All news on the topic: Schools

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Mum's plea to others after 17-year-old son died when his stroke was misdiagnosed
Ben Littlewood was looking forward to college life, where he was learning to be a joiner, but one night in 2019, while looking after his toddler sister, he collapsed to the kitchen floor and began fitting
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Parent slams school over 'excessive' lockdown drill where kids 'hid under desks'
A parent has slammed a primary school for their lockdown drill that he says would have left kids 'terrified' after pupils had to 'hide under desks' while teachers 'barricaded the doors'
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Vernon Kay's life off-screen - Strictly wife, sexting scandal and Hollywood feud
TV presenter Vernon Kay has embarked on an incredible challenge for Children In Need and will cross the finish line in his hometown of Botlon - where he tied the knot with his very famous wife
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School is first in UK to force pupils to lock their phones away until end of day
Wimbledon High School in South West London has implemented 200 mobile phone lockers as part of its zero tolerance policy - pupils will be unable to use there phone until the end of the school day
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Dad tricks daughter's school into thinking she's gone missing to prove point
A man has taken to social media to share how he tricked his daughter's school into thinking she'd gone missing to teach them a lesson about responsibility and professionalism
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Mum of boy, 6, who shot teacher with her gun jailed after he took it to school
Deja Taylor's son took her handgun to school and shot Abby Zwerner in her first-grade classroom in January, seriously wounding the educator
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Hero teen beaten to death in 'organised brawl for headphones and vape' as 8 held
Eight suspects were taken into custody this week following the death of Jonathan Lewis Jr., 17, who died last week after a group of juveniles viciously beat him to death over stolen wireless headphones and a weed pen, police said. The department is still working to identify two suspects
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Schoolgirl finds coin in the grass dating back to William the Conqueror's reign
Schoolgirl Vilte was talking to her friends when she spotted the coin in the dirt at Winstanley School in Leicestershire, which has since been dated back to 1069
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Top 20 sensitive mealtime topics with kids - like school life and career options
Seven in ten parents reckon their youngsters are more open to discussing sensitive topics - when they are tucking into their favourite foods, according to research
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School for refugee kids goes from 'inadequate' to 'outstanding' in five years
Corporation Road Community Primary has become a beacon of hope for pupils struggling to cope with the horrors they have witnessed, and its fortunes have been turned around
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Three dead and 18 injured after semi truck collides with school bus
A serious highway accident today left three dead and 18 injured after a semi-truck rammed into the backside of a charter bus transporting 57 students from a high school district in Ohio
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World's top 50 'inspirational leaders' revealed – read the full list
'Thought leaders' are those who specialise in a certain subject and lead the way with a unique point of view. But who are the world’s 50 top thought leaders across all different topics? We take a look…
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Teacher, 29, 'had sex with schoolgirl after tricking her with relationship lie'
Ellie Pattison is accused of five counts of sexual activity with a 14-year-old school pupil - all counts of which she denies. The victim said the relationship “f***ed me up so bad”
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Teacher 'had sex with vulnerable schoolgirl, 14, and put camera in her bedroom'
Ellie Pattison, 29, a teacher in East Sussex, was said to have met up with a young schoolgirl who lived in care and repeatedly had sex with her before being caught and reported to the police
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Boy, 15, fakes illness to skip school before 'stealing gun to kill classmate'
On November 9, 15-year-old Mateja Zigri told his parents he was too ill to go to school. But what happened when the German teenager did go in later in the day was unimaginable
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Woman who wrongly spent 13 years behind bars for murder graduates top of class
Michelle Morrison who was wrongfully convicted over the 2007 shooting of Keith Brown celebrated her college graduation one year after her release
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'Fiancé named our daughter after his school crush - I'm absolutely heartbroken'
A woman has taken to social media to share how her fiancé secretly named their daughter after his high school crush, making her wonder whether he even wants to be with her
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Family torn apart after son tragically dies in freak 20ft fall
Campbell Hunter had been studying English Literature, Psychology and Journalism at Strathclyde University when the 18-year-old sadly fell from a 20-ft wall and died
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Parents pick up kids dumped on roadside after bus driver quits job mid-journey
The students from two schools were travelling from Dorchester to Bournemouth, when the driver decided she had enough and walked out on her job, pulling over near a depot in Poole
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Mum-of-three dies of injuries week after horror car crash that killed husband
Ciera Grimely died from injuries sustained after a four vehicle collision near Markethill, after she was travelling back with her husband, who died at the scene, from her 40th birthday celebrations
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Mum turns up and sits next to son in school to stop him being rude to teachers
The mum was determined her son would behave in school so she agreed an extreme plan with his teachers - and he'll never misbehave again
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The sweet Royal nicknames for Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
Just like any loving family the Prince and Princess of Wales have some very cute private nicknames for their three children
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School names little boy 'Harry2' because of 'silly' data protection rule
The little boy's mum claims the school has taken away her son's identity and his teacher and classmates now call him 'Harry2' instead of his proper name
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Alfie Lewis' parents come face-to-face with teen accused of murdering him
Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death outside St Margaret’s Primary School in Horsforth, Leeds, on Tuesday afternoon - his family described him as having a 'heart of gold'
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Hundreds of protesters go to weapons factory calling to 'stop arming Israel'
At around 7am this morning, activists arrived outside BAE Systems in Chatham, Rochester, blocking its entrance and holding banners aloft which read "stop arming Israel" and chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"