All news on the topic: Education

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'My daughter could have died' in brutal attack by fellow teens
WARNING: The footage of the sickening attack shows the teen on the floor as she is repeatedly kicked and punched in the head
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'We always say yes to our kids - they've dropped out of school and cut hair off'
Amanda and Paul Conway, both 47, say they've always been "different" and they have an unusual parenting style - now they're sharing it with others as they hope to inspire
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Teacher overdoses on deadly fentanyl in front of horrified students during class
Teacher Frank Thompson, 57, is thought to have been under the influence of fentanyl, which he had stashed in the cupboard of his classroom at the school he worked at in New Jersey, when he was found unresponsive
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Mum and daughter forced to live in a home with mould so bad she 'can taste it'
A mum says she and her disabled daughter have been forced to live with the stench of sewage and mould, after her housing association failed to conduct adequate repairs
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Carol Vorderman, 62, uploads cheeky clip as she shows off ageless curves
Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman took to Twitter to promote her latest podcast, saying she was 'wiggling with joy' while shaking her behind for the camera
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Nicky Campbell says net closing on paedo ex-teacher as star hails 'Edgar' probe
The broadcaster opened up about a predatory former teacher, known in the UK as 'Edgar', at the private school he attended, and believes ongoing investigation could bring him to justice
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Woman who died after battle with chronic fatigue syndrome hailed a 'warrior'
Kara Jane Spencer who suffered from the chronic fatigue illness for 15 years, went on to advocate for disabled students and release an album of music to raise awareness
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School pupils told to hide under desks as part of terrorism drill
Children at Ellon Academy in Aberdeen, Scotland were shown a presentation on how to react if there is ever an intruder, chemical leak or the school exit was blocked
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Waterloo Road's Angela Griffin says raising teens in today's world is 'horrific'
Coronation Street star Angela Griffin opens up about the challenges of being a mum to teens Talullah and Melissa, who she shares with her husband Jason Milligan
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Unfair British citizenship test to be rewritten - test yourself with questions
The move follows a damning report by the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee saying even people born and bred in Britain would struggle to pass the test
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Auto border kiosks trialled by Home Office 'could be fooled with tinted glasses'
The Government is spending £500,000 testing 'Biometric self-enrolment kiosks' for airports and border crossings - but a University testing the machines has warned similar checkpoints could be fooled with tinted glasses
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Teacher screamed at pupils to flee after she was shot 'by six-year-old boy'
Abby Zwerner, 25, from Williamsburg, Virginia, US, was teaching at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News when a pupil shot her in the chest at around 2pm on Friday
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Love Island's Ekin-Su 'pushed down stairs by crush' as she recalls bullying hell
Love Island star Ekin-Su Culculoglu said she had a rough time at school and was pushed down the stairs by her childhood crush as she opens up about her bullying hell
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North Korean students sent to work in coal mine for using wrong dialect
Kim Jong-un is known for taking a hard line on attempts to bring in music, films or television shows from South Korea with smugglers believed to have been put to death
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Do you think every child should study maths until they are 18?
The PM announced his vision during his first speech of 2023, where he said that learning maths will leave students “better equipped for the jobs of the future”.
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'Great divide in Britain has never been greater after 13 years of elitist rule'
Brian Reade says that under the Tories, we have witnessed Britain stagnate economically and intellectually, becoming insular, divided and broken - and the divide in our country is now huge
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Social mobility tsar quits saying she's doing 'more harm than good'
Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s so-called 'strictest headteacher' said some of her 'controversial' statements had put the Social Mobility Commission in 'jeopardy'
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'Passionate' headteacher dies on family skiing holiday leaving pupils devastated
Jonathan Morgan, who worked at special needs school Ysgol y Gogarth, in Llandudno is understood to have died suddenly and has been described as an 'inspirational' headteacher
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Girl, 17, died at friend's sleepover after taking ecstasy pill for first time
Lila-Grace Smith's heartbroken mother Emma Hargreaves said they had spoken about her friends taking drugs, but she had told her mum she had never taken any herself
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Some NHS patients waiting 1,000 days for routine surgery, figures show
It comes after Rishi Sunak used his first speech of the new year to commit to reducing NHS waiting lists but admitted patients are "not getting the care they deserve" - despite 12 years of Tory rule
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Teacher killed on Ben Nevis after accidentally triggering an avalanche
Tributes have been paid to teacher Mark Bessell after he fell to his death while climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland. The 49-year-old was an experienced climber who led a number of outdoor pursuit trips with his school
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Cow causes chaos and is centre of two firefighter dramas in space of 24 hours
No one has managed to figure out where the cow came from or who owns it but firefighters had to be called out twice to save it from various silly situations
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'My teacher ordered me to take off my T-shirt because it was the wrong colour'
A woman has taken to Reddit to share how she was dress coded for wearing a "gang colour" to school. She was ordered to take her T-shirt off to be able to return to class
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Carol Vorderman blasts 'morally corrupt' Tories and speaks out on maths policy
The former Countdown star has some strong thoughts on Rishi Sunak's plan to tackle innumeracy in England after years spent promoting maths at all levels
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Fury as more than 50 'ugly' bollards spring up to stop school run parking mayhem
Neighbours living near Meadows Primary School were confused by the decision to install three rows of 60 bollards instead of a fence and claim the posts are an an 'unnecessary eyesore'