Private school pupil numbers rise

Survey reveals number of pupils being educated privately has risen for the first time since credit crunch Pupil numbers at private schools have risen for the first time since the credit crunch, a survey has revealed. The figures show a north-south divide, with a 1.2% rise in London and the south-east masking a decline in [...]

Jamie Oliver in blistering attack on Michael Gove over poor school diet

The chef and campaigner attacks rules that allow academies to ignore nutrition guidelines Jamie Oliver has made a blistering attack on Michael Gove over school food, claiming that some of the education secretary’s flagship academies are lowering nutrition levels among pupils and profiteering from junk food vending machines because they have been allowed to ignore [...]

Primary school paid PR firm £152,000, accounts show

Durand Academy in south London made payments to Political Lobbying and Media Relations Ltd, firm that boasts of its political connections A primary school regularly praised by the government paid a political lobbying and public relations firm more than £152,000 last year to ensure positive mentions of the school in parliament and the press, among [...]

One in five London children misses out on first-choice primary school

Up to a third of children in parts of the capital fail to secure preferred primary school, according to admissions board • Did your child get their first choice of school? Tell us what happened with admissions in your area by leaving a comment Up to a third of children in some parts of London [...]

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