All news on the topic: Education

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'I'm raising daughter to be "traditional wife" - it's acceptable to serve a man'
Jasmine Dinis has been teaching her daughter to be a traditional housewife as she grows up, rather than going to university and getting her own job - and now faces a significant backlash…
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Ofsted inspector 'sneered' in meeting that left headteacher crying, inquest told
Ruth Perry was said to have had the "worst day of her life" during an Ofsted inspection at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, before she took her own life
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Woman with male and female sex organs thought she was boy until she grew breasts
Emma Lynn Dowd was raised a boy - but began having a period and growing breasts when a teenager. After decades of trying to fit in as a man, she finally made the full decision to transition into a woman
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Full list of school closures as snow blankets parts of UK amid weather warnings
In Cornwall, 18 schools will remain closed today and two said they will open late, as snow hit parts of the country and the Met Office warned of difficult driving conditions
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Mum slams 'disgusting' school that gave daughter detention for using fake tan
Bella Granata, a Year 7 student at Whitworth Community High School, was issued with a detention and behaviour points when teachers spotted her 'brighter than normal hands'
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Ofsted inspection was 'worst day of headteacher's life' as she felt 'bullied'
Ruth Perry was headteacher of Caversham Primary School in Reading, and her husband Jonathan said she loved her job but was left "traumatised" by an Ofsted inspection last November
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Elderly yoga guru accused of running 'tantric sex slave ring' as 26 women freed
Gregorian Bivolaru, 71, is charged with human trafficking, organised kidnapping, rape and organised abuse of weakness by members of a sect, according to French authorities.
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Faces of patients who expose England's worst A&E crisis - check your hospital
As the NHS is expected to face its worst winter crisis yet, a Mirror investigation reveals that most A&E units in England have been rated 'inadequate' or 'requiring improvement'
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'DIY test kits promoted by celebrity doctors offer no benefit whatsoever'
Andrew Penman says the £20 urine test strip called IcleTest - promoted by the likes of Dr Hilary Jones and Christian Jessen - may not lead to early prevention of prostate cancer
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Stolen Beatles sign returned after 47 years - and will be on show at museum
A Penny Lane street sign stolen by drunken students in 1976 has now found its way home after an anonymous man contacted The Beatles Story museum to say he wanted to give it back
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'Disgusted' dad blasts school for 'sending kids home if they're 5 minutes late'
Mark Hill from Dereham claimed students at Neatherd High School are being placed on a programme and being sent home early if they are just five or more minutes late to class
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Young homeless man 'with no way out' spotted job advert that changed his life
Phil Sutton, who lives in Stockport, was sleeping rough when he was young before his life was turned around by a job advert that set him on the path to an amazing career
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Number of pets being abandoned at it's highest in three years
The figures for pet abandonment are up 48% compared to October 2020
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Seven in 10 Brits wish they had taken more creative subjects at school
Nearly two-thirds felt they were pressured into pursuing more academic lessons - but regret not taking subjects such as art, music, and PE
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‘I called 14-year-old daughter's classmate a brat and made her cry'
A schoolyard spat escalated from the classroom to the principal's office, resulting in the parents of the children having their row. But one mum is reufising to back down
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Mum fired from sex ed panel after school discovers she used to be a sex worker
Ashley Ketcherside was a heavily involved member of the community in the city of Godley. But when parents discovered she was a sex worker, which is illegal in Texas, she was banned the community work
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Chilling CCTV shows last moments of missing dad found rotting in an air vent
The body of Jason Anthony Thompson, 36, was found in the air vents at Macomb Community College, after students reported a foul smell
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Exact date parents of pre-school kids can apply for 15 hours of free childcare
The Government has confirmed how working parents with two-year-old children can register for 15 hours of free childcare a week, with more set to become eligible later next year
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'I was flashed on train platform - our boys must be taught better at school'
Being flashed on public transport isn't something any of us should put up with, writes Polly Hudson
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Ofsted report teacher's six chilling words before she took her own life
Ruth Perry, headteacher of Caversham Primary School, is believed to have taken her own life after getting a poor Ofsted report that colleagues say left her "tearful" and "incoherent"
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Teacher who abducted schoolgirl, 15, and fled to France fired from his new job
Jeremy Forrest, a teacher who was jailed after he abducted a 15-year-old girl and took her to France, has been fired from a bakery in Kent after his past was discovered by his employers
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Teachers risk being sacked under draconian Tory anti-strike plans due next year
Unions accused the Government of being 'disingenuous and cynical' after calling time on weeks of talks over draconian minimum service levels in schools without warning
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Ofsted says they're 'not responsible' for welfare after teacher killed herself
Ruth Perry is understood to have killed herself in January this year after being told that her school was being downgraded from ‘outstanding' to ‘inadequate’, the lowest possible Ofsted rating
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Nursery teacher who called pupils 'little s***s' is banned from the classroom
Angela Hughes, who taught at the SS Peter and Paul's Catholic primary school in Ilford, Essex, was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct - she has been banned from teacher for two years
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'People say I look like a cartoon but I learned to love my facial difference'
Jasmine Reid, 29, of North Carolina has had to deal with trolling, bullying and evil comments from strangers throughout her life due to her condition known as cystic hygroma or lymphatic malformation