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- ‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus April 17, 2026Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is beginning to waft around the corridors.In […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Sharp fall in number of children entering reception classes in London April 16, 2026Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming yearsSchools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering […]Richard Adams Education editor
- How will attitudes change if students like me aren’t taught the truth about British colonial history? | Astrid Barltrop April 16, 2026The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live onAstrid Barltrop is the winner of the The Guardian Foundation’s 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you […]Astrid Barltrop
- English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report April 15, 2026Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grantsCouncils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report.Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found huge regional […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay April 15, 2026Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visaA Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and put at risk of deportation.Navodya De Silva, 25, […]Diane Taylor
- UK parents: have you considered switching your children from school dinners to packed lunches? April 15, 2026We would like to hear parents’ views on their children’s school mealsThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to dishes such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned. The new rules, which are part of efforts to lower the rates of childhood obesity, will […]Guardian community team
- ‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester April 14, 2026Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blameA Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst founded in 1965, pointed to “financial pressures” that have been “compounded by shifting […]Maya Yang
- Reeves condemns Trump’s decision to launch war against Iran as ‘folly’– as it happened April 14, 2026Chancellor ‘frustrated and angry’ at the effect on UK firms and families and says US went into war without a clear exit plan Q: Why are you calling for an inquiry into Nigel Farage’s investment in a bitcoin firm?Davey said that, in investing in crypto, Farage, the Reform UK leader, seemed to be copying Donald […]Andrew Sparrow
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