6 h. ago Half of all secondary school pupils have skipped class in the last year because they're too anxious, study finds

The survey of 2,000 pupils found 49.5 per cent said they had missed or avoided school because of feeling anxious at some point in the last academic year.

Politics

22 h. ago Armed police swoop as UK school locked down after 'threats to kill'

Officers were standing at the gates of Ysgol Bro Myrddin secondary school in Carmarthen on Wednesday afternoon after armed cops swooped, placing students into lockdown

Events

39 h. ago 'Amazing' headteacher leaves high school despite calls from parents to keep him in post

The head has been absent for some time, but will not be returning to the secondary school

Society

60 h. ago Special needs school worker who moonlighted as OnlyFans model avoids being banned from teaching

Leanne Wilson's profile featured two 'sexually provocative' images and a link to her far more explicit OnlyFans page, described as belonging to a 'secondary school teacher'.

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4 d. ago Caerphilly school to shut for 'firebreak' after more than 250 hit by flu

A secondary school in Caerphilly, South Wales, will close for a 'firebreak' period after a significant outbreak of flu-like illness left more than 250 staff and pupils people absent

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5 d. ago Ways Prince George is being 'trained' for future King role by William and Kate

The eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales will be heading to secondary school next year, and is already preparing for his future royal responsibilities as heir to the throne

Politics

5 d. 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

6 d. 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

7 d. 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

8 d. 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

1 week 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.

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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

2 w. 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...

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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.

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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

3 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

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