3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (328+ words) The best and worst primary schools in Sussex for 2025 have been revealed. The Department for Education (DfE) has released its annual primary school performance tables for 2024/25. This shows how well schools across England performed at the end of Key Stage…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (297+ words) Hospital staff and patients have been asked to wear masks amid a "tidal wave" or "super flu" tearing through hospitals. NHS Sussex has reported there are currently 50 patients in Sussex hospitals with flu. In the week ending December 7, there were…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (774+ words) Two institutions have announced they will combine to create the UK's first "super-university, and say their merger will be "a blueprint for other institutions to follow. The universities of Kent and Greenwich are planning to merge next year with the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (83+ words) Children across Sussex are returning to the classroom this week. Many families will be preparing to go back to school today, September 3. Youngsters will be donning fresh uniforms and shiny shoes ... Sussex back to school 2025: Share pictures of the first…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (319+ words) The most deprived areas of East Sussex have been revealed on a map. The Geographic Data Service has compiled datasets measuring relative deprivation across the country. Using a UK-wide index of deprivation from 2019, the map shows the county's most deprived…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (975+ words) The Government's policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is "not fit for purpose" and it can undermine young people's "confidence and motivation", education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to "rethink" how young people are encouraged…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (661+ words) The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32,000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show that 31.6% of students achieved at least a 7 or an A…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (959+ words) The number of children in England who missed at least half of their classes rose to nearly 150,000 in autumn last year, Government figures suggest. Department for Education (DfE) data indicates that 2.04% of pupils were "severely absent" in autumn 2024, up from…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (326+ words) A school has voiced its support for a campaign'save a library which is at risk of closure. Back in July Brighton and Hove City Council announced plans to consult the public on axing Westdene, Hollingbury and Rottingdean libraries and the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (528+ words) A single, long-lasting jab that offers a "protective bubble" to premature babies from a common virus is set to be rolled out on the NHS in England this autumn. Experts say the drug will give thousands of vulnerable infants "their…...