Education

Special needs pupils 'spend years out of school'

3 hours 57 min ago

Thousands of children are dropping out of education after being 'off-rolled', unions and teachers say.

Schools in Wales not aware of severe allergies, campaigner says

8 hours 53 min ago

A campaign group says more than 100 schools did not take up free awareness sessions.

Two-year degree plan to cut cost of tuition fees

10 hours 29 min ago

Students are promised the option of an accelerated degree course to save a year of tuition fees.

New Zealand students say word 'trivial' in exam confused them

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 13:57

More than 2,600 sign a petition over the use of the "unfamiliar word" in a year 13 history exam.

Akli Tadjer: French writer to meet students in school race row

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 12:59

An author whose book was rejected by French students because of its Algerian theme is due to meet them.

Integrated school to use transfer tests

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 08:11

Strangford Integrated College wants to use academic selection tests to admit more than one third of its pupils.

Schools admit informally excluding pupils

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 01:45

A dozen schools have admitted informally excluding pupils at some stage last year, the BBC has learned.

Expensive designer coats ban at Merseyside school

Thu, 11/15/2018 - 14:10

The ban on expensive designer coats came after discussions with pupils and parents, the school said.

Rick Astley sings with Nottingham schoolchildren

Thu, 11/15/2018 - 13:55

A primary school sent the Never Gonna Give You Up singer numerous tweets and letters.

'Offensive' student T-shirts are 'hate speech'

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 14:46

Students from Lancaster University were pictured wearing T-shirts with rape and child abuse references.

Children In Need: 'You mourn the child you would have wanted'

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 08:18

Two-year-old Thomas has a rare condition which left him with communication and mobility problems.

School delay call for summer-born pupils in Wales

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 02:53

Parents say some children are not ready to start primary school when they are aged four.

Help for trauma in childhood 'fragmented'

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 02:14

Early intervention to reduce the impact of adverse childhood experiences is "fragmented" across England, say MPs.

University 'not for people like us'

Wed, 11/14/2018 - 01:09

The winner of a big education prize grew up thinking poor families like his could not go to university.

Rachael Bland's husband on how their son has reacted to his mum's death

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 18:21

BBC presenter Rachael Bland's husband reveals moving words of their son, Freddie, after her death.

Hampshire play centre to close as 'children too noisy'

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 16:41

The owners say they will have to leave after complaints from businesses below the role play centre.

'Schools should have consistent policy on phones'

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 15:27

Pupils in schools where phones are banned like being free of the associated pressures, says England's Children's Commissioner.

'I do my school work from my hospital bed'

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 08:58

Ashleigh tells us how she copes with kidney disease

'Tinkering' children make robots, planes and catapults

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 01:18

Primary pupils in Manchester take on design projects to boost creativity and problem solving skills.

School isolation rooms: 'It was like I didn't exist'

Mon, 11/12/2018 - 20:47

More than 200 school children spent at least five consecutive days in school isolation booths last year.