Schools | Schools Week Education News, Policy & School Leadership Insight Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:08:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SW-dot-logo-54x54.png Schools | Schools Week 32 32 Secondary pupil numbers fall for first time in a decade /secondary-pupil-numbers-fall-for-first-time-in-a-decade/ /secondary-pupil-numbers-fall-for-first-time-in-a-decade/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:28:00 +0000 /?p=247234

A population bulge caused by the 2000s baby boom is making its way out of the school system

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Damning diagnostic report by Alan Milburn warns schools must be held to account for pupil destinations

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Landmark youth review will call for fundamental system reforms across education, health and employment

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