Education

The new school year has only just got underway, but for those due to start secondary school in September 2019, the deadline for applications is fast approaching.

ENGLAND Test cricket captain Joe Root was on hand to help launch a new community initiative in Leeds, aimed at encouraging youngsters to take up the sport.

The school holidays will shortly be over and kids will be heading back to start a new school year.

As the heatwave continues, temperatures in Leeds are currently hot with bright, clear skies, but will this remain the same over the weekend?

A Morley academy that was seemingly heading for closure has completed a remarkable recovery, with Ofsted inspectors full of praise for the turnaround.

A 15-year-old boy was taken to hospital after being attacked outside his school.

Wakefield College is closing its doors as 'Beast from the East' batters the district with heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures.

Glowing praise has been issued for staff and leaders at a Leeds school.

A West Yorkshire MP has given her backing to a campaign started by the family of a Leeds schoolboy who took his own life.

Yorkshire is the worst performing region in the country for pupils failing to meet the expected standard by the end of primary school, according to new league tables.

Schools face an uncertain future after the shock announcement that an academy chain will not continue as their parent organisation.

Around 50,000 English and maths GCSEs were awarded the new highest grade this summer, as the impact of the biggest shake-up of exams for a generation began to be felt.