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MP invites primary schools to enter designs for Christmas card competition

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Our guide compares four of the best laptops for GCSE and A-level students, from budget-friendly Chromebooks and Windows laptops to premium Apple and ASUS models.

Best laptops for school and university 2026

Steph McGovern has been championing vocational pathways

Ad Feature Young people would consider an apprenticeship over university

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schools

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

Land off Leicester Road, Lutterworth, that could be built on (CREDIT: GOOGLE EARTH)

230 homes planned for Lutterworth as residents say ‘it can’t cope’

The Play For All collection includes nine inclusive play towers, five sensory-focused items, and 35 additional components.

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Phil Bryson

God with us in the midst of life, both in jubilation and in sorrow

Festive Live Lesson with farmer Daisy Fossett and Jennie Devine from NFU Education that pupils watched online

Thousands of pupils learn about farming’s crucial role at Christmas

The report paints a concerning picture of a nation at a crossroads.

Ad Feature 24% of 10 year olds could be clinically obese by 2035, report warns

Drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm.

Drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm
If you're on the roads during the morning rush hour or evening commute, watch out - drivers are most likely to break the law at 8:27am and 7:15pm.
Charlie Bayliss

These schools were some of the highest performing across Leicestershire

Leicestershire's highest achieving secondary schools from 2025 results

Lea Manor school in Luton will have uniforms donated by easyJet.

easyJet is turning thousands of old crew outfits into school uniforms

These schools were among the East Midlands' top performers in the 2024/25 exam season

The 29 top performing secondary schools across the East Midlands named

These East Midlands secondary schools boast extremely high performances

The 22 most exceptional secondary schools across the East Midlands

The survey reveals that girls with two or more characteristics of inequality are significantly more likely to not be active every day

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Ad Feature Kindness is on the curriculum at this award-winning school

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These Leicestershire secondary schools boast excellent GCSE performances

The 19 best performing state secondary schools across Leicestershire

It comes as 44 per cent wished they had more varied career options to better understand the job opportunities available

Over half of adults work in jobs they never imagined they'd do as kids

This bargain Chromebook has a 40% saving right now

HP Chromebook N100 slashed to £149.99 in back-to-school deal

The Government has announced funding to bring new or expanded school-based nurseries to another 300 schools next year

All East Midlands schools with new nursery spots, as programme grows

More than 1,000 pupils in Florida, Philadelphia, Arizona, Oklahoma, Indiana, Texas and Connecticut. Educators say it is proving a powerful way to spark curiosity in science whilst keeping children entertained

Ad Feature Children’s book Making Science Magical reaches #1 on Amazon in US & UK

These Leicestershire primary schools have done their communities proud

The 19 best-performing state primary schools across Leicestershire

From the catch-all term that addressed rock fans to the retort those people would receive: were you called or part of one of these subcultures in school during the '90s?

Goffik, Trendy, Raver: the musical subcultures 90s kids will remember

Parents' top school uniform confessions include colouring in their children's scuffed school shoes with markers and blow-drying damp uniforms minutes before the school run.

Parents use markers and blow-dryers to keep uniforms looking fresh

These East Midlands primaries excel at teaching their pupils the basics

The 24 best state primary schools across the East Midlands

The new outdoor classroom ‘The Clean Planet Tent’ will enable another 1,000 students to be educated every year.

Ad Feature Clean Planet & Wakehurst open outdoor classroom at Kew’s wild gardens
The Clean Planet Foundation has partnered with Wakehurst to create an outdoor classroom at Kew’s wild botanic gardens in West Sussex.
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68 per cent of parents agree with the charter

Ad Feature Breakfast charter launched as 8 in 10 parents fear poor school meals

Tesco announces extra support for children and families facing hunger over the school holidays this summer

Tesco announces extra support for Harborough children and families facing hunger...

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Pitsford School Shortlisted for Prestigious Award

How many children got accepted into their parents' first choice of primary school varied across the East Midlands' council areas

Where in the East Midlands most children get their first-pick primary

Almost 45,000 hours of PE, since the London Olympic Games in 2012, have been lost

Ad Feature 4,000 hours of PE lessons lost in the last year, study reveals

Ruth Sparkes (left) and Sunita Gordon launched SaferSpace to address the lack of secure, accessible reporting routes in education

The groundbreaking app that could give pupils power over safeguarding

These Leicestershire secondary schools boast excellent attendance rates

The 14 Leicestershire secondary schools with the lowest absences

SATs are often the first major exams many primary school students will take in their school career (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Everything you need to know about primary school SAT exams

These next few months of exam prep will be crucial

21 things parents can do at home to help teens prepare for GCSEs

English schoolchildren have plenty of holidays to look forwards to throughout the year

England's school term dates for 2025 - and when Easter holidays end

Head-on collision in High Wycombe.

Video shows aftermath of head-on crash injuring mum and daughter, 6

There are quite a few different types of state-funded schools in England

Everything you need to know about the different types of state school

Emojis and the different understandings generations have of them is a key plot point in 'Adolescence'

Emojis with hidden meanings parents should know - and whether to worry

Adolescence has drawn fresh attention to young men and boys being radicalised online

Adolescence and 'incel culture in schools' - 12 signs to look out for

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Picture: Netflix © 2024

Netflix’s powerful drama Adolescence to be shown in schools for free

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

These East Midlands' schools had some of the lowest absence rates in the region

The 15 East Midlands secondary schools with the highest attendance
Many of the region’s top performing schools also made this list 👀
Amber Allott

Do these photos bring back any memories for you of 1980s school days?

15 surprising things you'll remember if you went to school in the 80s

B. Ware, author of the Words of WARNING collection

B. Ware’s bid to keep children reading for pleasure

Most of these schools, which had some of the lowest attendance rates in the country, were also extremely high performers

The 15 top state secondary schools in England for attendance named

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman has spoken out against a number of key Government education reforms

Ofsted ex-boss claims schools bill may 'make education worse'

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Four key areas of focus were identified in the curriculum review

Curriculum 'not working for all' - 4 things review says need changing

The new NFER report found that unfilled vacancies for teachers are at their highest rates since records began

3 things the Government needs to do to fix 'record' teacher vacancies

More than 4 in 5 head teachers say they have been abused by a parent in the last year

3 ways schools handle angry parents - as 4 out of 5 heads face abuse

Supervised toothbrushing is a proven, evidence-based health intervention.

Schools asked to supervise toothbrushing in young children

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