Some students could be priced out of independent education after Labour decided to start charging VAT. 

Could Labour's VAT raid on private education spell trouble for state schools?

LSE moved up to first from fourth place last year, pushing both elite Oxbridge institutions down a place.

London university beats Oxbridge for top spot

James Winch from Newham, London, described his English GCSE as a ‘locked gate’ to becoming a secondary school teacher.

Scientist achieves English GCSE aged 49 to fulfil dream as a biology teacher

Alyssa described how her son Leo used to scream as she carried him to school before she fought for a place in a SEND school.

'Leo hasn't been to school for seven years': Mother reveals SEND school battle

Nearly three in five ranked British universities have fallen in the international league table this year, according to data.

Imperial beats Oxbridge institutions in global university rankings

Shafina Vohra is a psychology teacher at the London Design and Engineering University Technical College (LDE) in Newham.

East London teacher shortlisted for 'world’s best teacher' award

The secondary school and sixth form college in east London has closed with immediate effect and sent 1,800 students home 

Raac: Whole school in London forced to close over dangerous concrete 

Health agency warns London could face thousands of infections due to low vaccination uptake 

London school children could face 3-week isolation without measles vaccine

Undated handout photo issued by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of a ceiling which collapsed during a Year 3 class at Rosemead Preparatory School in south London. The Thurlow Educational Trust, which runs the prep school has been fined £80,000 after the collapse. Issue date: Tuesday August 29, 2023.

Children in Year 3, aged between seven and eight, were in a lesson when the ceiling collapsed.

Prep school trust fined £80,000 after pupils hurt in classroom ceiling collapse

Officers recovered more than 120,000 indecent images of children which Smith had saved on his laptop.

Paedophile teacher at Prince George's old school jailed over child sex abuse

A London schoolboy endured so much racism it made him ill and he even broke out in a rash on his face.
Abel, 11, suffered appalling abuse at St Mary's Catholic Primary School and recounted his story to ITV News London with huge bravery.


As early as Year One, Abel would come home from school and tell his mum he 'wished he had white skin' - now 11 years old, he's recounted his appalling abuse.

Schoolboy racially bullied so badly he broke out in a rash

A strike by lecturers means hundreds of exams have been left unmarked.

'Shoddily treated' students can't get degree after strikes leave exams unmarked

School dinners have never had a reputation for being the finest cuisine but how many have been served up by a former chef from The Ivy in Chelsea?

Why I swapped The Ivy to become a school chef

Nearly 1,000 current and former students are bringing a claim against University College London (UCL), with thousands more wanting to join the legal action.

London students’ Covid-19 compensation bid put on hold to encourage resolution

Seven children and two adults have been injured after a car collided with a primary school building in south London.



The Metropolitan Police have confirmed a child has died after a car collided with a school in Wimbledon. The driver, woman in her 40s, has now been arrested.

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