<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: School closures Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:08:05 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Fancy £28K-a-year private school faces closure after founder hid £9.7m debt for years]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2186384_1.jpg"/><br><br>A top-tier private school could close if it fails to raise enough funds to stay open until the end of the year.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:52:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jennifer Pinto]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>School closures, debt, Croft School, Scott Given, &#xA3;9.7m debt, school closure</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2186384_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Croft has three different schoold]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2186384_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Croft has three different schoold]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Google Maps]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal age kids can be left home alone during Easter holidays as parents reminded of law]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2183622_1.jpg"/><br><br>As children get older and more independent, they might want to be left to their own devices, but in certain circumstances this may not be wise.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Nicola Roy]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>Parenting, Easter, School, School closures, Holiday, nspcc, children, leaving kids home alone, when can you leave kids home alone, legal age for leaving kids home alone, can kids be left home alone, 12 year old home alone, kids left home alone</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2183622_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Schools will soon break up for the Easter holidays]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2183622_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Schools will soon break up for the Easter holidays]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK schools closing as meningitis cases confirmed in London and Kent - full list]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2183391_1.jpg"/><br><br>A number of schools have recorded positive cases of meningitis in Kent.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lauran O'Toole]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Kent, School closures, Kent school closures, meningitis outbreak, UK Health Security Agency, Club Chemistry Canterbury</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2183391_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Schools in Kent have closed]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[KentLive]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2183391_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Schools in Kent have closed]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[KentLive]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witney schools forced into emergency closure - full list of 13 schools affected]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2179026_1.jpg"/><br><br>The issue prompting the closure has been ongoing in the area.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:53:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Lauran O'Toole]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>School closures, School, Thames Water, Witney school closures, Thames Water burst, West Oxfordshire water shortage, Eynsham critical water main.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2179026_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The schools are all located in the Witney area]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2179026_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The schools are all located in the Witney area]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unvaccinated children could be barred from London schools amid measles outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2171708_1.jpg"/><br><br>Parents have been warned that unvaccinated children could be barred from school amid a growing measles outbreak.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Aditi Rane]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Measles, London, School closures, School, north london, enfield</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2171708_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been a measles outbreak in North London]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2171708_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been a measles outbreak in North London]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primark, River Island, Superdrug and more stores closing in 2026 - full list]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2162968_1.jpg"/><br><br>Here is a full list of all the businesses that have announced closures in the past couple of weeks. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:04:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Nicola Roy]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>School closures, High Street, Retail, Primark, Halifax, Lloyds, Lloyds Bank, store closures news, store closures 2026, primark closures, river island closures, halifax closures, lloyds closures, malin and goetz, superdrug closed, bank of scotland </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2162968_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several retailers have announced closures this month, with hundreds of stores affected]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2162968_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several retailers have announced closures this month, with hundreds of stores affected]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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Education, Rendcomb College closure, UK private education sector, 20% VAT on fees, Saqib Bhatti criticism, education issues, private school sector, private school news, private school closure, independent schools</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2162496_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The school has blamed the closure on financial pressures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[South West News Service 2]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/237x141/2162496_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The school has blamed the closure on financial pressures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[South West News Service 2]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fury as 850-year-old cathedral school forced to close after Labour tax raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2156072_1.jpg"/><br><br>The school, which was founded in the 12th century, blamed "unavoidable financial pressures" for the "difficult decision" of shutting its doors.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Eleanor Burleigh]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Taxes, Labour Party, School closures</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2156072_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The prep school was founded back in the 12th century]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Google]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail 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