Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images What questions do you have about university tuition fees and V-levels? The government has published its new white paper, and there’s big news in it for students going to university or college. We now know both tuition fees and maintenance loans for university students will …

Children paid a “huge price” to protect others during the Covid pandemic, Boris Johnson has told the inquiry looking at the impact on young people. The former prime minister repeated an apology made previously for things the government got wrong, but said he was proud of what teachers and schools …

BBC Studios/Eddie Hutton-Mills In his new documentary, Joe Swash meets young fathers like Wyatt, who is 18 “I remember just feeling so scared and vulnerable,” says actor and TV presenter Joe Swash of becoming a father in his twenties. Swash found out he was going to be a dad at …

Alison FreemanNorth East and Cumbria Google Nearly half the 205 pupils at the school have special educational needs and disabilities Proposals to close one school and merge others in response to a falling birth rate and spare school places have been met with fierce opposition. Two weeks ago North Tyneside …

Steve KnibbsGloucestershire BBC Rhi (left) Billy (middle left) Kate (middle right) and Chris (right) are planning their futures after they graduate from a specialist further education college Final-year students at a specialist further education college say they are facing a nerving-wracking journey into the unknown. Their futures hang in the …

Kit Taylor/BBC Louise Moller’s son was diagnosed as neurodivergent when he was five years old Parents of neurodivergent children have said a lack of support had left them feeling “isolated” and “uncertain” both before and after their diagnosis. It is estimated that one in seven children are neurodivergent, which is …

A secondary school plans to become a phone-free space after pupils were able to view disturbing videos online. Will Penny, head teacher of Backwell School in Somerset, said he was considering spending £20,000 on magnetic locking pouches so that pupils are not tempted to use their phone during the day. …

Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images Former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson accused ministers of “not putting children first” when making the “unnecessary” decision to close schools in January 2021, the Covid inquiry has heard. He said one argument made in favour of closing schools at the time was that it was …

Helen RichardsonNorth East and Cumbria political reporter BBC Tony McDonald devised a course after hearing parents’ “cries for help” A group of parents have been attending classes to learn how to protect themselves from violent behaviour from their own children. One mother who joined the course in Northumberland said the …

Ruth BradleyPolitics reporter, BBC Somerset and Michelle RuminskiPolitics reporter, BBC Somerset, Taunton BBC Parents and children gathered outside County Hall in Taunton Dozens of families gathered outside a council’s headquarters to protest against special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision. More than 50 parents and children gathered outside County Hall …

A university has confirmed plans to cut nearly 70 jobs as it battles financial pressures. The University of Staffordshire said it was proposing to cut 31.2 academic and 35.5 professional service full-time equivalent (FTE) roles – a total of 66.7. A spokesperson said it was part of a drive to …

A nursery chain in East Sussex says the funding it receives from the government to care for children of certain age groups covers less than half of what it spends. From 1 September, working parents in England have been able to access 30 hours of childcare during term time for …

Students using an e-learning website have been left “high and dry” after the company running it went into administration. Oxbridge Home Learning offered qualifications, including GCSE, Btec and A-level courses, with online tutoring. It ceased trading in September. Administrators said the website would remain live until July 2026, but with …

Universities must act to protect Jewish students from harassment and discrimination on campuses, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said, as she set out measures to tackle antisemitism. Phillipson said there had been an “unacceptable increase in antisemitism” at universities and added that many Jewish students currently do not feel safe …

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 …