5 h. ago Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds

School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisisChildren in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education made for grim reading and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events

Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study saysNew data from Nasa has revealed a dramatic rise in the intensity of weather events such as droughts and floods over the past five years.The study shows that such extreme events are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, with last year’s figures reaching twice that of the 2003-2020 average. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Starmer describes free school meal expansion as ‘down payment’ on child poverty

Ministers have announced plans to expand free school meals to all pupils in England in families on universal credit from September 2026.

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2 w. ago All the pupils eligible for free school meals in England in your area

Nearly half of pupils in Manchester are eligible

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2 w. ago Private school pupil numbers in England fall after VAT on fees

There were around 11,000 fewer pupils in independent schools in January compared with the same point last year, Government figures show.

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2 w. ago Pupils eligible for free school meals in England, by local area

Nearly half of pupils in Manchester are currently eligible for free meals.

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2 w. ago More than one in four pupils in England now eligible for free school meals

The figures come as the Government announced plans to expand free lunches to all pupils in families that claim universal credit from September 2026.

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2 w. ago Marine heatwave found to have engulfed area of ocean five times the size of Australia

World Meteorological Organization report says record heat in 2024 was driven by climate crisis and intersected with extreme weather eventsAlmost 40 million sq kilometres of ocean around south-east Asia and the Pacific – an area five times the size of Australia – was engulfed in a marine heatwave in 2024, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report has revealed.WMO scientists said the record heat – on land and in the ocean – was mostly driven by the climate crisis and coincided with a string of extreme weather events, from deadly landslides in the Philippines to floods in Australia and rapid glacier loss in Indonesia. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years

Data also shows small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030There is an 80% chance that global temperatures will break at least one annual heat record in the next five years, raising the risk of extreme droughts, floods and forest fires, a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has shown.For the first time, the data also indicated a small likelihood that before 2030, the world could experience a year that is 2C hotter than the preindustrial era, a possibility scientists described as “shocking”. Continue reading...

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