All news on the topic: Education
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Heavy snow forces dozens of schools to close - check if your child's is shut
Schools across the UK are having to close due to the late winter cold snap which has brought blizzard conditions and a level three cold alert by the UK Health Security Agency
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Schools told to give girls chance to play football in victory for Lionesses
England women’s captain Leah Williamson welcomed new rules ensuring boys and girls get chance to play same sports as 'the legacy that we want to live much longer than us as a team'
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Kids suspended after massive protest over school toilets sparks lockdown
Around 50 schoolchildren from Parkside Community School in Chesterfield were suspended after a mass protest against rules against children being allowed to use the loo during lessons
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Teen girl booted unconscious outside school as 'woman cheers on attacker'
The incident, which took place near Kirkcaldy High School in Fife, Scotland, on Friday March 3, is the latest in a sickening series of violent incidents involving kids in Scotland
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Olympics champ Mo Farah comes third in school sports race behind a dad in jeans
The four-time gold medal-winner donned his spikes for the 100m sprint, but his wife admits he is a slow-starter on the track and she can also beat him over a short distance
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'Glib Hancock shows contempt Disabled people face from Government down'
This week’s shocker (not actually a shocker) for Disabled people was news of a jolly little chat between then Health Secretary Matt Hancock and aide Allan Nixon
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Tories told to axe 'school uniform tax' in Budget to help cash-strapped families
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to scrap VAT on all school-specific items to help hard-pressed Brits in next week's Budget
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Pupils sent home after threatening call made to school as police search building
Pupils have been sent home from Orchard Mead Academy after a threatening phone call was made this morning as police carried out a search after what is now understood to have been a hoax
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'I fell pregnant at 19 after GP said I couldn't have kids - I was so ashamed'
Leila Martyn, 45, had an abortion at 19 after doctors told her that her PCOS meant she would have fertility issues - but found herself pregnant. She is now campaigning to see PCOS and endometriosis on the national curriculum
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Hundreds of thousands of students 'persistently' off school not due to illness
The Commons Education Committee heard evidence this morning that anxiety and mental health issues were causing kids to be off school. Gaming addictions, bullying on social media and family breakdowns are also playing a part
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Teen hikers stranded in freak snowstorm huddled together to survive
Riley Ramirez, of Cyprus, California, and Cole White, of Portland, Oregon, both 17, were on a 10-day trek when they became stranded and cut off from help on the Pacific Crest Trail near the San Gorgonio Mountains
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Whizzkid passes GCSE maths with highest grade aged 11 after lockdown lessons
Tom Van der Velde took his first Maths GCSE at the tender age of nine and, now aged 11, he has been awarded the highest grade possible and is looking forward to taking on a computer sciences degree
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Thief who returns 59-years-overdue library book escapes fine due to new rule
A naughty reader who kept a library book for a nearly six decades, and returned it after 'feeling bad', didn't have to pay the extortionate $1,606 (£1,336) fine
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Dad waiting for transplant as doctor warns of Black and Asian donor shortage
Ayo Samuel, 58, is trying to find a live donor to help change his life as he is desperate to join his grandchildren Harry, eight, Luca, six and Hunter, five, for a game of football
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LETTERS: 'I'd genuinely be happy for my taxes to be spent on free school meals'
Primary school children across London will be given free school meals from September - but what do you think? Vote in our poll to have your say.
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Ukrainian kids 'stolen by Vladimir Putin's regime and taken to Russian camps'
A report by Yale University last month said more than 6,000 children aged between four months and 17 years were being held in 43 camps in a systematic campaign "coordinated by Russia’s federal government"
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Schoolgirl denied loo break because it's a 'privilege, not a right'
Mum Rebecca Tregilgas said the incident left her "constantly worrying" about her two daughters, who both attend the school, as she feared they would be embarrassed in front of their classmates
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Britain's biggest special education school to feature in heartwarming BBC show
Ysgol Y Deri in Penarth, Wales, has 540 pupils and is on a mission to use the outings to challenge misconceptions about disability and has now been turned into a three-part documentary
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Children face 'bleak future as waiting lists for special schools soar
Figures show the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are either excluded or waiting for a school place has jumped by 29 per cent since 2020
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'I left school at 16 and became a self-made millionaire - my story is inspiring'
Maxine McCarthy, 43, from Salford, is no stranger to hard work, and now the mum-of-two boasts a multi-million-pound mansion and the luxury lifestyle to match, thanks to her successful business
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Mystery of student who went into bar 17 years ago - and was never seen again
Medical student Brian Shaffer, from Ohio, US, went on a bar crawl with his roommate to celebrate the beginning of spring break but it was the last time he was ever seen
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'Devoted' single mum-of-five dies falling down stairs as daughter pays tribute
Zoë Scott, who was 50, was found dead by her 17-year-old son following the freak accident at the family's home in south east London - her grieving family said she 'would do anything for anyone'
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Teacher in floods of tears after couple hurl 'abuse' her way at parent's evening
She spoke to the mum and dad at a parent's evening but received a huge backlash when they stood and hurled abuse at her about her lack of respect for their child
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Family pleads for toddler abducted from babysitter's home to be returned
The missing toddler had be staying with his great-aunt in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, when he was snatched by another guest. The pair have been spotted since but police are desperate to find them
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Family ditch rat race to live off-grid in 'Earthship' after mum's dying wish
The Stewarts are selling their family home to start a new 'back to basics' life in a self-sufficient eco-home away from the stresses of corporate jobs
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