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Schools

Pupils across the UK will be looking forward to their Easter break (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

When do schools break up for Easter 2023?

Lily Butler shows her injuries suffered at the hands of school bullies (Photos: SWNS)
Lily Butler shows her injuries suffered at the hands of school bullies (Photos: SWNS)

Horrified mum finds video of daughter being attacked on ‘fight page’

National Home Buyers Week: The six steps to getting on the property ladder first-time buyers should know
National Home Buyers Week: The six steps to getting on the property ladder first-time buyers should know

Six steps to getting on property ladder first-time buyers should know

School leaders and unions are calling for urgent reform of the Ofsted inspection system (Photo: PA)
School leaders and unions are calling for urgent reform of the Ofsted inspection system (Photo: PA)

School inspections will continue after Ruth Perry death, Ofsted says

Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report downgrading her school (Photo: PA)
Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report downgrading her school (Photo: PA)

Schools remove Ofsted references from websites after Ruth Perry death

In solidarity with the late Ruth Perry, headteacher Flora Cooper in nearby Newbury, Berkshire “refused entry” to Ofsted inspectors visiting her school (Images: SWNS)
In solidarity with the late Ruth Perry, headteacher Flora Cooper in nearby Newbury, Berkshire “refused entry” to Ofsted inspectors visiting her school (Images: SWNS)

Sister of late headteacher Ruth Perry says Ofsted report was ‘harmful’

A photograph of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire, where headteacher Flora Cooper said she would refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors following the death of Ms Perry, who was head at nearby Caversham Primary School in Reading.  It was announced this morning that Ofsted would inspect Ms Cooper’s school. Credit: PA
A photograph of Ruth Perry attached to the fence outside John Rankin Schools in Newbury, Berkshire, where headteacher Flora Cooper said she would refuse entry to Ofsted inspectors following the death of Ms Perry, who was head at nearby Caversham Primary School in Reading.  It was announced this morning that Ofsted would inspect Ms Cooper’s school. Credit: PA

Ofsted inspection to go ahead despite protest after suicide of teacher

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)
Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher killed herself before ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report - family

Parents across the UK are set to find out which schools their children are attending as they make the jump from primary to secondary school. (Getty Images)
Parents across the UK are set to find out which schools their children are attending as they make the jump from primary to secondary school. (Getty Images)

Explainer Secondary school admissions: when is national offer day?

Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day.
Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day.

Explainer Advice for parents and pupils as teachers to stage strikes over pay

Teachers have warned that self-proclaimed misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate is ‘shaping’ young boys’ world views and ‘changing how they think.’  Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Teachers have warned that self-proclaimed misogynist and social media influencer Andrew Tate is ‘shaping’ young boys’ world views and ‘changing how they think.’  Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

‘Men are superior’: inside schools as young boys idolise Andrew Tate

Port of Calais. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
Port of Calais. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

School children returning from half-term trip stranded for six hours

Teachers could soon be forced to reveal their intention to strike under new plans (Photo: PA)
Teachers could soon be forced to reveal their intention to strike under new plans (Photo: PA)

Teachers could soon be forced to tell heads about plans to strike

Education Secretary to meet teaching union leaders to avoid strikes

Schools will break up for half-term in February. (Getty Images)
Schools will break up for half-term in February. (Getty Images)

February half term 2023: dates schools break up explained

Demonstrators protest opposite 10 Downing Street in central London, coinciding with the reading of Britain’s Government’s Bill on minimum service levels during strikes, on 16 January 2023 (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Demonstrators protest opposite 10 Downing Street in central London, coinciding with the reading of Britain’s Government’s Bill on minimum service levels during strikes, on 16 January 2023 (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

What do teachers earn? Real-terms pay cuts explained ahead of strikes

Children enjoy a day off school with some sledging in February 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Children enjoy a day off school with some sledging in February 2019 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

How cold does it have to be for UK schools to close?

Schools in England and Wales could be forced to close if teachers vote to take industrial action. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Schools in England and Wales could be forced to close if teachers vote to take industrial action. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Most schools in England and Wales to close as teachers vote to strike

Schools across the country will start going back this week (image: Adobe)
Schools across the country will start going back this week (image: Adobe)

Explainer Here’s when schools go back across the UK - and when spring term ends

GCHQ Christmas Challenge 2022
GCHQ Christmas Challenge 2022

GCHQ Christmas puzzle 2022: can you complete the festive quiz?

Teaching staff across Scotland have walked out over an “insulting” pay offer from employer Cosla. (Credit: PA)
Teaching staff across Scotland have walked out over an “insulting” pay offer from employer Cosla. (Credit: PA)

Explainer Scotland school strike: why have teachers walked out over pay?

The full list of every outstanding school downgraded by Ofsted

More than half of the schools in England are planning teacher redundancies. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld
More than half of the schools in England are planning teacher redundancies. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

More than half of England’s schools planning ‘perilous’ redundancies

Warning that 9 out of 10 schools will run out of money by next school year
Warning that 9 out of 10 schools will run out of money by next school year

Teachers warn schools are running out of money in plea to government

Kwasi Kwarteng delivering a speech at the Conservative Party Conference (Pic: Getty Images)
Kwasi Kwarteng delivering a speech at the Conservative Party Conference (Pic: Getty Images)

Warning schools and hospitals might need to find ‘£11bn cuts’

Hundreds of thousands of eligible pupils missed out on free school lunches in Britain last year.
Hundreds of thousands of eligible pupils missed out on free school lunches in Britain last year.

Free school meal stigma: 500,000 children miss out on lunches

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by flag-waving well-wishers as she visits the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England, on July 19th, 2012 during her diamond jubilee tour. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the topping out ceremony for Leeds Arena, where they met construction crews and apprentices before viewing musical and acrobatics performances, during the latest leg of the tour to mark her 60-year reign.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by flag-waving well-wishers as she visits the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England, on July 19th, 2012 during her diamond jubilee tour. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the topping out ceremony for Leeds Arena, where they met construction crews and apprentices before viewing musical and acrobatics performances, during the latest leg of the tour to mark her 60-year reign.

Date schools will be closed for the Queen’s funeral

Rising costs spark ‘real concern’ schools will struggle this winter

Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term
Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term

Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term

Primary school child at work in a classroom (PA)
Primary school child at work in a classroom (PA)

When do UK schools go back 2022? Date pupils return to the classroom

GCSE grades explained as pupils await 2022 results - and when they will be released
GCSE grades explained as pupils await 2022 results - and when they will be released

When is GCSE results day 2022? Date and time exam results come out

Schools are considering three-day weeks to cope with the cost of living crisis. Credit: NationalWorld
Schools are considering three-day weeks to cope with the cost of living crisis. Credit: NationalWorld

Schools ‘considering three-day week’ due to cost of living crisis

With another heatwave UK on its way, you will have to up your water intake (image: Adobe)
With another heatwave UK on its way, you will have to up your water intake (image: Adobe)

How much water should you drink a day in a heatwave?

Staff absences are likely to rise in schools this term due to high Covid cases (Photo: Getty Images)
Staff absences are likely to rise in schools this term due to high Covid cases (Photo: Getty Images)

Self-isolation advice for children if a parent gets Covid

Askew was arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport.
Askew was arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Leeds Bradford Airport issues warning to all passengers - here’s why

Schools in London will be closed for a week at the end of May
Schools in London will be closed for a week at the end of May

Updating list of school closures announced in England during heatwave

This is how warm in needs to be  in the UK for schools to close and pupils to be sent home.
This is how warm in needs to be  in the UK for schools to close and pupils to be sent home.

Will schools close due to the heatwave? Can pupils be sent home?

This is when the UK summer holidays will begin - and end - in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This is when the UK summer holidays will begin - and end - in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

When do schools break up for summer 2022? Holiday dates for UK pupils

SATs 2022: what time are Year 6 Key Stage 2 results released?

Pupils across the UK are looking forward to some time off from school during May and June 2022, including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend
Pupils across the UK are looking forward to some time off from school during May and June 2022, including the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend

When is May half term 2022? Dates for school holiday across the UK

Whitsun is a religious event celebrated by Christians across the globe every year (Photo: Shutterstock)
Whitsun is a religious event celebrated by Christians across the globe every year (Photo: Shutterstock)

When is Whitsun 2022? Date of Pentecost and how is it observed

How families can claim free school meal vouchers over Easter holiday

Rhia Fearn from Derbyshire, with five-year-old Harrison - whose friends had been discussing Huggy Wuggy at school
Rhia Fearn from Derbyshire, with five-year-old Harrison - whose friends had been discussing Huggy Wuggy at school

Warning to parents after kids exposed to terrifying Huggy Wuggy videos

The Easter holidays are the next school break kids can look forward to (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
The Easter holidays are the next school break kids can look forward to (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Easter school holidays 2022: dates kids are off school in UK

The  Government white paper, called Opportunity for All, sets out what schools must do to help children reach certain attainment levels by the end of primary and secondary school.
The  Government white paper, called Opportunity for All, sets out what schools must do to help children reach certain attainment levels by the end of primary and secondary school.

Nadhim Zahawi announces new plan for schools in Government white paper

This is when UK schoolchildren will finish up for mid-term this February. (Credit: Shutterstock)
This is when UK schoolchildren will finish up for mid-term this February. (Credit: Shutterstock)

When is February half term 2022? Holiday dates for UK schools

Face masks no longer have to be worn in school classrooms in England (Photo: Getty Images)
Face masks no longer have to be worn in school classrooms in England (Photo: Getty Images)

PM tells schools to ditch face masks as face-to-face teaching ‘vital’

One in three schools reporting over 10% staff absences due to Covid

Much of the self-isolation guidance for adults also applies to children (Photo: Shutterstock)
Much of the self-isolation guidance for adults also applies to children (Photo: Shutterstock)

Do children need to self-isolate? The latest guidance explained

There has been speculation that ‘Step 2’ restrictions could be re-introduced - but what exactly does that mean? (Credit: Getty)
There has been speculation that ‘Step 2’ restrictions could be re-introduced - but what exactly does that mean? (Credit: Getty)

What were the Covid rules in Step 2 of lockdown roadmap?

Former teachers are being urged to sign up from Monday (20 December) (Photo: Getty Images)
Former teachers are being urged to sign up from Monday (20 December) (Photo: Getty Images)

Ex-teachers urged to return to schools due to Covid staff shortages

Nicola Sturgeon has urge Scots to limit their social mixing ahead of Christmas Day as Covid cases surge across the UK. (Credit: Getty)
Nicola Sturgeon has urge Scots to limit their social mixing ahead of Christmas Day as Covid cases surge across the UK. (Credit: Getty)

What did Nicola Sturgeon announce during Scotland’s Covid update?

Some schools and colleges have already switched to remote lessons ahead of Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)
Some schools and colleges have already switched to remote lessons ahead of Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

Schools offered ‘flexible’ start to January term as closures dismissed

Storm Barra has already arrived in Scotland, with parts covered in snow and battling strong winds. (Credit: Getty)
Storm Barra has already arrived in Scotland, with parts covered in snow and battling strong winds. (Credit: Getty)

Storm Barra batter parts of the UK with warnings of more disruption

The Education Secretary insists schools will not close despite new Covid-19 variant
The Education Secretary insists schools will not close despite new Covid-19 variant

Government insists closing schools ‘last option’ to tackle Omicron

School uniform set to be cheaper in England from next Autumn

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