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School with no pupils to close by end of month

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 14:46
Fountains Earth Church of England Primary School in Upper Nidderdale will close by 31 March.

Primary school with no pupils to close in April

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 08:34
Plans were drawn up to close Hexton JMI the school, founded in 1846, in 2021, when it had 21 pupils.

NI lecturers reject 'insulting' pay offer

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 08:16
UCU and NASUWT call on the economy minister to "urgently engage" in talks over lecturer pay.

PE teachers retrain in maths to fill school gaps

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 02:21
As research warns of maths teacher shortages, schools say they are turning to PE teachers to plug gaps.

Pupils hear 'magnificent' melodies from orchestra

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 20:55
Musicians delivered workshops to thousands of children, the majority from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Schools failing children with allergies - report

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 07:27
A Cambridgeshire mum wants changes to the law to protect children with allergies after her son died.

The rehab service that keeps families together

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 07:04
Harper House supports parents to get clean while still having responsibility for their children.

Childcare shortage worsens as costs rise – report

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 01:56
Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds.

How many people take apprenticeships and how much are they paid?

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:24
Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.

How do I choose an apprenticeship, and is the pay good?

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 14:24
Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.

Student paramedics learn to tackle home births via VR

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 07:23
Student paramedics are being taught how to deal with home births that go wrong by using virtual reality technology.

PM pledges to create 20,000 more apprenticeships

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 02:43
The government says it will fully fund training for people under 21 from April, as part of a £60m investment.

Scottish childminder numbers halve in a decade

Sun, 03/17/2024 - 12:05
Scottish Labour accuses the Scottish government of failing families after the figures were revealed.

Secret classes to counter Russian brainwashing in occupied Ukraine

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 01:10
Forced to move from Melitopol, “Nataliia” now risks teaching hundreds of former students online.

Children 'let down' by dropped transport changes

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 11:33
Plans to reduce the distance children travel before they can get free transport have been scrapped.

Don't take free period products away, say charities

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 11:05
The UK government hasn't said if it will keep giving out free tampons and pads in England past July.

No council apology for pupil's 26-mile school trek

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 07:36
A pupil will travel the a marathon distance each day to attend school due to a shortage of places.

Head disgusted by food requests in-house caterers

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 07:25
Jason Ashley says he has a "lack of trust in Chartwells to transform the catering" in his school.

Essex is the worst in England for SEND assessments

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 07:22
Essex is the worst place in England for assessing children with special needs with just 1% complete in 20 weeks.

How a head teacher saved his pupils from a knifeman

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 02:10
Children hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor.

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