All news on the topic: Schools

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Schoolboy saves lives of classmates as he hits bus brakes after driver fainted
Hero schoolboy Dillon Reeves, 13, quickly jumped into action and took control of the school bus he was travelling in after noticing that the driver had become unconscious in Michigan, US
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Schools 'must ditch Ofsted banners as watchdog does more harm than good'
Relations between schools and the education watchdog have dramatically deteriorated since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, who killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school to inadequate
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Headteachers to vote on strike action after anger at 'not good enough' pay offer
The General Secretaries of the four major teaching unions will gather today at the NAHT's conference in Telford, where they are expected to announce plans to coordinate their industrial action
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Teacher's Covid lie exposed after he leaves proof of holiday on school's printer
Nikoloz Papashvili was a teaching supervisor at an Ealing school when he had a holiday request turned down by the headteacher but went away anyway while claiming he had Covid, a tribunal heard
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Nuclear heroes win £250,000 documentary project
Veterans of the British nuclear tests are being sought for a £250,000 project to create a documentary with the British Library, and to be taught to A-level students
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Teacher unveils nifty trick to stop kids saying inappropriate words
The teacher explained why it might not be the best idea to tell kids not to say certain words in some circumstances - as you could end up doing more harm than good
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App created to help parents monitor their children's safety from stranger danger
Research reveals seven in 10 parents feel young people should be taught about "stranger danger" before they turn 5-years-old.
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Divers search reservoir for missing fiancé after pregnant teacher found dead
Marelle Sturrock, 35, was found dead after police were called to a property in Glasgow on Tuesday morning - a large-scale search has continued for a second day for a missing man at Mugdock Country Park
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Nurses' 48-hour Bank Holiday hospital strike is illegal, court rules
Health Secretary Steve Barclay took the Royal College of Nursing to court after warning the union does not have a mandate to stage the walkout beginning this weekend
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'My son is only kid in class not invited to party - they rubbed it in his face'
A mum has taken to Reddit to share her heartache after hearing how her eight-year-old son was the only child in his class to be excluded from a boy's birthday party
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Mum slams vile bullies who filmed attack on son, 11, in park
Mum Sharon says her 11-year-old son was attacked on April 16 in Chorley, Lancashire - and she had no idea her son had been bullied until a friend sent her a video of it
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Athletic boy, 16, dies within 24 hours of being diagnosed with deadly illness
Kyle Limper, 16, was a keen athlete, playing high school football, running track and wrestling, with hopes of going on to join the CSI or FBI "so people could live their lives safely"
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Everything we know so far about the pregnant teacher's death 48 hours on
Marelle Sturrock, 35, was pronounced dead at home in Glasgow on Tuesday shortly after 8.40am, and police have also said they are treating her death as suspicious
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Your rights if you take time off work for childcare due to teacher strikes
Many parents only found out this morning if their children would have to stay at home, leaving some people having to arrange last-minute childcare - so what are your rights if you can't work?
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Teachers hold mass strike for fourth time this year as Tories failing' kids
Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will take part in strike actions in schools across England today after rejecting the Government’s 'insulting' pay offer
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'This Conservative Government has failed our schools, pupils and teachers'
School spending in England has been ravaged by Tory cuts and is now 3% lower than it was in 2010. Over the same period the backlog for repairs to school buildings has doubled to £11billion
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NFL Draft 2023: Tyree Wilson's net worth, college career and Draft prospects
Tyree Wilson is one of the top defensive prospects in the 2023 NFL Draft, and the six-foot-six giant is likely to be in high demand when the event begins in Kansas on Thursday
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Heartbreaking photo shows food bank completely bare as it makes emergency appeal
Demand usually peaks during school holidays because many children miss out on the free school meal they would get during the day, which has a detrimental impact
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School kids forced into lockdown as gang throws rocks at teachers in lunchtime
Worried parents were sent an email from the school to say staff had made the decision to "not allow learners out on the school field during lunchtime", owing to the rogue pupils from another school
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Masked suspects 'try to kidnap child' near school in broad daylight
Schoolchildren in Kemsley, Kent, are being warned about "stranger danger" after a pair of masked suspects tried to snatch a child at the end of the afternoon school run
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Girl, 16, found dead at £44,000-a-year boarding school
Police were called to the boarding school after a 16-year-old girl was sadly found to have died, with her body understood to have been discovered in a wooded area near to a playing field
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Teacher beaten black and blue quits job after daily rape threats and violence
Wendy Exton, from Stoke-on-Trent, says she has witnessed a massive rise in student violence and sexual attacks in recent years, and believes Covid lockdowns are to blame
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Road workers spell 'school' incorrectly in English and Welsh outside a primary
The man who took a photo of the glaring error suggested that whoever was responsible for the mix-up should pop into the school for a "couple of English lessons"
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Half of schools forced to slash trips for pupils due to squeezed budgets
School leaders are being forced to cut spending on outings, IT equipment, extracurriculars and support staff - and to use cash intended for poorest pupils to plug budget gaps
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'My sisters bullied the woman I fancy, and say I should steer clear of her'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who has fallen for a colleague, but is too shy to talk to her, and has been warned off by family