‘Truly meaningful step’: campaign to bring bleed kits into schools launched following teen murder

by Ben Simpson | Nov 10, 2025 | Education, In Focus, In Focus Top Story, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

The mother of murdered teenager Harvey Willgoose is launching a campaign to fund every secondary school in Sheffield for access to ‘bleed kits.’ Caroline Willgoose has partnered with Binning Knives Saves Lives among other CIC’s, businesses that...

Sheffield Universities plan to strike – UCU announce four week plan just months after previous strikes

by Ben Simpson | Oct 28, 2025 | Education, In Focus

The University and College Union have submitted more strike notices, outlining their intent to strike for four weeks, commencing the 17th November. The last strikes within the University of Sheffield happened at the beginning of May, and ended with an offer from the...

Community response and school statements follow sentencing in Harvey Willgoose case: calls for knife arches emphasised

by Ben Simpson | Oct 23, 2025 | Education, In Focus

In the wake of yesterday’s sentencing of Harvey Willgoose’s killer, the school in which he attended have released a statement. Harvey Willgoose was stabbed and killed at All Saints Catholic High School in February, with 15 year old Mohammed Umar Khan given 16...

Surveys reveal working dads struggle to ask for time off with childcare – it doesn’t have to stay that way

by Ben Simpson | Oct 17, 2025 | Education, In Focus

No matter what age you’re reading this, your dad is probably your hero. Helping with your homework, fixing something you’ve broken or taking you to their favourite football teams games to try and be that role model, they work tirelessly for us. But behind that mask of...

Tories’ Rallying Call to Ban Phones in Schools: How Sheffield Schools enforced their own bans long ago, and how others could follow   

by Ben Simpson | Oct 11, 2025 | Education, In Focus

Shadow Education secretary Laura Trott has intensified her calls this week for a nationwide ban on mobile phones in classrooms. Trott believes that the current non statutory guidance isn’t enough, telling a Conservative conference on Tuesday that they have a...