Claire Cavanagh BBC News, Bristol Claire Cavanagh Fairlawn Primary is part of a consultation about accepting pupils from nearby Dolphin School A Bristol primary school has announced possible merger plans due to a falling birth rate in the city. Dolphin School in Montpelier, which opened in 2012, could close and …

A gender gap has opened up between boys and girls in maths and science subjects in England, a new report suggests. The international study, carried out every four years and published by the Department for Education, found that the gap between boys and girls in Year 5 and Year 9 …

Up until now, schools that are rated inadequate have become sponsored academies,, external and are supported by another outstanding school or charity to improve. The new report cards will result in the government intervening more quickly to help struggling schools, Phillipson has said. New regional teams, with a budget of …

Richard Moss BBC Look North BBC Latin opens up “opportunities” for state sector pupils they would not otherwise get, teachers have said Academics from leading universities have condemned the decision to pull a scheme aimed at expanding the teaching of Latin in the state sector. The £4m, four-year project was …