All news on the topic: Education

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Boy, 4, walked out of school after teacher claimed he was with an adult
Evangeline Edwin, who was a teacher at Childwall Church of England Primary School, Liverpool, told school leaders she was “sure” she had released the pupil into the care of an approved adult - before the young boy went on to cross a series of main roads
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Yorkshire Ripper's niece says evil uncle’s ashes were scattered at beauty spot
The Yorkshire Ripper, who terrorised women in the 1970s and 1980s, was convicted of 13 murders before his death in 2020 aged 74 after getting Covid
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Throuple who won £1.1m on lottery say three-way romance brought 'good karma'
When Katy Rupple and Claire Thornhill won a £1.1 million jackpot, they split the cash with the man who gave them the money - Katy's husband Justin Rupple
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High school students left baffled as alligator crosses field in training
A group of Alonso High School students in Florida were forced to pause their games after an alligator crossed a training field to stroll 200 yards before heading to the stadium
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NHS unions warn Government is playing 'dangerous game' by only talking to one
Officials representing 13 health unions have written to Steve Barclay saying there will be "potentially perilous consequences" over the Government's handling of the bitter pay dispute
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Couple's act of kindness after moving to rural area with no public swimming pool
Bhavika and Mark Kane struggled with the inaccessibility of rural life when they moved to the Lincolnshire countyside from Kelham, Nottinghamshire
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Teacher buried in M&M-themed casket for funeral in tribute to ex-pupils
Mary Stocks Martin, a former arts teacher, had a funeral in Arizona, US, but there was one request. Each guest had to dress in chocolate M&M memorabilia to say goodbye to her
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Boy, 12, hasn't been to school in 7 months after being turned down 8 times
Mason Tyrrell, 12, has been without a school since Juley 2022 and his mother Jodie says she is at her wits' end as she awaits confirmation from Bradford Council
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Migrant stabs student in random attack 'so he can be deported back to homeland'
Rebaz Mohammed, who entered Britain illegally, was jailed for six years after stabbing a university student in an attempt to be sent home to Iraq.
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Quiet Sunday school teacher with 13 kids became UK's first serial killer
Mary Ann Cotton had just given birth to her 13th child when she was accused of killing her young stepson - she had killed 20 other people too
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Giant student caught battering teacher unconscious for taking Nintendo Switch
The 17-year-old student, who attends Matanzas High School in Palm Coast in Florida, US, is seen running towards the female teacher before punching her to the ground
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Drinking Coke and Pepsi 'may increase testosterone and make testicles bigger'
Researchers at the Northwest Minzu University in China set out to determine the impact of carbonated drinks like Coca-Cola and Pepsi on fertility during a 15-day study
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University house where four students were stabbed to death set to be demolished
Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20 and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20 were killed at the home in Moscow, Idaho in the early hours of November 13, 2022
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Students raise £200,000 for their school janitor, 80, so he can finally retire
Three kind kids at Callisburg High School, Texas, were heartbroken after hearing their new janitor was forced to take the job aged 80 following a rent increase, so they got down to some crowdfunding
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School forced to shut after student and parent mutiny over ban on skirts
Warriner School in Oxfordshire sent an urgent message to parents to collect their children after being advised by the police about concerns for the safety of the "school community"
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Kids ‘riot’ in schools across UK as TikTok trend sparks toilet rules protests
Schools across England have been forced to call riot police after pupils' mass protests at new toilet rules being rolled out after a call to arms on TikTik last night
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'My partner takes days off just for himself - I never get a break from our kid'
The mum works 30 hours a week and still does the majority of the childcare and feels resentful towards her partner who gets snippy if he's asked to drop off the kid on a day off
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Woman splits opinion after slamming mums for wearing pyjamas on the school run
She lives opposite a school and notices when it is drop off time a lot of mums will show up wearing pyjamas which she doesn't like and thinks people should dress properly
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School riot as pupils 'flip tables' in 'toilet protest' after rule change
A protest at Penrice Academy, in St Austell, Cornwall, has allegedly seen students flipping tables after a rule change was announced in relation to using the toilets
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School serving some of UK's poorest scores better A Levels than posh Harrow
An east London school that serves some of the poorest communities in the country has scored better A Level results than top private schools like Rishi Sunak's Winchester College - which costs £15,000 a term
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'Poor public transport is bad for our health and happiness'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London that highlights how people in the North of England with poor transport links are suffering as a result
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Male teachers 'inspect schoolgirls' skirt length' as tears shed over uniform row
Rainford High School, in Merseyside, has ended up at the centre of a fierce row over its uniform policy and the length of pupils' skirts that has left some students going home in tears
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Woman shares horrific bullying she's faced because of her odd-sounding name
A teacher once said her name sounds like someone is taking a s***, prompting the class to laugh at Damarys, a TikTok user from Florida, US, who now only goes by her middle name
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Man unable to read or write at 18 becomes youngest Black professor at Cambridge
Jason Arday is set to start as the University of Cambridge's Professor of Sociology of Education in March at the age of 37, joining just 155 Black professors in the UK
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Nicola Bulley mural artist unveils wall painting in tragic mum's home town
Street artist Danny Bench was friends with Nicola Bulley's sister at school and created a mural for the tragic mum in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, where she grew up