Stormont approval is needed to fund the free school meal scheme over the summer, officials say. Source link

A union is warning of invigilator shortages as pupils sit their first summer exams since 2019. Source link

The universities minister says the National Union of Students will not be eligible for government funding. Source link

Nine-year-old Marharyta did not speak any English when she first arrived to the UK from her hometown of Lviv in Ukraine, but she’s learning fast in preparation for starting school. Marharyta and her mum Larysa moved to Manchester after securing visas through the Ukraine Family Scheme. Hundreds of Ukrainian children have started at schools across

However, Prof Steve West, president of Universities UK and vice chancellor of UWE Bristol, said: “We believe the OfS must be careful not to assume that students with lower entry grades, typically from more disadvantaged backgrounds, cannot achieve first-class degrees.” Source link

Lilian spent six decades not knowing where her son was buried and thought he had been “thrown away”. Source link

Lucy’s life has been precarious, marked by blue-light trips to hospital in the middle of the night for a rare form of epilepsy: “She’s nearly died several times,” says Sam – and then there have been a series of massive procedures, including heart and hip operations. Source link

There has been criticism of plans to withdraw funding for most BTecs as T-levels are rolled out. Source link

A father says he will struggle to find an extra £6,000 a year to pay for pre-school care. Source link

Katherine Veitch slapped a pupil while working as a teacher at Bohunt School in Liphook in 2020. Source link