Wavertree school opening postponed despite concerns raised by MP
Families have been disappointed after a new academy in Wavertree postponed their opening to 2025 after allowing applications for places to start in September.
MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Paula Barker, recently revealed she wrote to Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary,...
Merseyside students educated on testicular cancer
Calday Grange grammar school welcomed UK Testicular Cancer charity The Oddballs Foundation this month.
James Hirst, one of the charity's student ambassadors, went into the school to talk to the students about the basics of testicular cancer.
Walking them through how...
Middle class students drop out, claiming they are ‘new minority’
Middle class students are no longer able to benefit from inclusivity initiatives - leading to some claiming they are becoming a new minority.
This leaves some students feeling they have no choice but to drop out of university as they...
Liverpool Life Science Sector receives £31M boost from Government
Liverpool City Centre has been awarded a multimillion-pound boost for the life sciences hub and for one of the cities markets.
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, announced a £31m investment package for the city...
LJMU’s latest honorary professor visits Screen School students
BAFTA award winner Colin McKeown MBE has been made an honorary professor by the Liverpool Screen School at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU).
The title is awarded to those who are closely associated with the university and make a significant...
MerseyNewsLive podcast February 20 2024
Listen to this week's MerseyNewsLive podcast with Lois Adeshile and George Morris here:
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Schools across England given new guidance on students using phones
The Government has released new guidance for schools in order to stop the use of mobile phones being used during school hours.
Statistics released by OFCOM suggest that 97% of children own a mobile phone by the age of 12,...
Sefton Council: giving a voice to the children
Sefton Council have released a survey aimed at giving a voice to the children and young people in the area.
The survey, which is available until the 22nd March, is aiming to gather as much feedback as possible to make...
Liverpool City Council celebrates 25th Anniversary of China and Shanghai
Liverpool City Council is extending an invitation to education partners to take part in a special business mission to China.
Liverpool's twinning with Shanghai has been a significant milestone in the city's history, and this business mission presents an opportunity...
LJMU expert helps identify longest-living dog breeds
A researcher at LJMU has helped reveal that certain dog breeds are more likely to have a shorter life span than others.
Brachycephalic (flat-faced) dogs such as pugs have a 40% increased risk of living shorter lives than typical-faced dogs...
