Isle of Wight education

Parents and community members oppose the closure of their village's only primary school on a number of grounds and urge others to share their views on the consultation. Full details within

Being organised by the National Education Union and promoted through Island schools, there are prizes for the winning entries

Solent LEP will be offering training and support for employers taking part in the scheme to provide virtual work experience for young people who missed out last year

Nine unions are urging the Prime Minister to commit to a 8th March return to school only if the scientific evidence is absolutely clear this is safe

One of the schools is currently at only a third of its capacity and has a rising financial deficit. Full details within

Cllr Brading says that no child will go hungry on the Isle of Wight this February half-term and explains how support will be provided

After working with Theatretrain for the last nine years, Millie is now looking forward to studying songwriting on the mainland and pursuing her dream

The National Education Union say the "Government cannot continue to ignore this report" and "must act to stop the role of schools in the transmission of Coronavirus"

Students at Platform One College of Music have been using a new bespoke virtual learning environment this lockdown, part of which is dedicated to wellbeing

The news has been welcomed by the National Education Union, but reinforce that the last thing parents and children need is a stop-start approach

Peter Shreeve from the National Education Union says the news that 800 laptops have been given out and another 780 are due is not the whole story