Education

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far

England's top sixth forms are a mix of ultra modern schools, and those steeped in history

The 25 best state schools and sixth forms for A Levels in England

Students (Aarush and Benjamin) and Mrs. Emily Davidson Smith open Kimbolton's new wellbeing room.

Kimbolton School partners with The Wellbeing Hub and opens wellbeing room

JK Rowling (inset) has spoken out about the rules at Neale Wade Academy. (pictures: Getty Images and SWNS)

JK Rowling wades in on row over secondary school's new policy for period pain

Farmer Luke Abblitt being interviewed by the NFU's Jennifer Devine.

Cambridgeshire growers bring farming to life for nearly 100,000 schoolchildren

Elton C of E School pupils celebrating the Good Ofsted report

Head teacher speaks of pride after school rated 'Good' by Ofsted

Sixth form rankings are determined from students' A Level results (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How England's best sixth form schools and colleges are ranked

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Tesco Peterborough shopper selects local school for £5K donation

Some of the UK's best performing private schools

How much it costs to go to the UK's 10 best-performing private schools

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership manages 21 schools, and has handed out iPads to thousands of pupils and teachers

How iPads are transforming education in schools

Enterprise Week Winning Team with LOF Office Furniture and ARU Peterborough

Future entrepreneurs at Thomas Deacon Academy help LOF Office Furniture rebrand

It is now likely GCSE maths and science students will not need to remember formulas for their exams until at least 2027 (Photo: Adobe Stock)

GCSE students to get extra Covid exam help in these key subjects

The best-rated secondary schools in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

The 15 best state secondary schools in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire

The RSE curriculum covers a wide range of topics (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

What England's pupils learn in 'sex ed' - and how it could soon change

Pupils and staff at All Saint's C of E school celebrating their successful OFSTED inspection.

Celebrations at All Saints Primary School as Ofsted deliver glowing report

Woodfield Park Pre-school at Peterborough Cathedral

Woodfield Park Pre-school children receive a special gift from Peterborough Cath...

Children from Family Action’s Woodfield Park Pre-school were delighted to receive a special donation from Peterborough Cathedral’s acclaimed “Monsters of the Sea” exhibition.

Cathy Midgley

Some 64% of children across the country agreed with the statement 'you enjoy school or college' (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The regions in England where children enjoy school the most and least

Peterborough is home to plentiful primary schools where pupils are performing better than the national average (Image: National World/Google Street View)

Peterborough's 18 best performing state primary schools

Teachers and support staff on strike outside The Deepings School.

WATCH: Striking teachers 'desperate' to bring positive changes to school

When it comes to highest proportion of top grades awarded, only one county can take the top spot (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

England's 10 best and worst performing counties in A Level top grades

Rosie collecting her award from The Princess Royal

Kimbolton School student wins Young Preservationist of the Year Award 2024

Secondary schools are typically ranked by their 'Progress 8' scores (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How England's best performing secondary schools are ranked

Ofsted rated the service as 'inadequate' last year

Ofsted say Peterborough Council's Children's Services are making improvements

16 Meridian Trust secondary and special schools achieve the Learning Outside the...

The National Education Union. Image for illustration only

Teachers to go on strike at secondary school from tomorrow

The 300 new nurseries in primary schools are just phase one of the government's plan (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Labour's plan for creating 300 new nurseries in just one year

Daniel Saull, new head teacher at Nova Primary School

New headteacher 'excited to lead school into new chapter'

Daniel Saull previously worked at Leighton Primary School

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Teach First say better pay and more flexibility might be needed to recruit more Gen Z teachers (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Teaching charity's plan to attract Gen Z into classroom careers

Left to right: Jenna Lusk and Ashley Spears

The Bedford College Group working with football clubs to improve Equality, Diver...

The national curriculum review could shake up what young people learn in school (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How to have your say on the new curriculum for England's schools

St Kyneburgha church Castor rector Father David Ridgeway with the Castor C of E School council celebrating their latest Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools

Church of England report praises school's ethos and curriculum

Jasmine Barnes who is a semi-finalist in the BBC Young Chorister Of The Year 2024

Peterborough schoolgirl is a BBC Young Chorister of the Year semi-finalist

More than 11 thousand children were considered missing from education at some point last year (Photo: Adobe Stock)

What we know about the thousands of children not enrolled in school

Skipping mad

Skipping craze arrives in March

There's an opportunity to become a young creative in Peterborough

Are you one of Peterborough's young creatives?

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Jack Hunt School will be closed on Monday, September 23

UPDATE: Jack Hunt School remains closed after weekend's heavy rain

The reading lists for each exam board are periodically updated (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

A full guide to the GCSE English literature reading list this year

Castor C of E School acting head Suzie Phillips with staff and pupils celebrating their Good OFSTED

Primary school celebrates 'Good' Ofsted rating across all areas

OWN Academy Trust new CEO Lorraine Greco at Woodston School.

New CEO for Peterborough school trust

The cost of some private schools might become prohibitive for some families if they put their fees up in response (Image: National World/Getty Images/Adobe Stock)

What adding VAT to private school fees could mean for pupils

Pupils and staff at Park Lane Primary and Nursery School, in Whittlesey, are celebrating their 'Good' Ofsted result.

School 'immensely proud' following latest Ofsted inspection

The Sunday Times has ranked universities across the UK (Image: National World/Adobe Stock/Google)

The UK's top 20 universities in Sunday Times' brand new 2025 guide

There have been big smiles at Werrington Primary School

Celebrations at city primary school as Ofsted give 'Good' rating

Mobile phone use is to be banned across all Ormiston academies - but the two schools under the trust in the Peterborough area say they already implement a ban.

Schools give their stance on Trust's plan to ban mobile phones

Tuition fees in England have remained at the same level since 2017, and haven't risen with inflation (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The cases for and against increasing university tuition fees

The Ormiston Academies Trust is planning to become phone-free across the dozens of schools it runs (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Academy trust moots phone ban - here are its schools across England

Highlees primary academy head teacher Chris Venables with the school council celebrating their Good OFSTED report.

Peterborough primary school celebrates 'Good' Ofsted rating

SATs are often the first major exams many primary school students will take in their school career (Photo: Adobe Stock)

How England's regions compare when it comes to primary school skills

Pupils celebrating recent Ofsted report at City of Peterborough Academy

City of Peterborough Academy celebrates positive Ofsted inspection highlighting ...

Smishing scams targeting university students increase this time of year (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Warning to university students, as 'smishing' scams target their loans

Parents and children often have different motivations for getting a phone, digital safety expert Emma Robertson says (Image: National World/Supplied/Adobe Stock)

Six questions for parents before buying their child's first phone

St John's Church School is fundraising for new sports equipment and a special visit from Olympic sprinter James Dasaolu (inset)

School to welcome a visit from 'inspirational' British Olympian

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

The King's School speechday prizewinners at Peterborough Cathedral

Celebration at The King's School after Ofsted deliver 'Outstanding' verdict'