[ad_1] Jim ScottBBC News, North East and Cumbria, Pennywell, SunderlandBBCSalah, 15, wants to become a doctor and says he is proud of his areaA pupil who is urging people to visit his suburb before "casting judgement", says a new scheme will show his community is ready for a new start. Salah, who is in Year 10 at Academy 360 in Pennywell, Sunderland, is among about 2,000 pupils who will benefit
[ad_1] Rebekah WilsonBBC News NIBBCSuzy Ward and her son Eoyn outside Stormont A parent whose son has special educational needs said she "feels like a prisoner" in her home due to an inability to find him a place in daycare. Suzy Ward was among about 50 people, including parents and children, who protested outside Stormont on Monday morning over what they say is a lack of support and services.The protest
[ad_1] Robbie MeredithBBC News NI education correspondentGetty ImagesThe Supreme Court recently ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities lawGuidance on supporting transgender pupils has been withdrawn from the website of Northern Ireland's Education Authority.The detailed guidance was first published in 2019, but a recent Supreme Court ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex appears to have led to a review.The ruling has implications for
[ad_1] Chris McHughBBC News, OxfordshireBBC"Robust" security measures are being put in place to protect Our Lady's of AbingdonThere are currently "no plans" for the site of a private school that closed last month due to financial difficulties. Our Lady's Abingdon (OLA), in Oxfordshire, closed in August after a drop in pupil numbers, with its leadership partly blaming the introduction of VAT on school fees. Its owners, the Institute of Our
[ad_1] Sarah LilleyBBC News, Suffolk andAlice CunninghamBBC News, SuffolkGetty ImagesBungay High's sixth form would not be offering provisions for Year 12 students for the upcoming academic yearSchool sixth forms are struggling to retain students, according to an education consultant, as one recently announced it was unable to offer a lower sixth provision.The East Anglian Schools Trust announced that due to only 19 students enrolling at Bungay High School's sixth form
[ad_1] Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent, Universities UK conference in ExeterGettyUniversities in England might in future have to charge different levels of tuition fees depending on the quality of their teaching, the higher education regulator has suggested.The Office for Students (OfS) has said "differential fee levels" could offer an incentive to higher quality teaching. Currently, all universities in England and Wales charge an annual fee of £9,535 for an undergraduate degree and
[ad_1] Charities and community groups have seen a rise in demand for second-hand school uniform.Barnardo's in Frome has put out an appeal for donated uniform, due to the high demand they are seeing, and parents in Somerset have set up Facebook groups to help.The Community Hub in Chard has started a pre-loved school uniform shop which operates on the basis of paying what you can afford to help parents who
[ad_1] A school has announced it would not be able to offer lower sixth entrance this September, just as the new school year was starting.The East Anglian Schools Trust sent a letter to parents of new Year 12 pupils as they were going back to school at Bungay High in Suffolk on Wednesday.Parents were told "lower than expected numbers" meant the curriculum would be "too adversely affected" to provide A
[ad_1] Charlotte WrightBBC South East Political EditorBBCRichard Tice described the situation with Send for children as "ludicrous"Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Send) provision is being "hijacked by parents who are abusing the system", the deputy leader of Reform UK has said.Richard Tice said some children were receiving Send provision "who don't need it", describing the current situation as "a major crisis".Councils across South East England have repeatedly warned of the
[ad_1] A mother has been prosecuted for the third time after her teenage son failed to attend school for more than two months. The 16-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent, who did not turn up to school at all between February 6 and April 11, had 84 unauthorised absences during this time, magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard.His mother has previously been prosecuted in 2023 and 2024 for failing to ensure regular
