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Censured academy trusts continue to slide into the red

Almost half of ailing academy trusts censured by ministers after registering losses of up to several million pounds have continued their financial slide, a Schools Week investigation has found.

Units provider list widens despite quality concerns

More than 300 training providers have been approved to deliver the government’s apprenticeship units, with FE Week analysis showing low achievement rates and mixed inspection outcomes remain prevalent among eligible providers.

Private school pupil numbers in England fall to lowest in at least a decade

The number of pupils in private schools in England has fallen to the lowest point in at least a decade, Government figures show.

Half of primary pupils now taught in academies

The DfE has published its latest census figures on schools and pupil characteristics. Here are some of the key trends.

Secondary pupil numbers fall for first time in a decade

The number of secondary school pupils has begun to fall for the first time in a decade, as a population bulge caused by a baby boom in the 2000s makes its way out of the school system.

Council acted unlawfully by failing to provide single-sex toilets at primary school

7. Scotland: Primary school’s unisex toilets breach girls’ rights, judge rules | The Telegraph

Education secretary encouraging all schools to join Government's free breakfast club programme

The education secretary is encouraging all primary schools to get involved in its free breakfast club programme, as the policy marks a milestone of having served 10 million free breakfasts to over 300,000 children, across 1,250 clubs.

Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.

Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries

A new online training course is designed to improve knowledge around safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries.

N Family Club, which has 54 settings in London and the South East, has announced plans to expand into America with 80 nurseries expected to open by 2032.

Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council

Families of the victims of former Bright Horizons nursery worker Vincent Chan have taken steps towards a legal challenge against Camden Council over claims it has refused to investigate whether the nursery group breached health and safety legislation.

Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures

Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.

Catholic MAT to grow by 50% as mergers gather pace

The trust will take on 10 new schools if plans are approved this month, amid a wider consolidation of Catholic academies.

Families protest closure of charity-run Islington nursery

Families have gathered outside Islington Town Hall to protest against the planned closure of a nursery based in a children’s centre in the borough.

WhatsApp messages reveal Mandelson’s Oxford chancellor PR push

Former peer attempted to mobilise Labour alumni to vote him into prestigious position, saying online voting offered chance to beat Tories.

The University of York's Restore Britain society is the first to be ratified at a Russell Group institution.

London Economics were commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to investigate the state of childcare providers’ finances and the cost of childcare to parents, using information from the 2025 Survey of Childcare and Early Years Providers (in partnership with IFF...

Councils’ bids to overturn special school cancellations rejected

Six councils’ pleas to ministers to overturn the cancellations of government-funded special free school projects have been rejected.

Censured academy trusts continue to slide into the red

Units provider list widens despite quality concerns

Private school pupil numbers in England fall to lowest in at least a decade

Half of primary pupils now taught in academies

Secondary pupil numbers fall for first time in a decade

Council acted unlawfully by failing to provide single-sex toilets at primary school

Education secretary encouraging all schools to join Government's free breakfast club programme

The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it

Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries

N Family Club announces US expansion

Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council

Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures

Catholic MAT to grow by 50% as mergers gather pace

Families protest closure of charity-run Islington nursery

WhatsApp messages reveal Mandelson’s Oxford chancellor PR push

The first Restore Britain university societies are being created

2025 Childcare Provider’s Finance Report

Councils’ bids to overturn special school cancellations rejected