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3, October 2024·1 min read

Education Union members vote to accept 5.5% pay offer, securing £1.2 billion for schools

Overwhelming support shown as English teachers vote for Government's 5.5% pay rise

Kier Starmer speaking in parliament - 2020 -

30, September 2024·1 min read

Letter: ‘We can’t wait’ for PM’s promises on educational future

Education union addresses education woes and funding gaps following DfE's sobering reports on the state of the national education situation

Jonathan bacon and Ashley Whittaker at Oakfield Primary meeting

27, September 2024·3 min read

Education officials remain tight-lipped on specifics of school transition support

Transition support plans underway, pending outcome of school reorganisation say officials

27, September 2024·2 min read

Cowes Enterprise College’s Science Festival showcases robotic arms and ocean conservation

Cowes Enterprise College hosts inspiring Science Festival for Isle of Wight students

26, September 2024·5 min read

Letter: We believe statutory guidance on rural school closures has been overlooked (updated)

Community challenges Isle of Wight council's adherence to school closure guidelines

25, September 2024·2 min read

Isle of Wight council warns against misinformation during school consultation

Education member cautions against 'false information' during Isle of Wight school talks

Cowes School Meeting - showing parents sitting in chairs waiting for the meeting to begin

25, September 2024·3 min read

Cowes Primary School closure discussed at tense parent-council meeting

Parents and officials debate controversial closure of Cowes Primary School at local meeting

25, September 2024·4 min read

‘Save Brading School’ Group challenges council’s school closure criteria

Local group contests 'flawed council process' in fight to save Brading School

Woman with Mental Health Matters T-shirt

24, September 2024·1 min read

Urgent call for government action on mental health catch-up funding

Education Policy Institute's report triggers concerns over unequal mental health services for young people

Vix Lowthion with Ryde gardens in background

24, September 2024·1 min read

Isle of Wight Green Party challenges consultation scope over primary school closures

Isle of Wight Green Party seeks wider consultation in primary school closures

The entrance to northwood primary school

23, September 2024·2 min read

Northwood Primary Academy Trust calls out council for ‘unfair school planning’ (updated)

Governors at Northwood Primary School Academy Trust say they agree with concerns about school closures that add the "proposals are unfair and are not what was promised"

Books and apple and ABC blocks on a school desk

23, September 2024·2 min read

Academies’ exemption from school closure plans sparks debate among educators and unions (updated)

Feelings of unfairness dominate staff within the six schools at risk, say the National Education Union

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