All news on the topic: Education

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Teacher claiming £300,000 after being charged at by 100 schoolchildren
A teacher is suing a summer camp firm after being knocked over when up to 100 children playing British Bulldog charged at her.
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Teacher sexually assaulted boy and ordered him to bring gun to school to shoot colleague
Imagine Kay Ewer exploited the 16-year-old boy, who has special educational needs, and manipulated the youngster into thinking he was "the one," a court was told.
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Headteacher and deputy banned after taking £250,000 from special school
Two senior teachers of special educational needs school have been banned from teaching after a panel found them guilty of ‘improper use’ of £250,000 in school funds.
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University tuition fees in England set to rise for the first time in eight years
Fees have been frozen at an annual level of £9,250 since the 2017/18 academic year but Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has now confirmed they will rise from April 2025.
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An investigation has revealed that a private London college taught students primarily by showing videos
Business students at £9,250-a-year Regent College London raised series of complaints with Office for Students
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Unauthorized student absences drop in England as fines for parents increase
School absence fines have increased from £60 to £80 under the changes. and figures suggest this has had an impact
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5 strategies to reduce back-to-school expenses
You might be looking forward to your children returning to school this month, but chances are your bank balance is not.
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Children to be taught how to identify fake news and ’putrid’ conspiracy theories online in wake of riots
Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths.
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Labour halts Tory law on freedom of speech in English universities
Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government
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Flagship free school costing £35m closes due to lack of pupils
Government funded Parkfield, in Dorset, after ‘unbelievable’ lack of due diligence, says expert
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Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori reunite North performs at Kanye's concert
Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori reunite as North performs at Kanye's concert
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Kanye West's daughter North performs after fear she's 'dropping out of school'
Kanye West's daughter North performs at his concert after raising concern with Elementary School Dropout
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New graph shows NHS trusts with longest waiting lists - see where yours ranks
The average NHS waiting time is 15 weeks, but just under 43 per cent of Brits on the list have been waiting longer than upper target of 18 weeks, with another two thirds (65.5 per cent) waiting longer than that
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Schools risking lives with stance on PE during month of Ramadan, ex teacher says
Schools are "waiting for something to happen" with their current approach to teaching PE to students observing Ramadan, it is claimed, as new research highlights the need for awareness
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Chris Packham demands 'now is time for school meals to nourish minds and bodies'
TV presenter Chris Packham says a revolution is taking place across the country when it comes to the school dinners of our children and young people
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Dad's fury as no one ever held responsible for daughter's death on school trip
Jessica Lawson, 12, died while swimming in a lake on a school trip to Limogoes, France, in 2015 - with three teachers from Wolfreton School in Willeby, East Yorkshire, and a lifeguard being cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence
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Parents of teen girl left brain damaged in brutal school fight 'remain hopeful'
Parents of teen student Kaylee Gain have spoken out for the first time since their daughter became brain damaged after having her head ricocheted off the pavement in a horrific school attack
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Man discovers he is entitled to extra £500 each month after 10-minute check
Phil Regan, 59, from Derbyshire, was one of the millions of people missing out on an estimated £19billion in unclaimed benefits and recently discovered he is entitled to PIP
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Tech firms need to 'act now' to protect children from online harm, says Ofcom
The regulator said the 247 children it spoke to during a research workshop had commonly encountered violent 18+ gaming content, verbal discrimination and fighting
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'Spud brothers' become global TikTok sensations for their baked potatoes
Jacob, 28, and Harley Nelson, 21, have seen customers queuing for hours to get their hands on their famous spuds in Preston, Lancashire, after they went viral on TikTok
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Girl, 8, hacked off her hair after vile racist abuse from child as she rode bike
Cleo Mukolwe, eight, has been subjected to cruel bullying about her appearance since starting school but was left 'shattered' after a child called her the N-word while she rode her bike
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'My size P boobs make women jealous — they're worried I'll steal their husbands'
Lyla King, who has size P breasts, has caused a stir at the school gates for refusing to wear a bra when collecting her children at the end of the day, as teachers claim her look is 'inappropriate'
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Bullied 10 year old ballet dancer accepted into top global school
Oliver Quinn, 10, knew he wanted to be a ballet dancer from the age of five - but was bullied by other pupils for his love of the sport. He has now been accepted into The Royal Ballet School in London
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Mum of three 'threatened with knife and hammer' in primary school parking row
A man, who has not been identified, was said to have 'threatened and verbally abused' the mum of three after a parking row escalated. It allegedly happened at around 3.20pm on Thursday
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Horror as pregnant teacher dies after classroom collapse weeks before due date
Courtney Fannon and her unborn little girl Hadley Jaye passed away after the special education teacher collapsed in the classroom during school hours a month before her due date