Parents forced to choose between childcare and careers if schools re-close

As the Government introduces its back to school tier system and pushes a return to the office, Yoopies UK investigates the challenging reality of school attendance...

Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool join calls to cancel this month’s vocational exams

The Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool have joined the call for vocational exams to be cancelled this month In a joint statement Steve Rotheram...

School children in Bury to be asked to wear face coverings when moving around...

Education and public health leaders are today writing to parents in Bury asking secondary school children to wear face coverings when moving around school,...

Moston High School where bullying and racism is rife

A school in New Moston has been accused of being rife in bullying with many pupils engaging in racist, homophobic and misogynistic name- calling. Inspectors found...

Teachers rejects plans for extending school days for pandemic catch up

98 per cent of teachers do not believe extended school days or changing term lengths are worth considering at this time, and think that...

Education unions make joint call for urgent action on ventilation in schools

Education unions, together with Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP, have today written to Gavin Williamson urging the government to take firm...

Combined Authority backs programme to tackle inequality issue

National initiative InnovateHer is pledging its commitment to assisting more than 55 schools and reaching over 1,000 girls by 2020, to help improve equality...

Northern MPs call for £700 grants for the UK’s poorest children

A group of 50 Northern MPs have written a letter to Gavin Williamson for £300m worth of funding in order to give grants to...

Rayner moves to block cuts to free school meals through Commons vote

Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester MP Angela Rayner has secured debates in Parliament to attempt to block Government plans to cut free...

Coronavirus: Online learning hits already disadvantaged children hard

Dr Janet Lord from MMU's Faculty of Education outlines the issues and solutions to ensure children aren’t left behind The current school closures and lockdown,...