Department of Education

Thousands of Wakefield children needing extra protection or support

St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School, on Barnsley Road, Wakefield.

Wakefield secondary school forced to close after RAAC discovery

Plans have been submitted for to upgrade teaching and sports facilities at Carleton High School, Pontefract.

Pontefract high school in line for major upgrade

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

Living up to its motto 'Labor Vincit' meaning 'hard work prevails' Dalkeith High School in Midlothian saw pupils surpass their virtual comparator by three percent, with 38 per cent achieving five Highers or more in 2022.

Ofsted's changes to school inspection system after headteacher's death

School kids want more digitally-based subjects on their curriculums

Children going to secondary school in September will find out which school they will be going to this week

Secondary school offers 2023: How to submit an appeal

Two Wakefield schools have now announced they will shut during a day of teachers’ strikes next week.

Teachers' strikes: Wakefield schools announces closure for walkouts next week

Over 4,000 children across Wakefield took part in the Council's summer programme.

Cost of living help for low-income families over the Christmas holidays

There are more than 3,500 supersize schools in England – is your child’s school one of them?

These six primary schools are the most overcrowded in the Wakefield district

Vulnerable children in Wakefield are more likely to receive free school meals than five years ago.

Wakefield's children in need more likely to rely on free school meals

Schools are advised to keep windows open to reduce Covid transmission.

Teaching union calls on government to stop kids freezing in school

The move is part of One Britain One Nation Day on Friday, June 25 (Getty Images)

Government encourages children to sing this 'One Britain One Nation' song on Jun...

Sandal Magna Community Academy on Belle Vue Road in Wakefield.

£17,500-a-week halt on fixing school roof 'could not have been foreseen'

The government is advising schools to keep their classroom windows open in a bid to help reduce the spread of the virus.

'I wouldn't want my child getting cold': Wakefield schools urged to relax unifor...

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what guidance says if children have to miss school due to travel quarant...

Back to school - but with new guidelines and restrictions in place

Education is a right for every child, and opening schools is 'the right thing to...

Research found that disadvantaged pupils were on average 18 months behind their wealthier peers (Photo: Shutterstock)

Poorer school pupils in England are 18 months behind their better off classmates...

A level results will soon be revealed in England, however hugging your school mates will have to wait until the one metre social distancing measures are eased. (Shutterstock)

Students in England will receive their A level results soon - here’s how they ha...

International Day of Friendship is an annual event which celebrates human solidarity through friendship (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today is International Day of Friendship - here’s how you can celebrate

Schools will reopen to all pupils on a full-time basis in September (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much parents could be fined if their children don’t return to school...

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Government will decide on £7m plan to expand Outwood Academy City Fields School ...

Rainbows drawn by young children have become a symbol of the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

This is when nurseries could reopen in England - according to government plans

Disadvantaged children are to be given free laptops and 4G internet connections as part of a new government scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is who is eligible to get free laptops for home schooling - and how to appl...

The Academy provides access to 180 video lessons per week across a range of subjects (Photo: Shutterstock)

The government has launched a new online learning tool for children - here’s how...

The government says ‘vulnerable children’ are exempt from the schools closure - ...