Hampshire school after angry parents said he ‘ruined Christmas’Breaking the illusion that Santa is not real is a parental ritual usually handled with painstaking care...
‘A whole new world opened up’: the radical project taking Israel-Palestine into schools
Saturday 14th December 2024Issues often deemed too controversial for the classroom are bread and butter for Parallel Histories, which teaches children to see hot-button topics from both sidesDonate to our charity appeal hereIt has dominated the news agenda for the past 14 months, but inside most British classrooms, it’s as if 7 October never happened...
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