https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/education/ The latest Flip News stories on education. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-monday-closures-october-5/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-monday-closures-october-5/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:45:00 GMT Education Minister Édouard Geffray said lessons will be 'totally or partly suspended' in 400–500 high schools on Monday 5 October, with 24 schools 'burned or ransacked' since the movement began. Sarah Whitfield france france-student-protests education AFP via The Straits Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-strike/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-strike/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Student organisations and education unions have called a fresh nationwide mobilisation for Tuesday 6 October, saying Friday's meeting with the education minister produced no concrete measures; the CGT, Solidaires, FSU and Force Ouvrière federations are backing the day of action. Sarah Whitfield france-strikes unions education The News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-student-protests-escalation-friday/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-student-protests-escalation-friday/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 GMT France's high school protest movement escalated on Friday with 1,747 arrests, more than 300 injured officers and 735 schools affected, ministers said. Sarah Whitfield france france-student-protests education Mathrubhumi English https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-closed-friday-protests/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/france-schools-closed-friday-protests/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT France's education minister says just over 400 schools and other establishments will stay closed on Friday after student blockades escalated into arson, petrol attacks and clashes with police. Sarah Whitfield france protests education Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/french-pm-lecornu-melenchon-school-protests/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/french-pm-lecornu-melenchon-school-protests/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:30:00 GMT France's prime minister and the far-left leader traded barbs on Monday over high school blockades demanding more resources, as police made fresh arrests. Priya Raman France Sebastien Lecornu Jean-Luc Melenchon school protests education Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/world/riyadh-schools-remote-learning-houthi-threat/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/riyadh-schools-remote-learning-houthi-threat/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Several Riyadh schools told parents classes will move online from Sunday to Thursday amid near-daily Houthi attacks on the kingdom, a day after Saudi air defences intercepted drones headed for the capital. Sarah Whitfield Saudi Arabia Riyadh Houthis Yemen education The National https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-gpe-pledge-cut-100m/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-gpe-pledge-cut-100m/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:45:00 GMT Development minister Kirsty McNeill pledged £100 million to the Global Partnership for Education's 2026–2030 replenishment — down 77% from the UK's £430 million commitment in 2021, as the fund raised a 'disappointing' $2.1bn against a $5bn target. James Calloway UK aid Global Partnership for Education Kirsty McNeill foreign aid education National Education Union; Devex; Send My Friend to School https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/vocational-gcses-england-reforms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/vocational-gcses-england-reforms/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:25:00 GMT New two-year vocational GCSEs from September 2029 will sit alongside academic subjects and replace Technical Awards, with Ofqual-regulated grading to give technical education parity with the academic route. Sarah Whitfield GCSEs education vocational Andy Burnham Lucy Powell The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/world/philadelphia-teacher-identity-lie/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/philadelphia-teacher-identity-lie/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hannah Gann, a Philadelphia teacher and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, has admitted she spent years lying about being a mixed-race woman of Black and Palestinian heritage, saying she has "no Palestinian or Tunisian heritage". Tom Ellery Philadelphia Hannah Gann identity activism education US The New York Post