A former Ofsted chief inspector has slammed the department’s rating system and claimed it gives parents “false comfort”. Sir Michael Wilshaw, who was chief inspector of schools until 2016, told MPs on the House of Commons education select committee that the claim
Hamas has been placing rocket launch pads next to kindergartens, mosques and nurseries in Gaza, Israeli intelligence has claimed. The IDF cited newly released satellite images of the Strip as evidence that Hamas militants have been using civilians and children to shield
Hezbollah, or the “Party of God”, is a Lebanon-based Islamist movement including a powerful military wing and an influential political party. The latter is in control of TV stations as well as an extensive network of social services ranging from healthcare to
Emailed bomb threats sent to schools and kindergartens across the three Baltic nations this week led to the cancellation of classes across the region. Lithuania’s police chief, Renatas Pozela, said “a coordinated mass attack” began late Thursday involved hundreds of emails that
Nine Jewish schools in London have closed their gates over safety concerns triggered by fallout from the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The closed schools serve Orthodox members of the Jewish community and so have pupils who are most visibly Jewish, according
Two Jewish schools in London have said that they are closing their doors “in the interests of the safety of our precious children”. Ateres Beis Yaakov Primary School in Colindale and Torah Vodaas Primary School in Edgware told parents that they would be shutting
Jewish schools in the United Kingdom have stepped up security over fears of antisemitism that could be directed at children amid Israel’s war with Hamas. Police patrols around some schools have increased in and around London and Manchester, the BBC reported. Parents
A road in Wales has been dubbed millionaires’ row after property prices soared to £1million. In Cardiff, there is a triangle of suburban areas that have arguably become the most desirable with a street linking them containing numerous impressive properties. Pencisley Road
Parents and students have been left outraged after a school in Cornwall brought in new rules which suspended students if they asked to go to the toilet. Students at Camborne Science and International Academy have claimed their school has become a “prison”
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found in dozens more schools with more pupils’ learning disrupted. The number of schools affected by the potentially dangerous material has risen from 147 to 174, according to the Department for Education (DfE). An original