AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUniversity access in Scotland: UCAS figures show a record 17,920 Scottish 18-year-olds accepted to university on exam results day, up from 17,350 last year, with 2,090 places going to students from the most deprived areas. Health for new students: The NHS has launched a time-limited MenB vaccine programme for eligible year 13 students, university starters and further education students moving into residential accommodation, with two free doses. School funding and closures: Two prep schools in England—Avon House School (Essex) and Sompting Abbotts (West Sussex)—are closing in September, blaming the VAT raid on school fees alongside rising costs and falling pupil numbers. Local education assets: Birmingham City Council has put the former Skilts School site in Redditch back on the market, with the historic estate previously used as an open air and special school. Student safety and safeguarding: The defence secretary said he is looking into BBC-reported allegations of rape and abuse at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate, after four young women came forward. Controversy in classrooms: A freedom-quiz question in Kerala (about Savarkar) has sparked protests and an education minister-ordered probe. Drought pressure on farming: Suffolk farmers report severe drought impacts, with yields down around 25–30% in the latest harvest.
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