Connie Dimsdale

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Connie Dimsdale

Reform UK has made electoral gains across England, outperforming expectations in county elections and posing a serious threat to Labour and the Tories. Nigel Farage’s right-wing party won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes, as well as an emblematic mayoral election in Greater Lincolnshire. The party appears to be gathering momentum, with big gains in council seats across England, including coastal areas and the Red Wall.

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Connie Dimsdale

Parents facing private school fee hikes of up to 25 per cent can now expect their children’s education to be hit by fewer teachers, a narrower curriculum and frozen food replacing fresh ingredients in school dinners, The i Paper has learned. The fee rises, revealed last week, have been described as “ludicrous”. But they will not be enough to stop schools planning a further squeeze and cutting what they provide in return for their rocketing charges.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Connie Dimsdale

Parents with children in private schools are bracing for another financial hit as a new set of fee rises are announced for September. The latest increases will mean some schools have raised fees by more than 20 per cent in less than a year. This follows substantial hikes in January when schools charged parents for some or all of the VAT that Labour began to levy on their fees at the start of the year.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Connie Dimsdale

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3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Connie Dimsdale

Officials are in talks about major changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. Their challenge is to save local authorities from financial ruin while ensuring vulnerable children get the support they need – all within Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s tight Budget.