All news on the topic: Education

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Inside the UK's new £250m adventure holiday resort with waterpark
Work has begun creating Wildfox Resort in the Afan Valley, Wales. It will spread across 132 hectares with activities such as wild swimming, mountain biking, hiking, canyoning and bouldering
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Fines for parents whose children miss school during term time to rise this year
From September a fine will be considered for all parents if a child misses five days of school for an "unauthorised absence" with fines starting from £80 and rising to £160
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Job ad looking for nanny willing to pay £400 to look after kids gets axed
House hunters were left mortified after realising that a family wanted someone to pay £400 to live with them five days a week, and also look after their children
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Mum's tribute at funeral of daughter who died after £2.5k Turkey surgery
Morgan, 20, died just days after a gastric sleeve operation in Istanbul - her flight home made an emergency landing in Belgrade where it was found that her intestine had been cut
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Mum furious as school changes uniform rules to allow false eyelashes
Knole Academy in Sevenoaks, Kent, said that attendances at school had been affected by absences due to lash appointments and mental health issues. The school has now made changes to the uniform rules
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Teachers share concerns about kids starting school who aren't toilet trained
Early years teachers are warning they are losing two and a half hours a day supporting kids who are not 'school ready', according to a survey by children’s charity Kindred
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Woman born on Leap Day to celebrate turning 100 on her 25th official birthday
Mary Forsythe of Oklahoma is about to turn 100 years old, but has only celebrated 25 birthdays, as the local community gathers round to celebrate the milestone
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Furious mum hit with £100 fine after getting 'trapped' in car park
Natalie Minaker, 39, had been shopping with her young daughters when she became stuck in the car park due to "obscene levels of traffic". She was later left furious after being slapped with the fine
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Jason Manford joins Waterloo Road taking on role he knows he'd be 'terrible' at
Waterloo Road is back for a 14th series later this year and they've added funnyman Jason Manford to the cast - even thought he knows he'd make an awful headteacher!
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'Traumatised' teen's nightmare braces left his teeth sticking out
Kai Orley had years of treatment to try and improve his smile but the braces only the made the situation worse. The orthodontist who did the work has now paid out £11k
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Parents say kids 'prised from their arms' at school gates after harsh new rule
Families at a school in Rochdale were forced to drop their youngsters, some as young as nursery age, at the gates of the school rather than walk them to class following half term break
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'New tiny and discreet ear device can detect early heart issues'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research coming out of Imperial College London into a clever device that can gather ECG data that can flag up an irregular heartbeat
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'I wish I'd been a helicopter parent – my kids would have achieved so much more'
A 'free-range' mum has admitted to wishing she'd been a 'pushy parent' so her children would have achieved more, leading many to question her 'mum motives’
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Doctors told mum her daughter had scarlet fever - but she knew something was off
Mum Magdalena knew something wasn't right when her 4-year-old daughter had been treated for scarlet fever 10 times - but still had a persistent fever and swollen lymph nodes
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Man who uses computer to talk wants to have special accent on his wedding day
Jack Wells, 21, says he currently has a 'robotic' voice that he wants to change for something more like the accent of where he is from in Birmingham in time for when he gets married
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Ex-Kansas City Chiefs coach that made Mahomes 'a better player' lands new job
Eric Bieniemy has left the Washington Commanders after just one season as their offensive coordinator and will now become UCLA's associate head coach and offensive coordinator
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'The rise of threatening behaviour in UK schools is yet another Tory failure'
Teachers say children as young as seven are throwing furniture, ripping posters from walls and storming out of classrooms
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Teachers 'fear going to work' as horrific stories of abuse and violence emerge
Behaviour in schools is becoming a major issue for teachers across the UK with suspensions rising to 247,366 in the 2023 autumn term from 129,151 in the autumn term of 2016
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Bodycam footage shows non-binary student describing attack before death
Oklahoma non-binary student Nex Benedict died a day after they were attacked by three girls in their school bathroom. Emergency services rushed to the Benedict home after Nex’s breathing became shallow, their eyes were rolling back and their hands were curled
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Inside school where Ukraine kids with 'stolen childhoods' fight for education
One teacher in Ukraine is carrying on the fight for education in the port city of Mykolaiv, while her husband is in the military fighting for their country
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College student raped in supermarket car park with suspect 'caught red handed'
An American college student's screams echoed throughout a supermarket parking lot this weekend as she was sexually assaulted by an unidentified Egyptian man who was reported by a bouncer at a nearby night club
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'I cracked and bought my son his first phone - we shouldn't send mixed messages'
Mirror columnist Sara Wallis never wanted to buy her pre-teen son a mobile phone and questions if adults should be doing more not to be hypocritical
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Uni murder victim's cause of death as GOP demands migrant suspect face death row
Police have verified that 22-year-old Laken Riley died from "blunt force trauma." On Friday, Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was taken into custody for her murder. Republicans who have advocated for Ibarra's execution include Mike Collins and Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Suspect in double slayings at uni threatened to kill housemate over chores
Charging documents released about two killings at the University of Colorado have revealed the suspect in the case had been arguing with his roommates about the trash
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Inside little-known UK town that is so nice 'it's like living on holiday'
Not only is the town in Shropshire highly-rated, but it's also surrounded by lots of green spaces, offering plenty of scenic walks including The Wrekin