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Ministers must make access to language learning a national priority, experts have said, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of England are disproportionately…

Charlie JonesBBC News, EssexBBCSienna, pictured with Alazar, said she hoped children would be inspired by her school’s rich history Pupils have been taking pride in their…

Twenty-nine children who were taking their school exams in the Central African Republic have been killed in a crush after a nearby explosion caused panic, a…

West Sussex County Council is calling for help from MPs as it struggles to deal with a “tidal wave of demand” for services for children with…

Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis…

Kate McGoughEducation producer, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThere’s been a 44% increase in pupils in England needing support for special educational needs since 2016Nearly one in five pupils…

A joke about punctuation has been chosen as the funniest in a competition run by the Beano comic.Year 5 pupils at Riverley primary school in Leyton,…

There were 11,000 fewer pupils at private schools in England this January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest school census data.The…

Getty ImagesAny child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said.Parents on…

Stella McCarthy / Dame Tipping Primary SchoolPupils at Dame Tipping Primary School have nicknamed the buzzard BrendaGem O’ReillyBBC NewsReporting fromDame Tipping Primary School A village primary…