All news on the topic: Education

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Child sex trafficker lives near UK school during extradition fight to dodge jail
After five years on the run, Thorsten Reisenauer was held at Heathrow in August last year when he was spotted arriving for a short trip to the UK. He has been staying in a flat near a secondary school
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Boy, 16 charged with attempted murder after two pupils injured at private school
The injured boys, who are both students at Blundell's School, Tiverton, remain in hospital with one in a critical condition and the other described as being in a serious but stable condition
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Girl, 13, spends parents' life savings and blows £68,000 on mobile phone games
The 13-year-old girl racked up a massive bill of £68,000 by spending her parents' life savings on mobile phone games with friends at her boarding school in China
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Eva Longoria's rise to fame - flipping burgers to Desperate Housewives jackpot
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria came from humble beginnings and doesn't shy away from acknowledging her rise to fame, which started when she was flipping burgers in Wendy's
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Patriots hero Julian Edelman makes confession about dating Jerry Rice's daughter
Jerry Rice and Julian Edelman's paths crossed long before the latter became a star in the NFL, and the latter admits he was 'terrified' of the San Francisco 49ers icon when he dated his daughter
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Girls given detention for short skirts during heatwave in 'sexist' uniform rules
Schoolgirls at Pencoed Comprehensive, Bridgend, have been given detentions for having skirts which are too short with parents claiming that they have had the lengths measured in "sexist" uniform rules
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2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'
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Nikola Jokic told unsung Denver Nuggets hero "you won us the game" in NBA Finals
The two-time MVP had a 30-20-10 triple-double on the road against the Miami Heat in Game Three of the NBA Finals but was quick to credit one teammate in particular as crucial to reclaiming home-court advantage
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'Health inequalities continue between North and South - we must tackle it'
Health Equity North’s first health status report adds further weight to the growing list of evidence laying bare the ingrained health divide across the country
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Dad slammed for teaching daughter to gut fish as he claims it's a 'life skill'
A dad has taken to Reddit to share how he taught his 13-year-old daughter how to gut a fish while on a camping holiday, despite knowing she was 'grossed out' by it
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Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of missing teen is extradited to US
After over 18 years, Joran van der Sloot, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005, will finally face the US justice system over fraud allegations
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Esports should be added to school curriculum to help young Brits get jobs
Expert says esports, such as content creation, coding and podcasting, should be added to the school curriculum - to increase future chances of employment in digital market jobs.
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College raked in almost £1million of taxpayer funding for 'ghost' students
When challenged, college removed hundreds of supposed apprentices from its register
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'Widening education gap exposed by lockdown is a time bomb waiting to detonate'
The divide between the haves and have nots at school is growing all the time - so it’s little wonder MPs have warned that some pupils are facing a 'lost decade' of progress if action isn’t taken
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Sculpture of artist imprisoned by the Nazis during WWII is repaired by TV expert
The son of Věra Škodová chokes back tears as he sees the sculpture of his mother as a young woman finally pieced back together as it once was
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Father and son, 18, killed in graduation ceremony named and pictured
A father and his just-graduated 18-year-old son fell victim to a fatal shooting following a high school graduation ceremony as the 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot
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Family of missing teen baseball star seen saying final goodbyes at memorial
Cameron Robbins, 18, disappeared after jumping overboard on a sunset cruise without a life jacket on May 24 just hours after landing in the Bahamas for a high school graduation trip
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Teacher accused by Nicky Campbell of sexually abusing boys appears in court
Former teacher Iain Wares, 83, has been accused of sexually abusing dozens of Schoolboys by BBC star Nicky Campbell. Wares - dubbed Jimmy Saville II - is living in South Africa and fighting extradition to the UK
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'Bullied' boy, 14, died after being 'put in chokehold' at Lewis Capaldi's school
Hamdan Aslam was described online as a "lovely little boy" by devastated friends ands family, after his death following an "isolated incident" at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian
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'My 7-year eating disorder started when GP said I wasn't underweight enough'
Susie Ward, now 19, says her eating disorder started when she was 11 and although she has made a full recovery she's hoping her campaign will help medical professionals take others like her seriously
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Girl, 14, in school uniform fined £100 on train after guard said she was adult
Leila Sanger's mum Naomi said the inspectors were 'gaslighting' the 14 year old, before going through her private phone messages and leaving her in tears
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3 in 10 parents claim 'school gate gossip' teaches them 'life saving lessons'
Parents are encouraged to up their home safety for their kids - with clearing floors and surfaces of small items being the top piece of adivce.
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Boy, 14, dies at Lewis Capaldi's former school in horror 'incident' at lunchtime
St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, the school Lewis Capaldi attended, says the "isolated incident" within the grounds happened on Tuesday and, despite the best efforts of medics, the boy died on the same day
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Two dead in horror shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia
Gunfire broke out shortly after a high school graduation had taken place at Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday, with several people seriously injured
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Sailor who died after being chased by racist mob finally gets memorial plaque
Charles Wotten died in Liverpool in 1919 and was buried in a pauper’s grave, but now his new headstone has been officially unveiled at Anfield Cemetery