All news on the topic: Education

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Survivor of paedo priest's church abuse ring says nun murdered trying to help
Netflix documentary 'The Keepers' highlighted the abuse hundreds of children faced at the Baltimore Catholic Church including Teresa Lancaster, 69, who claims she was sexually abused
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UK's strictest headteacher tells Tory parents to take kids out of 'woke' schools
Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference, Katharine Birbalsingh warned her audience that they will "lose our country" if they don't stand up to "extreme leftist views" which she claims dominates the education system
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NFL head coach graduates from college aged 59 to fulfil promise to late mother
Todd Bowles has graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science degree aged 59, after sticking with a promise he made to his late mother back in 2009
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Mum's horror as little boy innocently gifts teacher her diamond earrings
The eight-year-old pupil didn't realise he was doing anything wrong when he presented his teacher with the diamond earrings that he had taken great care to gift wrap for her
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Coffee could help you lose weight and cut diabetes risk
Researchers at Imperial College have discovered higher blood caffeine levels are linked to lower body weight and a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
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Outrage as student gets detention for taking a bag into loo while on her period
A 17-year-old student has been hailed for her epic clap back to a teacher who refused to let her bring a bag to the toilet with her at school when she was on her period
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Parents blast school after leavers' assembly is 'cancelled for bad behaviour'
Parents have reacted angrily to the decision by Queens' school, in Hertfordshire, to cancel a Year 11 leavers' assembly reportedly due to bad behaviour that has left pupils "devastated"
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Teacher's parents' evening trick exposes naughty behaviour without criticsm
A former teacher has shared the one question she always liked to start parents' evening sessions off with and why you should really pay attention to the answer your child gives
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Expert on mistakes GCSE students make with exam questions and revision trick
Revision guru Sam Ellis reveals his top tips for exam season and why students should follow the Pomodoro Technique to help with motivation when tackling tough subjects
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Britain faces Northern 'brain drain' as 4 in 10 young people to leave for work
Some 44% of 16 to 21 year olds expect to have to move from the North to improve their career chances, according to a study Atkins and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership think tank
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Teachers and heads begin strike ballots over mass walkouts this autumn
All the major education unions are threatening to coordinate walkouts in the autumn term if school staff back strike action, in a major escalation of the fraught dispute over teachers' pay
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Labour could bring back maintenance grants for low income students if elected
Maintenance grants were scrapped by the Tories seven years ago, despite the average student in England having loan debt of around £45,000 when they graduate
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Man lives underwater for 74 days to break world record - but missed life on land
Dr Joseph Dituri has been living underwater for 74 days in the Florida Keys but has no plans to stop after just breaking the record and plans to make it to 100 days underwater
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Mystery of man who started seeing the world backwards after being shot in head
Patient M miraculously survived after taking a missile to the head during the Spanish Civil War but his injuries left him seeing the world very differently to his reality
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Britain's youngest landlady is only just old enough to drink in a pub herself
Rheanna Geraghty admitted she was still shocked she landed the role as a pub landlady, having turned 18 just months ago
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'I live in UK's 'Chernobyl' the council wants to tear down but I'll never leave'
Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, is known as the British Chernobyl and now housing just four residents who refuse to leave their homes, despite council pressure
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Parents fume as school invites 'only a handful of high achievers' to prom
Some parents are now trying to organise their own private prom - but they claim that Golborne High School, in Wigan, is even trying to block their plans for that event
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Novak Djokovic pays emotional tribute to victims of Belgrade school shooting
The tennis legend was visibly emotional as he paid tribute to the victims of the Belgrade school shooting earlier this month that killed nine people including eight children
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Headteacher who claimed she had Covid caught flying to Turkey leaves £90k job
Alicia Reid, 54, was head at the Stranraer Academy, Wigtownshire, but has now left her £90,000 role after 18 months of suspension on full pay following being pictured at Glasgow Airport while claiming to be self-isolating
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Family's horror as son finds £500 at home and dishes notes out to school friends
The youngster was inspired by generosity that he had seen on social media and wanted to do something special for his friends as his horrified parents try to reclaim the cash
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Police to dig for student who vanished in 1999 after Levi Bellfield 'confession'
Levi Bellfield’s signed confession is said to include chilling details of Elizabeth Chau’s final moments and offered to show detectives the exact location where he buried her
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Full 2023 NFL schedule released including five can't miss regular season games
The full NFL schedule has now been released with each team knowing who they will face and when ahead of the 2023 season, with a number of mouth-watering affairs already exciting fans
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Should smartphones be banned in schools - vote in our poll
Smartphones could be banned in schools to prevent children from watching pornography - but do you agree with the proposal?
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Killer Levi Bellfield 'confesses to murdering student to cops in jail interview'
Levi Bellfield’s signed confession is said to include chilling details of Elizabeth Chau’s final moments and offered to show detectives the exact location where he buried her
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Pupils rage after being given 10-minutes to leave school and say bye to friends
One student at Ulidia Integrated College in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, says she and her classmates feel like they were "shoved out the back door" after the school changed their plans