Kate McGough is a Journalist and Producer at BBC News. She specializes in Education and Family stories, with a particular focus on Special Education, drawing from her experience at BBC Business and BBC Breakfast. Kate's work has been featured in BBC World, MSN, BBC News, and Marketplace by APM.
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New data suggests singing is much more common in primary and private schools than in state secondaries.
Jacob Collier, speaking at the launch of BBC Get Singing, says music "embeds confidence" in young people.
It comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits.
By: Hayley Clarke, Kate Mcgough
School absence in England has improved overall, but those with additional needs are missing more school.
By: Nathan Standley, Kate McGough
Nathan Standley; Kate McGough - Education reporter Thu, April 16, 2026 at 1:06 AM GMT+2 4 min read
By: Kate Mcgough, Nathan Standley
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
A major review has declared that Britain faces a "lost generation" - could personalised early intervention help prevent under-16s falling into the Neet trap?
By: Kate McGough, Vanessa Clarke, reporterandKate McGough
Vanessa Clarke Kate McGough Once-in-a-generation reforms are needed to fix an education system that "is not serving the interests of white working-class children", an independent inquiry has concluded.
The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.
Kate McGough - Education reporter School suspensions and exclusions in England have dropped for the first time since the pandemic, according to government figures released on Thursday.
