Education

Hundreds of students around Norfolk and Waveney are finding out their all-important A-level results today.

Headteachers have hit out at 11th-hour changes to the way A-level grades will be assessed less than 48 hours before students were due to receive their results.

The question of what to do with A-level and GCSE students in a year when exams have been cancelled has been a tricky equation to solve.

GCSE and A-level students in England will be able to use grades in mock exams to progress to university and college courses and employment, the education secretary has announced.

Preparations are underway in schools in readiness for all pupils returning to different looking classes next month.

Schools and colleges across Norfolk are preparing for an unusual set of A-level results.

Norwich dog-on-wheels Hector has already inspired his owner to write a book. Now there are some imaginative new stories by children.

Families have been warned spare school bus seats will be “limited” from September due to Covid-19 social distancing restrictions.

The reopening of schools to all pupils from September could lead to an increase in new coronavirus cases, it has been warned.

Schools across Norfolk are to receive around £2million to fund building projects as part of a new plan to improve education facilities in England, it has been announced.

Pupils will face big changes to lessons, classrooms and break times when they return to school in September.

A social care watchdog has said it has “continued concerns” about Norfolk county council and that the authority has a “wider issue”.

Calls have been made to safeguard the future of Holt Hall, as a council review into its future resumes.

Gyms across the region reported a flurry of customers as they opened their doors for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

After a 33-year relationship and a two-decade engagement, a North Norfolk couple were the first to marry at an iconic Norwich venue since lockdown.

Plans for an outdoor nursery which has seen a “sky-rocketing” number of enquires have been given the green light.

Multi-million pound plans to build another four new schools in Norfolk and expand four others by 2025 are set to get the go-ahead.

More than 500 people have signed an open letter urging Norfolk schools to do more to tackle racism and make it easier for both pupils and staff to report incidents.

A group of enthusiasts build, maintain and fly classic aircraft at a field not far from Norwich. Reporter STUART ANDERSON met a few of them to hear about a new aviation course they are planning to launch.

The end of the school year is here, but many parents and children have been left without the normal opportunity to say goodbye to the teachers who have made such a big difference.

The end of the school year is drawing near, but many parents and their children will be left without the normal opportunity to say goodbye to the teachers who have made such a big difference.

A group of four primary schools have fully reopened to offer the chance for all pupils to return to lessons ahead of the summer break.

A game to build young people’s confidence and a revolutionary plan for a city have earned kudos for three Alderman Peel High School students in national competitions.

A north Norfolk school is “extremely proud” of how many students they have got back in the classroom after the lockdown.

A library at the heart of a town will reopen its doors next week.

An award-winning Norwich prep school is allowing all children to use its library of recorded lessons and downloadable learning resources

The retiring head of a school’s learning support department has been given an Abba-themed send-off.

It’s not quite the deep dark forest where survival skills will be tested and camp fire songs sung.

Schools across Norfolk are being invited to take part in Norwich Pride Schools Week and explore the history and meaning of the rainbow flag for the LGBT+ community.