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EDUCATION
GCSEs before Year 10 will be stopped under plans announced on 8 November, restoring Key Stage 3 as a broader, more engaging phase for pupils.
UK News Point News Desk · November 8, 2026 · 2 min read
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The UK Quantum SuperConnector launched on 6 November, with Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, Bristol and Glasgow joining to grow quantum businesses.
UK News Point News Desk · November 6, 2026 · 2 min read
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The Dartford GCSE league table updated in November showed local pupils ahead of England, with grammar schools leading and one academy rising fastest.
UK News Point News Desk · November 5, 2026 · 2 min read
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Cumbria library reading in Lancaster on 3 November gave students and staff a lunchtime session of ghost stories, poems and shared tales.
UK News Point News Desk · November 3, 2026 · 2 min read
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Libby Reads at Keele ran from 29 October to 12 November, offering free ebooks and audiobooks to library members for the National Year of Reading.
UK News Point News Desk · October 30, 2026 · 2 min read
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Research facilities funding was in focus on 29 October, as scientists warned that Budget plans did not address cuts to major UK research sites.
UK News Point News Desk · October 29, 2026 · 3 min read
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Queen's cyber research funding reached £7.5 million on 29 October, expanding the Cyber-AI Hub and supporting skills and growth in Northern Ireland.
UK News Point News Desk · October 29, 2026 · 2 min read
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Cumbria library storytelling on 27 October brought students and staff together in Carlisle to share ghost stories, poems and tales by the fire.
UK News Point News Desk · October 27, 2026 · 2 min read
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Free breakfast clubs in Bournemouth were in focus on 23 October, with a minister saying he hoped for more funding in the next Budget.
UK News Point News Desk · October 23, 2026 · 2 min read
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A student-led media broadcast from Westminster on 22 October brought together students from six continents in a 24-hour global live event.
UK News Point News Desk · October 22, 2026 · 2 min read