2 h. ago Greater Manchester town has been waiting SIX YEARS for a new secondary school

The proposal for a new school was first mooted back in 2019

Politics

22 h. ago MSP calls for joint action to deliver new secondary school and replacement health centre for East Calder

Angela Constance has written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s Health Secretary Neil Gray, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth and the Chief Executive of West Lothian Council Graham Hope in the hope of a joint strategy.

Society

41 h. ago Labour misses target for hiring new teachers despite VAT raid on private schools to pay for them

Official figures show that for 2025/26, the Government only recruited 88 per cent of the required 19,270 new secondary school teachers.

Economics

64 h. ago School apologises after comparing Nigel Farage and Reform MP to far

Secondary school featured Reform UK members on the extreme far right of a display of the political spectrum

Politics

7 d. ago Secondary school removes all mirrors from bathrooms as pupils can't stop looking into them

Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, Dorset, took the drastic action after the 'congestion' made the space less comfortable for other children.

Politics

9 d. ago Teenage dreams are never practical. But where would we be without the people who chased theirs? | Adrian Chiles

It can feel wrong to encourage young people to shoot for the stars – yet if no one did, our world would be empty of the artists, actors, athletes and visionaries who give it so much pleasure and meaningWho wants to crush a kid’s dreams? Not me. But what to say when asked by a teenager about a career in the media? With tens of thousands of media, journalism and other graduates crowding into the market every year, the chances of finding steady work, let alone stardom, are more remote than ever. There’s no advice I feel comfortable giving. Too often, I suck my teeth and tell them how hard it is, which surely invites them to wonder exactly how hard it can be if I’ve managed to pull it off. Fair point. But what’s the point encouraging them to chase something that probably isn’t there? Dispiriting.Dispiriting too, when you encounter the opposite of a teenage dreamer: the teenage realist. A few years ago, I was being shown around a secondary school in the Black Country with various worthie...

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1 week ago BBC show Grange Hill 'to return' after 17 years but will 'feel different' from 'trans issues to trolling'

The iconic secondary school drama was watched by millions and is reportedly set for a reboot, but could look and feel very different with a focus on issues important to today's Gen Alpha viewers

Politics

1 week ago Prince George's new school 'already decided' after important decision by Kate Middleton

With the second in line to the throne set to attend secondary school next September, royal expert Jennie Bond believes that George’s schooling fate has been sealed by one major determination by the Princess of Wales

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1 week ago Bullied beauty queen becomes first ever gay Miss England winner after being taunted with 'slurs'

Grace Richardson was teased and taunted by cruel classmates when she came out as gay at secondary school, but the brave beauty queen has now been crowned Miss England

Politics

1 week ago Security fears rise in Nigeria after more than 300 schoolchildren kidnapped

Christian group revises up number of students and teachers missing after one of country’s largest mass abductionGunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said on Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa’s most populous nation.The early Friday raid on St Mary’s co-educational school in Niger state in western Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in neighbouring Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI in classroom

Some teachers and pupils voice concerns about pilot programme after government’s agreement with OpenAI Secondary school teachers in Greece are set to go through an intensive course in using artificial intelligence tools as the country assumes a frontline role in incorporating AI into its education system.Next week, staff in 20 schools will be trained in a specialised version of ChatGPT, custom-made for academic institutions, under a new agreement between the centre-right government and OpenAI. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bullied girl, 14, took her own life after she stopped going to secondary school she 'absolutely hated', coroner rules

Leah Bishop, from Lydd-on-Sea in Kent, was found dead in her bedroom last year after battling mental health issues at her school.

Politics

2 w. ago Armed terrorists burst into Catholic school and abduct '52 kids'

An armed gang entered St Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School, Papiri, in the state of Niger in Nigeria, and have reportedly kidnapped more than 50 students this morning

Events

2 w. ago Nigeria sees 25 school girls snatched and staff member shot in horror mass kidnap

Armed attackers have stormed a secondary school in Nigeria and kidnapped 25 schoolgirls, police have said

Events

2 w. ago Nigerian gunmen abduct 'dozens' of girls from boarding school after killing deputy head teacher in chilling echo of Chibok kidnappings

The assailants attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls' Secondary School in Kebbi state, at around 1am on Monday morning. Pictured: Boko Haram with the Nigerian schoolgirls they kidnapped in 2014.

Events

3 w. ago Scots pupils forced to flee from burning school bus on busy Scots road

The bus was transporting pupils home from a nearby secondary school when it caught fire, prompting an emergency response which saw two fire engines sent to the scene.

Events

3 w. ago London secondary schools numbers set to decline in similar scale to primary school crisis

Experts have warned that schools are having to merge classes and even year groups due to a sharp drop in the capital’s birth rate

Events

3 w. ago Government issues statement on calls to lower price of new school uniforms

The average cost of a secondary school uniform in the UK is around £422

Politics

4 w. ago ‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals

A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainabilityStudents at Mariebergsskolan, a secondary school in Karlstad, Sweden, make their way to the canteen to grab a juice shot. This morning’s options include ginger and lemon, apple, golden milk, lemon and mint, or strawberry and orange. There’s also the choice of overnight oats with caramelised milk.It’s just after 9am and the space is usually empty, but thanks to a project launched in 2018 by Vinnova, Sweden’s national innovation agency, students are starting their day with a boost from the energy bar. All the ingredients are donated by local supermarkets which are giving away surplus fruit and vegetables to minimise food waste. Continue reading...

Science

last month Sam Smith reveals they had liposuction at the age of just 13 after being 'brutally' bullied at school

Sam Smith has revealed they had liposuction surgery after being 'brutally' bullied at secondary school about their weight.

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