All news on the topic: Education

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Three tricky GCSE exam questions that only a true maths whizz will crack
As Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares that Britain needs to scrap its 'anti-maths mindset' in order to get the economy thriving once more, the Mirror has set readers three tricky GCSE maths questions
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Jeremy Clarkson sparks uproar as he says school is for 'smoking and sh**ging'
TV host Jeremy Clarkson has demanded school is for 'smoking not swatting' as he finds teenagers are 'unbelievably stressy' over their exam results
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EastEnders legend Charlie Brooks unrecognisable after swapping Square for study
Mature student Charlie Brooks pleaded with fans to send her a new brain after falling behind on her study after heading to university as she stepped back from acting
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'Rishi Sunak's the one who needs a maths lesson, not us'
The Prime Minster is very rich but seems incapable of basic sums, says Fleet Street Fox. If he wants maths lessons for all, let's start with him
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'I was told I'd never go to Cambridge because of my roots and now I study there'
Callum Stevens is studying law at the University of Cambridge despite being told, as he was growing up, that he would never be able to get into the prestigious institution
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Rishi Sunak admits not enough teachers for his reheated 'maths to 18' plans
The Prime Minister wants all children to study maths in 'some form' until adulthood but critics said his sums on how to deliver the vague plans failed to add up
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Girl, 10, dies after having 17% of body cut away when black mark appeared on leg
Dermot and Lilly Murphy's daughter Vivienne had to have 17 per cent of her body cut away, but it still wasn't enough to save her life after a mild illness turned into a flesh-eating disease
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Rishi Sunak says being bad at maths is ruining economy as lessons compulsory
All children will be forced to study maths up to the age of 18, but ministers may introduce a new easier qualification so not everybody will have to do the subject at A-Level
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High school football star among four shot dead at sister's sweet 16 party
Four people are confirmed to have died after a gunman opened fire on a 'Sweet-16' party in Dadeville, Alabama, at around 10.30pm on Saturday night, with "a multitude" of people injured
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Delivery driver dies after being dragged by own van as man appears in court
Mark Lang, 54, was hit and dragged under his own van after it was allegedly stolen while he was delivering parcels on Laytonia Avenue, Cardiff on Tuesday, March 28
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Buses on the brink as 1,100 routes axed in 2022 despite Tory promises
An analysis of official figures by the Liberal Democrats showed bus routes had been slashed by 7.5% nationwide in 2022 compared to the previous year
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Pentagon leak suspect, 21, 'hinted at his future crimes' in eerie yearbook quote
Jack Teixeira, who was considered a bit of an oddball at school, is facing the prospect of 15 years in prison if found guilty of leaking classified and confidential documents and information
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Sniffing an orange or coffee twice a day may reverse 'long Covid' loss of smell
A study has found for the first time that people with long anosmia have suffered a form of rewiring of the brain and could use a method called olfactory training to help beat the debilitating problem
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Javelin coach 'sexually abused student', 17, after inviting him to home at 2am
The coach Hannah Marth allegedly met the victim while coaching track and field at Northampton Area High School in Pennsylvania. The suspect was also a teacher at a local school
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A&E and cancer staff join 48hr nurse super strike affecting even more hospitals
Hospitals across England will face unprecedented disruption as the Royal College of Nursing announced the strikes will take place in a fortnight - possibly to coincide with action by junior doctors
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'Striking nurses were offered a pay deal that amounts to a fart in the face'
This Prime Minister won't make Britain rich in the same way someone driving a Bentley doesn't pick up hitchhikers, says Fleet Street Fox. We're heading for a very storrmy summer
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'I'm fed up of private school parents being demonised - we're not all snobs'
A mum has begged people to stop lumping all private school parents into one category as she insisted they are 'ordinary people' - but not everyone agreed with her
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Major change to half-term school holiday sparks fury from parents
Parents have reacted angrily to plans in some areas of the country to extend the half-term holiday for schools this autumn by a week with people worried about the amount of schooling already lost and extra costs
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College basketball stars hint at WWE move after ditching WNBA plans
The Cavinder twins have hinted at a career switch to the WWE after announcing that they were stepping away from Miami college basketball after helping their team reach the Elite Eight
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Napping for longer than 30 minutes 'could double risk of heart problems'
A 13-year study of 20,000 Spaniards found that longer nappers had almost double the risk of developing heart problems, with analysis showing the optimal time to take for a siesta was between 15 and 30 minutes
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Student shames school for disgusting dinner that's 'crime against humanity'
A student has taken to social media to share the sorry-looking meal her friend was served at school, with users comparing the dish to some unsavoury things
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My parents hate that I'm dating older woman with a child while I’m at university
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader whose parents are not happy with his new relationship
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Inside the Bon Jovi family struggles as son Jake proposes to Millie Bobby Brown
As Jake Bon Jovi announces his engagement to Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, the Mirror takes a look inside the Bon Jovi family struggles - drug overdoses and mental health battles
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Pensioner and dying husband left in lurch after paying 'cowboy builder' £66K
Joanna Dennis, 81, hired Kelvin Humphries to build an extension on the bungalow she shared with her husband Charles to try and make her husbands final months before dying of cancer comfortable
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Student with 'ulcers' had tongue removed and rebuilt using leg after cancer find
WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT A university student who thought her mouth ulcers were a by-product of exam worries was diagnosed with cancer and had to have a new tongue built using flesh from her thigh