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The school day around the training day: how young athletes keep education on track

A practical look at education for young athletes, from DfE accreditation and live teaching to flexible timetables, qualifications and exams.

inkl · Oct 2

Education Secretary insists new vocational GCSEs are not ‘dumbing down’ system

Subjects offered to 14-year-olds could include business management and finance, child development, and building and construction.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England

Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

London schools crisis: Ministers told to fix 'traumatic' closures for pupils

London Councils call for fresh powers to handle closures after around 90 schools shut or merge across London in past five years

Evening Standard · Sep 15

Ice cream and deep-fried food banned from UK school dinners in healthy overhaul

The new measures, including mandatory high-fibre options like lentils, aim to tackle childhood obesity

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Schools in England face checks to root out unhealthy lunches

Ministers draw up inspection regime to enforce rules limiting sugar, fat and salt

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

‘Internal exclusion’ of England secondary school students almost triples in three years

Exclusive: New data shows poorer pupils and those with Send are disproportionately affected by the measure

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Autistic boy who took replica knife to school has exclusion quashed by high court

Mother of 10-year-old says she hopes case will help others, as judge says exclusion should be ‘a tool of last resort’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1

Experts explain how UK schools must adapt to heatwaves

Summer 2026 saw unprecedented heatwaves hit the UK, setting it up to be the hottest on record. Ahead of the new academic year, experts share what needs to change

The Independent UK · Aug 31

GCSE results day 2026: Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive results

Education experts have reiterated concerns over the gender gap at GCSE

The Independent UK · Aug 19