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T he full extent of the pupil exodus from London has been laid bare in a new analysis which shows thousands left the capital's schools last year.The number of children moving out of London entirely rocketed in the past year, while the total leaving the state system for private schools or home education in the capital is also higher than pre-pandemic levels.

Neil Miller, Deputy CEO of London South East Academies Trust, which runs nine schools in the capital, raised fears that schools will be left to pick up the inevitable shortfalls in funding for the scheme.It comes after Mr Khan launched a 130million scheme to pay for every primary school child in London to receive free school meals next academic year.

L ondon was the most affected region of the country in the latest teacher strikes, with less than one in five schools fully open to pupils.Data from the Department for Education showed just 18% were fully open in the capital on both days, while 18% and 17% of schools were fully closed on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

The Mayor of London said that making the scheme universal will mean no primary-age child will feel the shame and embarrassment of being labelled a free school meal child'.The year-long scheme will cover all primary school children in the capital for the 2023/24 academic year.It is expected to benefit around 270,000 primary school children who do not already receive free school meals, and save families around 440 per child across the year.

D ozens of new schools are being planned for London despite existing ones being hit by a surplus of places crisis which could force them to close or merge, the Evening Standard can reveal.More than 30 new free schools are in the pipeline for London and are set to create 14,500 new places, at a time when schools in the capital are seeing a significant and sustained reduction in demand for places.

T hree-quarters of London schools were estimated to be closed entirely or partially on Thursday as teachers again went on strike.Members of the National Education Union in the capital, South-East and South-West are protesting over pay.Parents have been warned that the worst is yet to come, with further walkouts planned for March 15 and 16 as well as more teachers joining unions.

Jeremy Hunt's budget failed to help a public sector at crisis point, striking teachers said on Wednesday as they demonstrated in Trafalgar Square.The National Education Union's action in England was part of the largest day of stoppages since the wave of strikes began last year, with more than 400,000 workers across sectors striking because of pay disputes.

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock tried to bypass Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to have schools closed in December 2020, messages published by the Daily Telegraph suggest.In other WhatsApp messages released by the paper, Mr Hancock described teaching unions as "absolute arses".Sir Gavin replied that they hated work.

A majority of voters continue to support striking nurses and ambulance workers, despite government claims that they are putting the public at risk, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.Labour has also increased its lead over the Tories by 1 percentage point, to 16 points, after the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and other cabinet ministers tried to make political capital by accusing Keir Starmer and his party of being in the pockets of the unions at a time of industrial unrest, the survey shows.

In a few weeks' time, eight-year-old Peter* will say goodbye to his school friends as he moves to Britain with his parents.In the past few years, Hong Kong children have got used to seeing more and more of their friends leaving the city.A decade-long decline in the birthrate, exacerbated by a recent exodus of residents from the city, has led to an alarming plunge in student as well as teacher numbers, leaving Hong Kong's education system facing a serious crisis.

Teachers are striking on different days depending on which union they are in.When are NEU teachers striking?All schools in Wales were affected by strike action on 2 March (postponed from 14 Feb), as well as those in south-east and south-west England, and London.NEU teachers in sixth-form colleges in England are also joining the walkouts.

Tens of thousands of teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay.Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has said.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Snow, ice and freezing temperatures caused disruption across the UK in January as an Arctic blast swept across the country.While February was much milder, even spring-like, at times, forecasters are now warning that a new cold snap is about to descend, bringing spells of snow and icy conditions stretch to parts of northern and eastern England causing by freezing Arctic air and prompting the Met Office to issue a yellow warning alert.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails All children across the UK should get free school meals according to a coalition of campaigners who say food should be available in the same way as books, desks and chairs.

Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted (Image: Google Street) Which secondary schools in Havering have education regulator Ofsted's top rating?We've looked through the data to find out.Earlier this month, Havering Council revealed it had put plans for a new secondary school on hold after a report suggested there is no immediate demand for one.

Schools The calls came a day after six people were killed in a school shooting in Nashville.More than two dozen Massachusetts schools were targeted by hoax calls reporting school shootings Tuesday, just a day after six people died in a school shooting in Nashville.There are no reports of injuries from the Massachusetts schools.

The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school, making Afghanistan the only country in the world where there is a ban on education.

Tens of thousands of teachers will strike this week resulting in the closure of some schools as members of the National Education Union (NEU) take part in three days of industrial action.With little sign of a solution to the dispute on the horizon, teachers in the north of England will strike on Tuesday, followed by members in the Midlands and eastern regions on Wednesday.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Smaller proportions of children are gaining places at their preferred secondary school in many areas of England, a survey suggests.Early figures also indicate that in some parts of the country, more than a quarter of families have missed out on their first choice rising to nearly two in five pupils in some London boroughs.

Peel police say they are investigating online threats made to six high schools in Mississauga and Brampton.In a news release Tuesday, police said officers from its youth criminal investigations bureau were made aware of online threats on social media on Thursday, March 2. The threats indicated someone would go to six secondary schools in Peel Region on Friday, March 10 with the intent to "shoot them up," police said in the release.

The end of 2022 was marked by mass industrial unrest as employees across the transport network, NHS, Royal Mail, schools and the civil service took strike action.The start of 2023 will bring further stoppages by rail workers, bus drivers, teachers in Scotland, nurses, ambulance workers and civil servants.

Almost every school in Scotland will be closed on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a fresh wave of new year strikes over pay, despite warnings from the first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that her government has no more money to offer teachers, as well as nurses and midwives.Primary schools are closed all day on Tuesday, with secondary schools shutting on Wednesday, after members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), NASUWT and the Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association (SSTA) rejected a 5% pay increase, including rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest-paid, arguing for 10%.

Demand for alternative provision places in Havering is set to rise, the council says (Image: PA) Havering Council wants teachers and parents to give their views on its plans for ensuring "quality" school places for the borough's children.The authority's draft children and young people education place planning plan 2023 opened for public consultation today (March 20).

C oncerns have been raised about the role of police in some of London's secondary schools - and whether they are being used to discipline pupils.Caroline Russell, a Green member of the London Assembly, told a meeting of City Hall's police and crime committee that she was worried about police being used inappropriately in educational settings.

The UK is now experiencing levels of industrial action not seen since the 1970s.At the forefront have been its healthcare professionals, for whom there is widespread support among the public after the COVID-19 pandemic.For the grievances of our teachers however, the effect of the pandemic on the public seems to be one of anxiety about the classroom time already missed.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A second severe weather warning for persistent, heavy snow has been issued as the UK recorded the coldest March night for 13 years.The Met Office warned of significant disruption to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, with the amber alert in place until 9am Friday covering large parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A second severe weather warning for persistent, heavy snow has been issued as the UK recorded the coldest March night for 13 years.The Met Office warned of significant disruption to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, with the amber alert in place until 9am Friday covering large parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A second severe weather warning for persistent, heavy snow has been issued as the UK recorded the coldest March night for 13 years.The Met Office warned of significant disruption to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, with the amber alert in place until 9am Friday covering large parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

New York fourth graders have some catching up to do in their math and reading exam scores, according to a report released on March 13 by the state's Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the Office of Budget Policy and Analysis.The comptroller's office reviewed federal data from last year's assessment-which is given every two years to fourth, eighth, and twelfth graders across the U.S.-and found how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the state's fourth grade math and reading scores.

The French capital is, by quite some way, France's largest and most densely populated city.It's also a symbol of a heavily centralised country as government, media and industries including entertainment are concentrated there, leaving people from the provinces little choice but to move to the capital if they want a career in certain sectors.

There are 18 secondary schools in Islington that have been given a rating by Ofsted (Image: Google) Secondary school offers for those who applied on time have been released across the country.Councils confirmed the secondary school that your child has a place at last week (March 1).The Islington Gazette has looked at which are the best schools across the borough, and which are the worst according to Ofsted.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Children attending school in the constituencies of key politicians including Scotland's First Minister are missing more days of lessons as teachers begin six days of targeted strike action.

Police are continuing to question the teenager accused of stabbing a teacher to death at a school in south-west France.Agnes Lassalle, a 52-year-old Spanish teacher, died after a single wound from a kitchen knife.The attack happened at Saint-Thomas d'Aquin Catholic private secondary school near Bayonne on Wednesday morning.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A school was damaged after riots broke out over a rule expecting girls on their period to use a red card pass to go to the toilet.One parent said her daughter, who attends Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, was denied the use of a toilet during lesson time while on her period.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A second severe weather warning for persistent, heavy snow has been issued as the UK recorded the coldest March night for 13 years.The Met Office warned of significant disruption to transport, power lines and phone network coverage, with the amber alert in place until 9am Friday covering large parts of Wales and the West Midlands.

Teacher strikes: student impact - Grace Cater, Beal Sixth Form (Image: Photo by Max Fischer) Students and parents alike are surely aware of the teacher strikes that have taken place all over the United Kingdom at the start of February, but do you know why they happened?Teachers and other staff in education have taken action against the government regarding unfair pay, poor work conditions, and much more.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails There are signs that fewer children are gaining places at their first choice of secondary school in a number of areas in England, a survey suggests.Hundreds of thousands of families across England are finding out which secondary school their child will be joining this September, on what is commonly known as National Offer Day.

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Millions of pupils face missing out on fresh fruits and vegetables after the UK's food shortages hit school lunches.School meal providers say items such as lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers are among the items off the menu due to extreme shortages and unviable costs.

Fifty-seven percent of the school administrators surveyed by VBE stated that at least one of the available positions at their school was currently vacant.Of the schools affected, a quarter said that six to ten percent of the positions were not filled.At a fifth of the schools, more than 15 percent of all positions were vacant.

Councils confirmed the secondary school that your child has a place at last Wednesday (March 1).With that in mind, the Ham&High has had a look at which are the top schools across Camden, Barnet, Westminster and Haringey and which are the worst - according to Ofsted.CAMDEN Outstanding There are currently no outstanding secondary state schools in north Camden.

Secondary schools across Scotland will be closed on Wednesday as teachers take part in a second day of strike action in a pay dispute.It comes after last-ditch talks between the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers (SNCT) and the Scottish Government failed to find a solution.Unions have demanded a 10% pay increase but the Scottish Government has offered 5%, including rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest-paid staff.

School pupils will miss lessons this week as teachers walk out after last-ditch talks between Scottish Government officials and teaching unions failed to prevent strike action.Union members at Scottish primary schools will go on strike on Tuesday, with staff at secondary schools walking out the day after as teaching unions seek higher pay.

Snow, ice and freezing temperatures have caused disruption across the UK this January as an Arctic blast swept across the country, driving out the persistent heavy rain with which the new year began.Forecasters now expect the current cold snap to last into next week before more milder conditions return, with temperatures staying well below zero in some areas by night.

Children across Scotland are set to miss more days of school as a teaching union has announced 22 additional days of strikes in the ongoing pay dispute.The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said the new strike days are in addition to the previously announced 16-day programme of rolling strike action, set to begin in schools across the country next week.