George Kingat Suffolk Coroner’s Court, Ipswich Suffolk Police Georgia Scarff died in April 2024 after being hit by a lorry A private school was “not in any way causative” in the death of a girl who had anxiety but its use of a safeguarding system was a cause for concern, …

Sophie CridlandSouth of England BBC Ellie and Caitlyn’s most used apps are Whatsapp and Snapchat Young people have said the social pressure to have a smartphone has made them “almost essential”. In February 2024, Ofcom reported that nine out of 10 children owned a mobile phone by the time they …

The University of Oxford has extended its record-breaking run at the top of an international league table to a 10th year. The university, which is the oldest in the English-speaking world, topped the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026. It is joined in the top 10 by Cambridge, which …

Caroline HawleyBBC Diplomatic Correspondent Sana el-Azab Sana el-Azab arrived in the English cathedral city of Durham late last month It’s a very long way – in every possible sense – from Deir al-Balah in the centre of the Gaza Strip to Durham in north-eastern England. “It’s another planet, not just …

Somalia is to introduce Swahili, the lingua franca of East Africa, to its national curriculum, the president has announced. English is used as the language of instruction for most subjects nationwide at secondary schools, with Arabic the only other compulsory second language taught at the moment. But President Hassan Sheikh …

BBC Sheeny and Sohan were delighted by the transformation done by Stacey’s team. Has your home become messy without you even realising? Wanting the next best thing, holding on to things for sentimental reasons or just a lack of time to sort through your space can all mean you end …

Kerry AshdownLocal Democracy Reporter, Newcastle-under-Lyme BBC The parents attended a hearing at North Staffordshire Justice Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme A mother and father have been fined after their daughter clocked up more almost 200 unauthorised absences from school – despite trying to get her there by taxi, the court was told. …

Femilola Miller Femilola Miller says she has had “doors shut in my face” after becoming a mum Mums in England face a “substantial and long-lasting reduction” in earnings after having children, according to new findings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Five years after having their first child, mums’ …

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images Children should be given a formal apology by the prime minister after the Covid inquiry ends for the “avoidable mistakes” made by the government at the time, the former children’s commissioner for England has said. Adults were prioritised over children throughout the pandemic as pubs, …

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he wants to see two-thirds of young people in the UK go to university or study a technical qualification after leaving school. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, he said the party’s old ambition to “get 50% of kids to uni” – …

Getty Images The report found “struggling” students were more likely to have negative experiences on their phones compared to those who were “thriving” A survey of thousands of pupils, teachers and parents has found struggling students are more likely to come into contact with potentially harmful content on their phones …

Almost two thirds of headteachers say the new Ofsted school inspections will be worse for their wellbeing than the old system, a poll has found. Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said the findings are “deeply worrying”. Ofsted confirmed earlier this month it …

A local authority data breach has seen the personal details of multiple children, including their home addresses, sent to complete strangers. Cornwall Council has confirmed that a number of emails relating to school transport assistance were sent in error to the wrong recipients. It apologised to concerned parents for the …

The government did not start planning for the closure of schools until the day before the decision was made, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Up until 16 March 2020, focus had been on keeping schools open, so there were no contingency plans in place, according to evidence given by the …

A family have criticised plans for the upgrade of a local playground in Bromsgrove, which they said will exclude their young daughter because of her disability. The district council is spending £2m upgrading playgrounds across the town, with work set to start on Upland Grove Park. But Gillian Crosby-Read lives …

Maintenance grants will return for some university students in England by 2029, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said. The grants will apply to “tens of thousands” of students from lower-income households, targeted at those “studying priority courses that support the industrial strategy and the Labour government’s wider mission to renew …

Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands. The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week, would aim to check their progress two years into secondary school. It comes amid concern that a …

Hazel ShearingEducation correspondent Getty Images Private schools in England could pay more for Ofsted inspections under plans set out by the Department for Education (DfE). The DfE said the regulator’s inspections of private schools cost £6.5m last year – £2.2m of which was covered by fees charged to the schools. …

Getty There has been a sharp decline in pupil numbers since the “post-millennium baby boom”, the report found The number of pupils in primary schools in London is continuing to fall sharply as a low birth rate coupled with families moving away from the capital is starting to take effect, …

Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter and Emily Doughty Getty Images Thousands of students have reported being victims of sexual violence and harassment in the first sector-wide survey of sexual misconduct at universities in England. The Office for Students (OfS), the higher education regulator, said 14% of students responding to its survey reported …