Shariqua AhmedPeterborough Shariqua Ahmed/BBC Sehrish Darr and her daughter Aiman, 13, said they are “grateful” to have their new home Children are no longer being housed in bed-and-breakfast (B&B) accommodation following a campaign to end the practice, a council said. Peterborough Citizens, an alliance of schools and charities, had called …

Kate McGoughBBC News, education reporter BBC Almost a million young people are still out of work, education or training, new data suggests. The number of so-called Neets – those aged 16-24 who are unemployed or economically inactive in the UK – had fallen slightly to 946,000 between July and September, …

Teaching staff at Lancashire school are set to go on strike over a decision that will see some students taught maths by a “virtual teacher” based 300 miles (about 480km) away in Devon. The National Education Union (NEU) says members have voted to walk out on 3 and 10 December …

Getty Images In the November Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give more details on how the government is planning to tackle the rising number of young people not in education, employment and training – also known as Neets. But with one in eight people aged 16 to 24 …

An 18-year-old pupil has died at a private school in Kent. Kent Police was called to a “medical incident” at Kent College on Whitstable Road, Canterbury, just before 23:00 GMT on Monday. A police spokesperson said: “Officers attended the scene along with paramedics and an 18-year-old man was confirmed to …

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter BBC Monika and Henry have now secured a potential place for Leo – but were turned down by 10 nurseries Monika and Henry Byrne are in a tricky situation. In six weeks, their son Leo will have to leave his current childcare provider after he turns three …

Rebecca BrahdeIsle of Man EMILY HICKS The adaptive classroom comprises separate zones and has ergonomic seating A primary school classroom has been revamped into an “inclusive learning space” for pupils. The Year 5 pupils’ experience will be compared with a control group, who will be given the same activities in …

Collette HoweNorth East and Cumbria Google Teachers and staff at Haydon Bridge High School are set to walk out on two days Staff at a secondary school are to strike over what unions called a “failure of management to act” to properly tackle “disruptive behaviour”. Union bosses announced teachers and …

Joe CampbellSouth of England BBC Remedicare operates from two sites on industrial estates in Wokingham. Ofsted is carrying out a criminal investigation into a business educating children who have struggled with mainstream schooling. The watchdog visited Remedicare Education’s sites, in Wokingham, after a former director of the company was jailed …

Danny FullbrookBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Google Students will be moved to a temporary site nearby in January A school building will be closed for six months while essential repairs are carried out on its ceilings. In January students at Denbigh Primary School in Luton will be moved to a temporary …

Teaching and research staff at Lancaster University are to go on strike for two days in an escalation of a row over potential job losses. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts …

A librarian admitted she became “a bit emotional” after winning a coveted award for her profession. Julie Broadbent, who works at Northampton International Academy, received the 2025 Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award. The School Library Association, which runs the awards, praised her for her contribution to the profession …

Georgia Roberts,Political Correspondent and Alex Forsyth,Political correspondent Getty Images The special educational needs and disabilities system for children in England faces “total collapse” and the government must not “keep ducking” reforms, council leaders have warned. The County Councils Network, which represents some of England’s largest local authorities, said councils had …

Lucy AshtonSouth Yorkshire political reporter BBC Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are striking at Sheffield Hallam University Staff at Sheffield Hallam University have walked out on strike as part of industrial action at both the city’s universities in a dispute over job losses, workload and welfare. It …

Getty Images Ofsted’s new report card grading system has come into effect for schools in England, after the inspectorate scrapped its old one or two-word judgements. Ofsted says the updated system will give parents better detail about schools, and the government says it will help raise standards for children. But …

Louise Parry and Kate Bradbrook,in Irthlingborough Kate Bradbrook/BBC Huxlow Academy said police called and asked the school to go into lockdown as the bell rang on Friday Three people have been arrested after a school was forced into an emergency lockdown. Police were called to Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, after a sighting …

Stuart Woodward and Matt Knight,Essex Stuart Woodward/BBC Jayne Crowley said pupils had “really struggled” with how the Raac crisis had affected their schooling One of the first schools in England identified as having crumbling concrete says it is on the road to recovery, after its pupil numbers dropped by more …

BBC Linzi and Courtney say they have fought to get the support their sons need Lincolnshire’s special schools are full to capacity, despite a council saying it has invested more than £100m in expanding them. BBC reporter Jessica Lane meets two mums who say young children with additional needs are …

Aimee Dexter and Simon Dedman,in West Thurrock Simon Dedman/BBC Georgia Gould says “too many families” feel like they have to “fight” for support A senior minister has said there needs to be more investment for special educational needs provision, teacher training, mainstream provision and inclusion. Education Minister Georgia Gould was …

Teaching and research staff at Lancaster University begun a period of industrial action amid the threat of job losses. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save …