All news on the topic: Education

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Parent who got popular poem banned from kids school admits she hasn't read it
After the poem got taken off the curriculum, the mum later revealed that she had not read the poem or the books she complained about, and she admitted to not being a reader
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Mum slams school for 'allowing son to explode' as he's in lessons 2 hours a day'
Parents have slammed Caldecote Primary School in Cambridge, as they claim that children with special educational needs are treated in a 'dismal way' at the school
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Parents say 'pathetic' school sent students home for signing each other's shirts
Parents have branded Wymondham High Academy in Norfolk 'pathetic' after more than 50 pupils were sent home signing each others shirts on the last day of term as the school said there was 'negative behaviour'
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'I was sacked over my Facebook post after yobs threatened to murder my family'
Teacher Michael Flynn, from Gillingham, Kent, says he was sacked from his job at Twydall Primary School after posting on social media about yobs who threatened his family
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'Love Island's lessons in respect - basically misogyny for beginners'
Columnist Polly Hudson on the news that the new batch of Love Islanders will be schooled on mutually respectful relationships, and controlling and coercive behaviour, in advance of their time on the show, and that it couldn't happen soon enough
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'Helpful' question teacher wishes more parents would ask for sake of their kids
A former teacher has shared the one question she wishes more parents would ask, especially when attending parents' evenings, as it could help their children's education
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Drinking two cups of tea every day helps protect a vital organ as we age
Following a three-year study, scientists have found that drinking two cups of tea a day - either black or white - can help to boost brain power and protect the memory as we age
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'My son's strep A went undiagnosed as symptoms look different on Black skin'
Last year's worrying scarlet fever outbreak in Britain posed a particular problem for Black parents who weren't told about what to look for on their children's skin
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'Keir Starmer should put free school meals for all pupils in Labour's manifesto'
Sharon Hodgson, an MP in North East England, recalls the stigma of queueing for free dinners. But this is about more than ending any stigma for the one-in-five who receive them
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High school forced to postpone graduation as 85 per cent of students fail exams
Marlin High School in Texas, US, revealed just five of the thirty-three pupils passed their diplomas and met the requirements for graduation after recently introducing a four-day week
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Mum let's her kids tell her to 'f*** off' as it's 'natural to swear'
Author Lucinda Hart says she doesn't want to censor her daughters, Rafi, nine and Aelfrida, six, when they're at home but the girls know the 'invisible boundaries' and don't swear in public
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Outraged mum corrects daughter's 'sexist' homework filled with gender bias roles
A mum was left outraged after reading through her daughter's 'sexist' homework assignment - so she took it upon herself to change the message it was trying to send to youngsters
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Boy, 11, 'left covered in blood by school bullies slicing him with glass shard'
Charlotte Harris-Knight claims that her son returned home from school "with blood all over him" after he was attacked by other pupils and had his arms and a leg sliced with a glass shard
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Abandoned school left to rot with old textbooks on floor and 'Nerd' graffiti
A 100-year-old abandoned school, located in Upstate New York, US, was discovered by professional urban explorer, Dave, who is also known as Freaktography on TikTok
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Scientology school gets £200k taxpayer handout from Covid support scheme
The charity trust running Greenfields School, which takes pupils aged 3-18 and charges fees of up to £29,000, was handed £144,540 and £60,174 in grants
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Texas girl, 18, who was born behind bars to attend Harvard in the fall
A texas girl born in prison has defied the odds after graduating third in her class and secured a full scholarship to Harvard
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'My son's teacher accused him of daydreaming - he was actually having seizures'
A mum is raising awareness of the early signs of epilepsy after her five-year-old son Ruben was accused of 'daydreaming' in class - he now has around 15 absence seizures a day
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Teach primary kids 'arguing' to get them into politics, says Alastair Campbell
Tony Blair's former spin chief said children should be given a political education at a young age - and said state school pupils needed to learn to 'fight their corner' against their wealthier peers
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'I compared Heinz baked beans to supermarket brands and the best ones cost 55p'
Consisting of one of your five a day, high in protein and fibre, low in fat, gluten-free and suitable for vegans, baked beans are a great all-rounder. Here's which we think are the best
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Students living worlds apart find common ground - through love of dance-pop
British student Naomie Ihong-Fils is a member of the K-Pop Society at her ­university - and South Korean student Hyunwoo Yang is surprised by the connection
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Dad's horror after child beaten in filmed attack by kids 'acting like animals'
Footage circulated online showed the victim, aged 12, surrounded by a 'mob' of around 15 other children at Chorlton Park, Greater Manchester, as some are heard screaming "go on"
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Man, 20, who drowned after being sucked into mud died on summer 'adventure'
A 20-year-old Zachary Porter drowned in the mud flats in Alaska - his family remembers him as a passionate traveler, outdoor enthusiast, and aspiring sailor
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Boy, 8, picked up by dad at school on horseback becoming the envy of his friends
A remarkable scene unfolded as a dad made a grand entrance to pick up his son riding his 12-year-old horse at Rose Union Elementary School in Oklahoma City, US
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'Every Tory Brexit promise is in the toilet, and they threw Britain in after it'
13 years after promising to get net migration down to "the tens of thousands", it's the highest ever recorded., says Fleet Street Fox. This is government by goon
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Salons still aren't catering for Black hair - but things are starting to change
After decades of racial segregation within the hair industry, Black hairdressing is set to be taught in training colleges, heralding a new chapter for Black men and women