All news on the topic: Schools

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Struggling parents can claim up to £200 to help with school uniform costs
The free support is provided as a cash grant by all councils in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but sadly isn't compulsory in England, which means not all councils offer the support
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'World's most inbred family' of 40 kids crumbles after child overheard at school
The Colt family was made up of 40 kids and started by couple Tim and Betty in the 1970s, with the former going on to allegedly father numerous children with his own kids and even a grandchild
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Cruel school TikToks making fun of teachers and vulnerable student taken down
Clips posted to accounts on the video platform that have now been removed appear to be filmed on school grounds, including in the canteen and another in a school corridor
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Top 30 worries parents have about their kids starting secondary school
Other key concerns parents have include whether their child will make friends, how they will settle in - and peer pressure from friends or older pupils
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Teachers share pupils' worst packed lunches and the contents are hard to swallow
Teachers have shared some of the worst examples of packed lunches they've seen pupils bring into school and some of them are truly shocking
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Dozens of UK school buildings ‘at risk of collapsing’ as pupils set to return
The risk to pupils’ lives has been known for five years after a primary school partly collapsed in Kent, but documents seen by the Mirror indicate there could be chaos ahead for thousands of pupils
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American woman living in UK startled by British kids' morning school routine
An American woman living in the UK has pointed out some of the biggest cultural differences she's found since moving over - and one has to do with the school morning routine
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Gran seethes at 'disgusting' school mum for complaining about her granddaughter
A grandmother has sought advice on how best to handle a situation involving her granddaughter. After she was sent home from a party, the nine-year-old is now being excluded by parents and their children
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Girl, 16, stabbed to death during fight over McDonald's sweet and sour sauce
A 16-year-old girl, Naima Liggon, was tragically stabbed to death by another teenager following a fight over sweet and sour sauce outside a McDonald's in Washington DC
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Glaring mistake spotted on kids' school jumpers days before start of new year
A local Facebook group has become the hub for parents to share their dismay following a spelling error on Fazakerley Dixons' school jumpers, on sale ahead of the new term
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'Selfless' father dies while moving son into university accommodation
Jeremy Tillman, 45, collapsed inside an Arkansas State University campus residential building after appearing in distress as he helped move his son into college. His partner Elizabeth Goodson, said he suddenly stopped breathing
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Devastated family of 14-year-old say cruel social media post led to his suicide
Salvador Rios, 14, died on August 15 after being cyberbullied and his family alleged on the day he died, a homophobic post was shared targeting the boy and sharing personal details about his life
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Parents spend almost £1,000 during child's schooling - on cleaning uniforms
It costs parents £150 a year to buy their kids' school uniform items - and an extra £20 a year in energy costs to wash them, as well as £45 a year on tumble dryer cycles
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Mum forces daughter, 10, to walk miles to school after 'disrespecting adults'
People are divided on whether she did the right thing
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Send kids to school with coughs and colds to stop them missing class says Tory
Schools Minister Nick Gibb told parents that even a few days out of class over a sustained period can damage children's life chances - especially for disadvantaged kids
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Parents warned as vapes disguised as school highlighter pens sold to children
Super-strength contraband vapes are being disguised as highlighter pens and sold to children in New York. These vape pens would be illegal in most European countries.
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Residents fume as CCTV to curb school run drivers causing 'havoc' makes it worse
Homeowners who live near schools have slammed "useless" CCTV cameras installed to stop parents causing trouble during the school run, as they instead keep getting fines
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Baby girl found dead in hot car was 'forgotten' before witness smashed window
The girl was forgotten and locked in the car outside Bishop England High School in South Carolina, US, for around six hours before a passerby broke the window and called the police
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Man who survived grizzly bear attack 'heard teeth bite skull' in horror mauling
College wrestlers fought back against a Wyoming grizzly bear as one felt his bones crunch under the animal's teeth during a terrifying encounter
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Drug that's 50 times stronger than heroin is causing an epidemic of teen deaths
The number of teenage deaths from one drug stronger than heroin remains at record levels in the US. High schoolers overdose at school and at home from the fentanyl-opiod epidemic
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King Charles' miserable school days with no heating where bullies broke his nose
Both Charles and Andrew attended Gordonstroung but while one flourished, the other found it incredibly difficult to navigate due to the brutal conditions pupils faced
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Yobs wreck kid's nursery 'for a laugh' leaving toys destroyed and hearts broken
Paint was thrown everywhere and toys were destroyed at Mini Explorers Nature Nursery, in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, the owner of which said the yobs must have wanted a laugh
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Rishi Sunak donated to LA University offering courses on ghosts and the fandango
Among the courses open to attendees at Claremont McKenna is 'Ghosts and the Machines’, taught at nearby Harvey Mudd College, which is advertised as an “exploration of the interrelations between occult mediumship, modern media, and technology”
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Mum wins 12-year fight for change in school after son, 13, tragically drowned
The teenager died while swimming in a disused quarry with pals in 2011, and mum Beckie has made it her 'absolute focus' to teach children the dangers of 'fun in the sun'
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Head suspended after Black students singled out over exam scores in assembly
Florida school district officials apologised Thursday after Bunnell Elementary school assembly singled out the students during a presentation on low test scores