All news on the topic: Schools

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High school football star found dead a day before championship game
The body of Brandon Smith, 17, was found on Sunday in Georgia as those who knew him described the teenager as an 'all-round amazing kid' and asked people to pray for his family
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Horrifying moment teenager violent ambushes his teacher in hallway
Jonathan Martinez-Garcia, 17, was jailed for up to 40 years for the vicious attack on his teacher in Las Vegas in April 2022
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Devastating toll bullying took on Kate Middleton - 'thin, pale and forced out'
Prince William's wife attended Downe House in Cold Ash, Berkshire - but she left in the middle of the term after being cruelly bullied by some of her classmates
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'I'm so allergic to myself it feels like I'm burning alive after just laughing'
Beth Tsangarides, 20, experiences painful skin flare-ups and anaphylaxis shock after 'laughing or crying too much', and medics cannot understand her rare allergy triggers
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Ruth Perry's sister demands Ofsted chief 'quit now' after headteacher's suicide
Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead in January of this year after being told her school, Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire was being downgraded from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'
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Tory cuts hit schools with most disadvantaged kids hardest, damning report finds
Between 2010 and 2021 the most deprived secondary schools in the country saw spending per pupil fall by 12% in real terms - compared to only 5% for the most affluent
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School sent vile note warning 'no one is safe' amid anti-Semitic incidents
The letter sent to a Jewish school in Greater Manchester is one of 1,890 anti-Semitic incidents recorded by a charity since October - when Hamas breached the Gaza–Israel barrier
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Parents 'amazed' at mum's simple kids' lunch hack which saves so much time
Parents have been left gobsmacked after a mum shared how she makes her children's lunches for the entire school week in a matter of minutes - and the hack has gone viral
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Keir Starmer tells Alan Titchmarsh he'll back farmers with 'buy British' rules
In an interview with ITV’s Love Your Weekend programme to be broadcast on Sunday morning, Mr Starmer spoke movingly to host Alan Titchmarsh about his upbringing and his late mother’s illness.
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Mum applauds teacher's clever idea to end pressure of buying Christmas gifts
A teacher has been praised for her brilliant approach to gifts from parents at Christmas, as she's encouraged adults and kids to take part in a 'heartwarming' gesture instead
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Kate Middleton's heartbreak over ex-boyfriend who was 'the one who got away'
Kate's royal love story with her husband Prince William is well known, but there was one boyfriend she had before him who was reported to be the 'one who got away'
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Mum disgusted after daughter is cast as 'someone's wife' in school play
A mum has taken to social media to shame her daughter's school after they cast her as 'someone's wife' in the nativity play - saying it's so backward' in the 21st century
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Six French teenagers convicted over teacher's murder and beheading
Samuel Paty showed his class cartoons of the prophet Mohammed during a debate on free expression in a class in France - but was later murdered outside the school
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'I live on one of UK's best streets - it's not snobby but eco-guys target cars'
Locals love the Bristol street because of the grand Georgian architecture, independent shops and gorgeous green spaces, but it would seem there's always a catch no matter where you live
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Headteacher's sister says Ofsted has yet to apologise for 'causing' her death
Headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead after Caversham Primary School in Reading was downgraded to 'inadequate' by Ofsted - and her sister Julia Walters says Ofsted's response to the tragedy is 'not enough'
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Teenage girl storms school with gun and opens fire on class - leaving two dead
A teenage girl, named locally as 14-year-old Alina A, opened fire on her school class, killing at least one and maiming several others before turning the shotgun on herself
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Primary school receives letter 'threatening action at 9am' as probe launched
A photo of the sickening letter was shared on social media after the headteacher of the Apex Primary School in Ilford, east London, told parents they could keep their kids at home due to the bomb threat
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Fast food worker takes a break to heroically save a man's life with CPR
Alexandria Cowheard was serving customers at Wendy’s when her friend alerted her to a man who had collapsed. The quick-thinking 22-year-old future nurse wasted no time in going to his aid
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Devastating notes from Ruth Perry tell of 'intolerable pain' after Ofsted visit
Caversham Primary School headteacher Ruth Perry was found dead in January this year and handwritten notes lay bare her despair following a critical Ofsted report that an inquest ruled contributed to her death
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'Perfect' Kate's harrowing bullying experience forced her out of school
Future Queen Kate attended Downe House in Cold Ash, Berkshire - but she left in the middle of the term after experiencing some terrible bullying from her classmates
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Dad claims teacher 'dragged son into confined space and rained down punches'
Christ the King Primary School in Islington has launched a probe alongside the Metropolitan Police into allegations from Charles Etumnu who said his son, 10, was punched by a teacher
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Mum blasts school rule making pupils attend meeting for using toilet in lessons
Mum Lisa Smith claims that Camborne Science and International Academy has "gone too far" with a new rule that means pupils have to attend a meeting to explain why they used the toilet during lessons
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Teacher suspended for 'punching 10-year-old schoolboy'
A 10-year-old pupil had to go to A&E immediately after reporting severe pains across his chest and back. The teacher in question is now being investigated, the school confirmed
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Life at UK's 'happiest place to live' - tourists, tranquillity, Ted Lasso effect
With its picturesque parks, waterside location and Georgian architecture, it's easy to see why Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in the UK, but does it deserve the accolade?
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Man applauded for banning daughter from family home for the Christmas holidays
A parent has revealed he's been forced to ban his daughter from the family home for Christmas after she revealed she couldn't be nice to her little brother, and people are applauding his tough decision