All news on the topic: Schools

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US Air Force prodigy studying at Harvard could become Miss America this month
Talk about having your life sorted out… Madison Marsh is just 22 years old and she’s a training Air Force pilot enrolled in a Harvard master’s degree - who could also become Miss America in four days
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Teacher, 26, charged after 'having sex with high school student' as she resigns
Kara Lee, 26, was charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after police claimed they found evidence she engaged in " inappropriate physical touching and sexual intercourse"
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Parents told 'make own arrangements' after autistic children's transport axed
Parents with children in the special educational needs (SEN) provisions at Hawthornden Primary School, Scotland, were reportedly told their transport was cancelled with 24-hour notice
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Cheap holidays and birthdays not excuse to skip school, warns Bridget Phillipson
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a 'mark of disrespect' for kids to miss class for no good reason and warned it harms their life chances and disrupts other children's learning
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Free school meals full eligibility rules explained including list of benefits
An estimated 900,000 school age children who live in poverty miss out on free school meals, according to research from the Child Poverty Action Group
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Boy, 7, rushed to hospital after being crushed by interactive whiteboard
Elias, 7, was 'flattened' when a digital whiteboard suddenly became detached from a wall and fell on top of him at St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School in Tamworth
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'No child should suffer the indignity, pain and disadvantage of hunger'
London Mayor Sadiq Khan reveals he will fund 'lifeline' universal free school meals for primary pupils for another year after a pilot in the Capital's schools
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Parents to register home-schooled kids under Labour plan to curb absence crisis
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson vowed to crack down on long term absence after the number of children repeatedly missing class shot up following the pandemic
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'School attendance crisis a legacy of not just Covid but a decade of austerity'
'Children’s attendance suffers if parents cannot afford transport to school, properly fitting uniforms or learning materials, or they have unsuitable living arrangements,' writes NAHT General Secretary Paul Whiteman
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Mum's fury after school 'removes girls from class' for breaking skirt rules
Around 100 protestors were outside Yate Academy in South Gloucestershire on Monday over a 'sexualising' and 'misogynistic' dress code fallout that is causing 'undue stress'
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British kids could go on school trips to Germany without passports in future
Post-Brexit red tape is making school exchange programmes to Europe more difficult, prompting the need for a scheme that could see British pupils able to visit Germany without a passport
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Iowa gunman reportedly posted on Discord he was 'gearing up' before attack
Perry High School shooter Dylan Butler is believed to have been messaging other Discord users just minutes before he opened fire at the Iowa high school, telling them he was 'gearing up'
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'Generic' LinkedIn mistake is stopping you from getting a job, says expert
New Year, New Job? If you're looking for a career change in 2024, or have been eyeing up a promotion for a while, make sure you're not falling for a 'generic' LinkedIn mistake many applicants make
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Five simple steps you can take to avoid catching the 'back to school' illnesses
Winter often sees a rise in common viruses like chickenpox, norovirus and flu which can keep children off school, but there are steps you can take to keep illness at bay
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Idris Elba's issues knife crime plea: 'Together we must end this horror now'
Idris Elba has launched the new Don’t Stop Your Future campaign today which aims to raise awareness of serious youth violence to the very top of the political agenda
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Sarah Ferguson passed just two O-levels at elite boarding school
A results slip discovered in Sarah Ferguson's old school Hurst Lodge School showed the young would-be Duchess got an A in spoken English but failed some subjects
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Priest who fled to Italy with ‘groomed’ 18-year-old finally defrocked by Vatican
The disgraced priest fled to Italy where he then married a recent high school graduate
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School uniform change that could see parents have to fork out £5,165 per child
Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson promised to take action to bring down the cost of buying school uniforms as a 'matter of urgency' if Labour gets into power
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Teacher shows off scars after being shot by 6-year-old student
Former teacher Abby Zwerner says she often thinks about her students one year after a 6-year-old opened fire in class at the Newport News school in Virginia
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'Impossible' GCSE maths question leaving parents mind-blown - crack the code
It turns out even parents would struggle to sit their GCSE maths paper now, as one question is leaving adults completely baffled. It has a 100% fail rate - can you work it out?
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Kate Middleton 'heartbroken' over William's decision about son George's future
Kate Middleton is said to be 'heartbroken' about the prospect of seeing Prince George shipped off to Eton College when he's 13 in an effort to follow in his dad Prince William's footsteps
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Flat the size of a parking space ruthlessly mocked for being 'close to schools'
The 11 square metre property is officially the size of one car parking space, but there's some great news if you think you can find the room for a child or two...
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Evil school shooter posted three chilling words on TikTok and had homemade bomb
Dylan Butler, 17, has been identified as the gunman who killed a child with a pump action shotgun and injured at least three others at Perry High School in Iowa, and his chilling last words have been revealed
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Paris Fury relaxes as she shares update on children after hectic school holidays
It's a very busy time in the Fury household as Tyson gears up to fight Oleksandr Usyk but education comes first and the parents packed their kids back off to school after the long break ended
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Fears multiple hurt as cops swoop on high school over active shooter - recap
Police are investigating an active shooter at Iowa's Perry High School - there are fears multiple people have been shot and air ambulances have been dispatched