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Private schools say fewer pupils starting secondary

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 01:58
The Independent Schools Council says some members reported a drop in pupils starting secondary school.

GCSE students to continue receiving Covid exam help

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 18:55
The education secretary says equation sheets should be available to students sitting exams in 2025, 2026 and 2027.

'You're sending them into the lion's den'

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 06:10
Parents say children have been shouted at in class for movements and sounds they cannot control.

Lack of emphasis on teaching water safety - head

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 06:08
Head teacher Gary Gentle says children are "not taught enough" about self-safe rescue.

Sex charge tutor case reveals ‘massive' safeguarding hole

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 00:07
A man charged with sexual assault has been advertising as a private tutor for children, the BBC finds.

Campaigners devastated as sign language GCSE scrapped

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 19:22
The qualification was due to be introduced in September 2026 but was delayed until 2027.

Fifteen schools need urgent repairs after inspection

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 14:38
Schools with ceilings identified as being at risk of collapsing are being fixed immediately.

Funding fears over increasing Welsh in schools

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 06:49
Teaching unions worry about plans to increase the number of pupils learning Welsh at school.

Prison education failing young offenders - Ofsted

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 00:27
Some children in young offender institutions spend 23 hours per day in their cells, a report says.

'My apprenticeship has set me up for life'

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 05:58
Alex Whinfrey-Gibson, 22, says his apprenticeship combined knowledge, skill and experience.

'Head teacher said he imagined me in a bikini'

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 05:38
Five staff members say a head teacher made sexually inappropriate comments towards them.

Teen stabbed two teachers and pupil, court hears

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 15:35
The 14-year-old told staff members and a student she was going to kill them, the court heard.

Ray Winstone backs dads' knife crime lessons call

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 06:14
The actor says teens caught with weapons should meet victims' families to reduce knife deaths.

The debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

Sun, 09/29/2024 - 00:55
How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.

The shopping centre helping students feel at home

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 06:42
Leeds' Merrion Centre is promoting itself on Chinese social media to its growing East Asian clientele.

Private school's fear over loss of VAT exemption

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 06:18
Parents at a private school in Stockport fear the unintended consequences of the impending increase.

'I can't enjoy student life until I get a job'

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 06:04
Students are taking up more part-time work and cutting back on food and going out, an expert says

English teacher banned after helping pupils cheat

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 21:43
John Spelacy has shown "little remorse" for his actions at the school, a panel hears.

University opens dry bar as student habits change

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 10:04
Student union bar still has dancefloor, darts and pool but is "dry" in response to changing habits.

Teacher let 'big risk' sex offender on school site

Wed, 09/25/2024 - 08:40
A panel hears the teacher's partner was convicted of making indecent images of children in 2022.

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