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What are the lowest-performing schools doing to improve?

Decades of reform have shown how hard it is to turn failing schools around — but new research tracking thousands of institutions across the country suggests that with the right leadership, the right data and the right culture, it can be done

Stabbed girl's parents describe helpless wait for news

Mother was abroad, father had no signal — neither could reach their daughter as armed police swept a Norfolk school following a stabbing that left a 15-year-old fighting for answers

Boy, 15, arrested after girl is stabbed at school

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed at a secondary school near Norwich.

New AI framework solves century-old physics problem hundreds of times faster

THOR can complete in seconds calculations that once took supercomputers weeks — and researchers say it could reshape materials science, physics and chemistry

South Korea's Education Costs Hit 15-Year High

Education costs across South Korea rose 2.3 percent in 2025 — the sharpest jump since 2010 — after more than 70 percent of universities lifted tuition fees that had been frozen for roughly 15 years

University student among two dead as meningitis outbreak strikes kent

Health authorities are racing to contain an invasive meningitis outbreak in Canterbury that has killed two young people and left eleven more seriously ill in hospital

Schools to receive £5.5 million for repairs and maintenance

More than £5.5m allocated for major repairs and maintenance in Herefordshire schools

Hautlieu School renews UNICEF Silver Rights Respecting School accreditation

The Jersey school has retained its UN child rights award by building a culture where students have a genuine say in how their school is run

University faculty member awarded $70,000 grant for research project

The American Chemical Society will award a $70,000 grant to Trine University faculty to support research on gels that could improve oil extraction and impact food production

York launches £1.8m drive to close early childhood gap among worst in England

The city has secured government funding to overhaul its fractured early years services after data showed developmental inequalities emerging before a child's first birthday

Edinburgh pushes toward school phone ban as consultation draws support

Nearly 14,000 responses and a near-unanimous verdict — Edinburgh's schools are done with smartphones

Rude parents are bigger problem than pupils, headteachers warn

School leaders say abusive and threatening behaviour from parents is damaging their mental health and driving staff out of the profession

AI toys misread children's emotions, researchers warn

Cambridge University study calls for tighter regulation of AI-powered toys aimed at under-fives after finding the technology struggles to respond appropriately to young children

Number of children educated in Irish rises by 400%

Department of Education mentioned that the number of pupils being educated through Irish has increased by approximately 400% over the last 25 years.

One in four teens now turning to AI chatbots for mental health support

One in four teenagers in England and Wales have turned to AI chatbots for mental health support, a major new study has found, as experts warn that vulnerable young people are increasingly seeking help from technology rather than trained professionals

Notre Dame de Namur University to bring AI video coaching into teacher training

Notre Dame de Namur University Partners with Edthena to Bring AI Video Coaching into Teacher Training

Strike begins at Aberdeen University in protest against job cuts

Staff at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland have begun a strike amid an ongoing dispute over planned job cuts