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Library image of Leeds city centre. Leeds-based Smoothwall has acquired Securus Software Limited. (Photo by Greg Wright)

Leeds-based Smoothwall acquires Securus Software
Leeds-based Smoothwall, the safeguarding technology provider for the UK education system, has announced the acquisition of Securus Software Limited for an undis...

Education Secretary Lucy Powell delivers the keynote speech at the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference. PIC: Ben Birchall/the Press Association

Takeaways from Education Secretary’s speech - Matt Bromley

People sit out in the sunshine in Whitby. PIC: Simon Hulme

Yorkshire’s coast faces dual tax clouds

Harvey Willgoose

Harvey Willgoose: Inquest to be held into death of schoolboy

Ad Feature What does boarding add to the Sixth Form experience?

Ad Feature Step inside one of York’s leading secondary schools

Hannah Davison and her children on holiday

'No regrets' - Yorkshire businesswoman on her £1,000 term time holiday fine

Samuel Jones won a gold medal for refrigeration and air conditioning skills

Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

Ad Feature Head shares what makes this happy, award-winning school such a success

Schools in England

Struggling schools to face 'tough choices' over funding cuts, leaders warn

School children in a classroom. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Make social class a protected characteristic - Matt Bromley

Seven people were killed in the crash on the A66 (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Schools to close early over ‘traffic disruption’ for A66 crash funeral

Sandwell Council approves new strategy to transform support for children and young people with SEND

Primary schools with falling pupil numbers 'need more support'

A generic picture of a disappointed teen boy looking at his exams results. PIC: Alamy/PA

Why we must look beyond school to help pupils - Raksha Pattni

Our guide compares four of the best laptops for GCSE and A-level students, from budget-friendly Chromebooks and Windows laptops to premium Apple and ASUS models.

Best laptops for school and university 2026

When people hear the phrase food insecurity, the natural response is to think about food, says Nathan Atkinson, Co-Founder, Rethink Food. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

Food shortage reveals much bigger problem: Nathan Atkinson

Steph McGovern has been championing vocational pathways

Ad Feature Young people would consider an apprenticeship over university

Education Secretary Lucy Powell arriving in Downing Street in central London.

Five ways for Lucy Powell to fix our education system

School devastated by death of 'caring and creative' Minnie Merriman

Leeds man among four arrested over 'atrocious' illegal waste dumping

Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield. PIC: James Hardisty

Schools must not prioritise compliance over humanity - YP Letters
From: Catherine Nolan, Wakefield.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

South East Water must pay £30.5 million after investigations by the industry watchdog following supply interruptions affecting hundreds of thousands of households across Kent and Sussex. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Wire)

South East Water to pay £30.5m after supply failures

The Rothwells protesting against North Yorkshire Council's home-to-school transport policy. Credit: Victoria Rothwell

Council says 28 schools were wrongly mapped amid controversial policy

Children in the playground at Castleton Primary School, Armley, Leeds, in March 1977

44 nostalgic photos capture school life during the 60s and 70s

David and Helen Thomas in Oughtershaw, Upper Wharfedale, with their daughter Willow, seven, and son Ash, five.

Controversial home-to-school transport policy 'will not save money'

20% off M&S school uniforms until mon,July 6, 2026

LAST CHANCE: 20% off M&S school uniform 2026 sale - ends July 6

A judge revealed how much a 32-hour long police siege at the Park Square Roundabout in February 2026 cost the taxpayer.

Judge reveals how much Yorkshire bomb hoax siege cost taxpayer

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schools

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

Yorkshire Water launches free water safety sessions for schools during Drowning Prevention Week

Yorkshire Water launches free water safety sessions after deaths

England fans celebrating a goald in the FIFA World Cup 2018. PIC: Philip Toscano/PA Wire

World Cup can bring communities together - Archbishop of York

Pupils at Harehills Middle School, Leeds, pictured during a computer lesson in January 1992

33 nostalgic photos capture 90s school days

MP Bridget Phillipson.

Yorkshire has some of the highest school absence rates in England
The Government today announced a new package of attendance support, including personalised tools for schools that are based on real-time data showing patterns over the year.
Ralph Blackburn

David Richards pictured at the Cutlers Hall, Sheffield. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

AI would have changed calculation on lockdowns

he Leeds Manufacturing Festival awards shine the spotlight on employers who are willing to invest in young talent, and provide them with an opportunity to carve out long-lasting and potentially lucrative careers. (Photo by Simon Dewhirst)

Festival provides template for saving 'lost generation': Greg Wright

Do school uniform rules need to be changed? Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Time to change outdated school uniform rules

Richard Whitaker.

Former teacher jailed after taking indecent images of children

Former Croston butcher John Priestley has been found guilty of seven counts of indecent assault around 50 years after he committed them.

Man arrested after threatening emails sent to schools and colleges

Sheffield Council Town Hall chamber

Sheffield school staff receive payment offers over equal pay claims

A stock picture of pupils. PIC: David Jones/PA Wire

The key to dealing with rising number of NEETs - Matt Bromley

Sheffield peer Lord Mohammed with teachers and education workers lobbying for a ban on smartphones in schools.

Yorkshire peer calls for more action to cut cost of school uniforms

Ad Feature How YPO apprenticeships are shaping brighter futures

Ad Feature A new chapter begins for this much-loved and respected Ilkley school

Gillian Gentle (centre) on her last day at Dragon Parade

‘Inspirational’ NHS worker comes out of retirement to go ‘full circle’

Yorkshire Buses: Shock as bus operator ceases operations

Children at school. PIC: David Jones/PA Wire

More than two-thirds of teachers are very worried about Send funding

This weekend, the clocks will jump forward an hour.

Date clocks go forward and if your clocks will update automatically

School children in a classroom. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Record high for severe absences at school a cause for concern

Robots have been introduced in some classrooms across Wakefield to help support children who struggle to attend school. The AV1 devices contain a camera and microphone which connects absent pupils. Image: No Isolation

Schools refusing to join classroom robot scheme, meeting told

Demand for childcare prompted the operator of Nursery Rhymes Day Nursery at Sheepbridge, Chesterfield to apply for planning permission for an extension to the premises, for which consent has now been granted by the borough council (generic photo by Adobe Stock)

In-school nursery funding will help children get 'school ready'

In Barnsley, 88.7% of new secondary school starters were offered a place at their first choice of school for the upcoming year. Overall, 98.3% received an offer from at least one of the preferred schools they had selected.

Barnsley and Wakefield among places to watch, says judge

Several people suggested the pretty market town of Skipton, in North Yorkshire, as one of the best places in the county to live. Known as the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales, it was last year named as the UK's happiest place to live, following a survey by Rightmove. Linda Geeson said: "Skipton and Ilkley have been voted two of the best places to live, not only because of beauty but because of affordable housing and amenities."

Yorkshire stands out for affordability and quality of life, says judge

Heading east across glorious open countryside of the Wolds is the Yorkshire Heritage Coastline, and a 20 min drive north will take you to the Howardian Hills and Castle Howard.

The six best places to live in Yorkshire according to The Sunday Times

Skipton is the 3rd best place to live in Yorkshire and the Humber, according to Garrington Property Finders, and the 45th best place in England and Wales. It was ranked 99th out of 1,447 cities, towns and villages nationally for schools, employment and connectivity; 377th for wellbeing; 804th for natural environment; 414th for heritage/culture; and 249th for house price, quality and value. The average price of a family home there is £387,167, having risen by 0.38% in the last year.

Skipton named best place to live in Yorkshire by Sunday Times

Mount St Mary’s College and Barlborough Hall School closed down in July of last year.

‘Religious artefacts’ amongst items sold off for £250,000 after school closes

Withersnea High School

Plans announced to establish SEN provision in East Riding schools

Schools are being reorganised across the Yorkshire Dales

Rural primary schools set to be reorganised under council plans

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Two authority areas among highest for parent fines for unauthorised holidays

Two authority areas among highest for parent fines for unauthorised holidays

Ad Feature Open day in York at the leading girls’ school in the north of England

Next week will mark a year since the tragic death of 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose

Parents of murdered boy say school could have saved him

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