Schools

Tesco hopes to provide schools with up to £1,500 for fruit and snacks for children.

Wigan schools receive £5m grant for healthy food and activities Matt Pennington

Some 9,927 out of 43,426 total pupils in Wigan missed at least 10 per cent of lesson time in the 2021-22 academic year.

Pandemic made nearly a quarter of pupils miss at least 10 per cent of lessons Andrew Dowdeswell

National Home Buyers Week: The six steps to getting on the property ladder first-time buyers should know

Six steps to getting on property ladder first-time buyers should know Will Millar

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash Rahmah Ghazali

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade Rahmah Ghazali

Teaching staff and supporters of the NE) on the picket line outside St Paul's CE Primary School in Goose Green

Teachers walk out of schools for second day of strike action in pay dispute Gaynor Clarke

<p>Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images</p>

Read This Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 Ethan Evans

Snow has fallen in many parts of the UK (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Latest Met Office forecast as Storm Larisa brings snow and ice to UK Patrick Hollis

An AV1 robot in a lesson

Robots help children unable to be in school to continue learning Patrick Hollis

One of the Three Little Pigs

World Book Day gallery Sian Jones

A driver supporting the NEU strike action (Photo: Getty)

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days Patrick Hollis

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day Sophie Wills

Unions want concrete pay offer ahead of education secretary meeting Patrick Hollis

Epsom College head Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39, and their daughter Lettie, seven.

Epsom College Head Emma Pattison and family found dead in school Sam Johnson

Homer Simpson after going on strike

The Simpsons' Homer goes on strike in Walk Out Wednesday 'coincidence' Patrick Hollis

<p> Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison join a rally by the University and College Union (UCU).</p>

Read This UK mass strike will see half a million workers walk out today Sophie Wills

Newfold Primary in Orrell is among the schools set to be closed on Wednesday when teachers go on strike

This is how the teachers' strike on February 1 will affect schools across Wigan Gaynor Clarke

English schools increasing property prices the most - see the list Daniel Mcneil

Britain's astronaut Tim Peake gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome (photo: Getty Images)

First News: Peake viewing as Tim Peake hosts brand new space programme Nigel Booth

The Wigan St. Pats team celebrate winning the BARLA National Under 14s Cup Final after beating Blackbrook 18-16 after extra time at Sedgley Park, Bury, on Sunday 20th March 2005.

RETRO: Schools, sports, celebrations and snow in Wigan 18 years ago Michelle Adamson

The uptake of vaccines has decreased

Drop in HPV vaccine coverage among secondary school pupils Patrick Hollis

Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament Ethan Evans

Teachers from the NEU in England and Wales will take strike action on a total of seven dates.

When are teachers across England and Wales taking strike action? Dennis Morton

Head teacher’s union NAHT said thousands of schools in England are looking at falling into deficit unless they make significant cuts.

School leaders union reveals desperate cuts in face of rising costs Rahmah Ghazali

Despite education standards and results from the 2021/2022 school year meeting or exceeding that of the pre-pandemic period (2019), there was still a drop in attendance.

Concern as more children miss school despite results not taking a hit George Lythgoe

Supermarkets reported busier-than-usual trading on Sunday as shoppers anticipated Monday closures

Here's a reminder of which retailers are open or closed for the Queen's funeral Charles Graham

St Wilfrid’s CE Primary Academy in Standish was as “outstanding” earlier this year

Nine in 10 Wigan schools judged to be 'good' or 'outstanding' Patrick Jack

<p>Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term</p>

Education Back to school shopping: everything you need for your kid’s new term Nick Moyle

Thousands of teenagers in Wigan are eagerly awaiting their GCSE and A-Level results

This is when teenagers in Wigan will get their GCSE and A-Level results Jon Peake

Hand sanitiser in a classroom during the pandemic

More than 150 Wigan pupils excluded for breaching Covid-19 rules Patrick Jack

The development would include the Leigh guided busway

Developer looks to push through 1,100-home ‘masterplan’ in Wigan borough George Lythgoe

There were 3,874 applicants to secondary schools in Wigan this year. and of these, 87.3 per cent were given a place at their first choice for the 2022-23 school year

Fewer first-choice places than ever for secondary pupils in Wigan Will Grimond

Local artist Louise Fazackerley (pictured) sees the Paper Birds project take flight

Poetry in motion as Wigan borough youngsters learn about verse and paper folding Charles Graham

United Utilities say the problem is due to a burst on Nel Pan Lane in Leigh

Schools, homes and businesses left without water after burst in Wigan borough Gaynor Clarke

Families can claim free school meal vouchers of up to £30 over Easter holiday br... Isabella Boneham

Greg from Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Wigan goes all out for World Book Day Sian Jones

You can get to hospitals and other key services by public transport in London than you can in Wigan at present

Wigan public transport needs improvements Charles Graham

READING CRISIS: Some 11-year-olds have a reading age of six. Photo: Getty Images

Blaise Tapp: Reading crisis needs to be top of Prime Minister's agenda Jane Chippindale

Covid: schools ‘teetering on the edge’ with one in three having staff absence levels of over 10% (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Schools ‘teetering on the edge’ with one in three having staff absence levels of... Ethan Shone

Former teachers are being urged to sign up from Monday (20 December) (Photo: Getty Images)

Ex-teachers urged to return to schools to help with Covid staff shortages Claire Schofield

Some schools and colleges have already switched to remote lessons ahead of Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

Schools offered ‘flexible’ start to January term as closure concerns dismissed Claire Schofield

Face coverings should be worn in all communal areas of schools and colleges in England from Monday (29 November) (Photo: Getty Images)

Schools could close early for Christmas as new Covid guidance issued for pupils Claire Schofield

Covid-19 caused Wigan pupils to miss more than one million days of school

Covid-19 caused Wigan pupils to miss more than one million days of school Patrick Jack