Will schools close as temperatures hit 38C in the June heatwave?
A new wave of scorching temperatures next week is set to bring significant discomfort for millions of school children packed into busy classrooms.
Thousands back campaign to prevent proposed closure of South Tyneside Council nurseries
More than 4,000 people have signed a petition urging South Tyneside Council to reconsider plans to review its early years provision, which campaigners fear could lead to the closure of as many as 12 nurseries based inside Family Hubs.
Scottish private school co-founded by Tilda Swinton to close
A private school in Moray co-founded by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is to close amid financial pressures, it has been announced.
Private school founded in 1889 closes with an hour’s notice
A 137-year-old private school has shut just days after its head teacher claimed it had been saved from closure.
Charity for working parents to close after nearly five decades due to changing demand and financial pressures
Working Families, the national charity for working parents and carers, is to close after 47 years.
How pupils with special educational needs are more likely to see their schools close
Nine-year-old Blake is trying to climb over the locked gates of his former primary school, St Dominic's in Hackney, when we meet him. It closed last year due to falling pupil numbers. The playground is overgrown, and the modular buildings stand quiet and empty.