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Dundee University staff begin three-week strike

Mon, 02/24/2025 - 10:15
Members of the University and College Union are taking industrial action over potential job cuts

Glasgow adds 6,000 student rooms over 10 years

Sun, 02/23/2025 - 17:57
Purpose-built housing for 5,879 students has been constructed in Glasgow since 2015.

More than 100 knives reported in region's schools

Sun, 02/23/2025 - 09:57
A total of 103 blades have been brought into South Yorkshire schools in the past three years.

Parents 'heartbroken' as school announces closure

Sat, 02/22/2025 - 16:49
Fairfield PNEU School told parents it will close in August due to the "economic environment".

'Brain injury stole my daughter'

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 07:30
Bella, from Ingleby Barwick, had been healthy until she contracted Covid-19 aged 17, her mum says.

School will crumble without repairs - teachers

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 07:12
School leaders are calling for support to make repairs to the Grade II-listed building.

Church threatens legal action over school closures

Thu, 02/20/2025 - 14:53
The Diocese of Portsmouth has set out its legal opposition to the Isle of Wight Council plans.

Green light for £50m programme to improve schools

Thu, 02/20/2025 - 07:18
The money will be used to build new schools and for refurbishments to improve energy efficiency.

Primary school 'calmer' following pupil training

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 16:04
About 20 pupils are learning how to be "upstanders" so that they can look out for younger children.

The schools where smartphones won't be allowed

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 09:21
A charity wants parents to delay smartphone purchases for their children until they are least 14.

Universities should consider using reserves to save jobs - minister

Wed, 02/19/2025 - 07:23
Critics say extra funding announced will not solve Wales' higher education financial challenges.

'We must stop mollycoddling kids' says Saturday detentions head teacher

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 07:20
Inside the school where a controversial new head warns against "hiding behind words like wellbeing".

Review of school sex survey to be published

Tue, 02/18/2025 - 07:13
The survey hit the headlines in 2021 after asking pupils as young as 14 about their sexual experiences.

Deputy head raised behaviour issues before stabbing

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 13:06
A deputy head teacher wrote to the Welsh government expressing concerns about behaviour at the school.

Unaccredited online schools cost more than £400k

Mon, 02/17/2025 - 07:16
Dozens of children in one county have been sent to unaccredited online schools at a cost of more than £400,000.

Less than a third of 18-year-olds apply for uni

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 12:19
Wales will be at an "economic disadvantage" if it doesn't increase student numbers, sector warns.

'VAT on private school fees has a huge impact'

Sun, 02/16/2025 - 10:01
Parent Lisa from Hassocks says the changes should not apply to those already in private schools.

When are secondary school places announced for 2025?

Fri, 02/14/2025 - 16:36
Parents will soon find out which schools their children will be attending from September this year.

Visually-impaired student challenges DSA failings

Fri, 02/14/2025 - 15:50
Tilly Gerra requires support to study at university, but says she still faces "immense difficulties".

Should teacher numbers drop as school rolls fall?

Fri, 02/14/2025 - 13:10
Pupil numbers are set to fall by 90,000 by 2040, but ministers want to maintain school staffing.

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