All news on the topic: Education

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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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Wigan star's "weird" Penrith Panthers experience ahead of World Club Challenge
Hard-hitting second-row Willie Isa has spent the last 13 years in Super League but recollects his unusual stint with hometown Penrith who Wigan face for the World Club Challenge on Saturday
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Woman thought coughing was caused by her smoking - but it was something worse
Mother Tracey I'anson was admitted to Royal Preston Hospital for what she believed was a chest infection or cough caused by her 10-a-day smoking habit - but it turned out to be a rare blood condition
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Tory MPs glued to mobile phones on day ministers tell pupils to get off theirs
Conservative MPs sat checking their mobile phones in the Commons just hours after ministers announced a clampdown on devices in classrooms over fears they're a distraction
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Most pupils leave school without key financial skills, survey of teachers shows
A poll of more than 1,000 teachers in the UK found 76% agreed that most young people leave school or college without the money skills they need
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'I did a boy's homework at school – he's now buying me a house as a thank you'
A woman who did a boy's homework at school in return for him stopping her being bullied is in 'total shock' after he offered to buy her a house as a thank you
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Woman mortified after deeply religious mum finds her sex tape on her phone
Sugar Love, 20, from Texas, was left mortified when her deeply religious mother found not just a photo but a full-on sex tape starring her while scrolling through her phone
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Teachers shares kids' names that spell 'instant red flags' in their books
Teaching staff have revealed that there are some children's names that they associate with bad behaviour in the classroom - and the results might just surprise you
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Mobile phones to be banned in schools - full plan with rules for teachers too
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has told headteachers that mobile phone use should be prohibited throughout the entire school day, including break and lunchtimes
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Prince George set for £34k-a-year secondary school close to King Charles's heart
The search for Prince George’s secondary school appears to be underway - and the young future monarch is rumoured to be going to one costing £34,000 a year
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Sex abuse by kids in classrooms doubles in one year with pupils aged 4 suspended
Christopher McGovern, chair of the Campaign for Real Education, has argued 'schools need to get a grip' after 6,384 cases of youngsters suspended from schools in England for a sexual offence last year
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Lucy Letby activist who argues baby killer is innocent gives talk at university
Academic Richard Gill, who claims prosecution evidence against baby killer Lucy Letby was bogus, was allowed to give a talk to maths students at Liverpool University
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Martin Lewis fan explains how they reclaimed £2,300 after being wrongly charged
The reader, known only as Laurence, wrote to MoneySavingExpert.com to explain how they weren’t earning enough to have been paying their student loan back
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Head lice capital of the UK revealed as parents warned to be 'extra vigilant'
Experts have urged parents to stay "extra vigilant" after February half term as cases of head lice rocket when children return to school
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Small girl, 5, killed just moments from home after school bus rams into her
A fatal bus crash in Spring Valley, New York, has reportedly led to one death, allegedly that of a 5-year-old girl after the bus ran into her as she crossed the street
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Teacher banned from classroom after sharing emails with kisses with pupil
Laura Martland has been banned from teaching after a Teacher Regulation Agency panel found she demonstrated "unacceptable professional conduct" after encouraging a pupil to drink alcohol and gave relationship advice
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Crunch time for yoga and Pilates instructors as they prepare to strike over pay
Members of Unison employed by Colchester City Council will walk out for seven days from Wednesday February 28 until Tuesday March 5
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'Everyone wins when we get more girls into STEM'
As latest YouGov data reveals a huge confidence gap between girls and boys in science and maths, Labour MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Diversity, Chi Onwurah, argues that we must address the barriers to young women in STEM
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Windrush scandal 'cheating generations of our family out of UK opportunities'
The family of Reynold Simon-Thompson, 87, from Trinidad, face spending a fortune for his right to live in the UK despite him working in the country for years on a British passport
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Harry and Meghan called out over 'outdated and redundant' part of new website
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have launched a new website that constantly refers to them by their official Royal titles - despite being told not to use the 'Sussex Royal' brand
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Woman 'traumatised' after realising she unknowingly slept with her half-brother
Victoria Hill, 39, from Connecticut, was horrified to discover she had unknowingly slept with her half-brother, after her mum's fertility doctor used his own sperm to impregnate his patients
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Victim in Chiefs parade shooting 'would jump in front of a bullet for anybody'
Prominent DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan with radio station, KKFI-FM,who was much loved in the city was killed in a mass shooting after the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl victory parade on
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'Our unique tongue print could help early diagnosis of oral cancers in future'
The human tongue is a highly sophisticated and complex organ. Its surface is made up of hundreds of small buds – known as papillae – that assist with taste, talking and swallowing
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Many lives of infamous race faker - from black academic to white OnlyFans model
The life of Dolezal, who now goes by Nkechi Diallo, has taken many unexpected twists and turns since she first came to national media attention in 2015 as a prominent academic
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Sunak's 'pet maths project' branded 'staggeringly expensive and inefficient'
The Prime Minister is pushing plans to merge A-levels and T-levels into a new 'Advanced British Standard', which would include a requirement to study maths and English to 18