All news on the topic: Schools

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Over half of Brits wish they had learnt about savings and pensions in school
Three-quarters of Brits feel their financial education was 'inadequate' - or even non-existent - and feel this has impacted their ability to navigate the cost-of-living crisis
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Woman, 28, and mum arrested after she 'pretended to be a 17-year-old student'
The Sheriff's office in St Charles Parish said that there wasn't a "nefarious reason" behind Martha Jessenia Gutierrez Serrano enrolling herself at the Hahnville High School - but simply that the Guatemalan national, 28, wanted to learn English
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Man, 30, posed as teen to go back to old high school - and nobody recognised him
Brian MacKinnon re-enrolled at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow in 1993 after claiming he had been unfairly kicked out of university when he failed his medicine exams twice
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Girl contacted by '80 men in a day' after bullies post Snapchat in adult forums
Tina*, who her parents say was being picked on at Denton Community College for months before the incident, was portrayed as a woman in her twenties who wanted to exchange sexual messages
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US students are very unhappy with their education, damning new survey exposes
Over 3,000 US students agree that American schools could be doing better in a number of categories, say the results of a new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation poll
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Baker Mayfield tells new teammate "I still don't like you" following 2018 feud
Quarterback Baker Mayfield hilariously held on to a five-year grudge as he welcomed his new cult hero teammate, with Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing kicker Rodrigo Blankenship ahead of the new season
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel's classmates pay poignant tribute to the murdered schoolgirl
Olivia was fatally shot during a struggle when a gunman burst into her home in Liverpool in August. Now her friends have honoured her on what would have been her 10th birthday
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'Entitled' mum orders teacher to cover shoulders despite working in 37C heat
A student teacher has taken to Reddit to share how she got her own back on an 'entitled mum' who ordered her to change out of her tank top in the 37C heat during a school camping trip
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Man finds three severed heads on his desk after he complains to boss about work
According to the whistleblower, bodies donated to the Chicago non-profit, The Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois (AGA), were found rotting and one had its feet chewed through by rats
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'Cannabis-smoking' pensioner was 'not aiming at girl, 11, when he fired gun'
Murder accused Dirk Raats, 71, was not likely aiming at 11-year-old British schoolgirl Solaine Thornton when he allegedly shot her dead during a family BBQ, a court has heard
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School placement for autistic child set to cost family £14K in transport bills
Emma Carvell has been fighting Leicestershire County Council to help find a specialist primary school for her son Lewis Massey, 5, who has autism and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH)
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'Wonderful' boy, 11, found dead alongside sister, 7, who was a 'ray of sunshine'
Ethan John, 11, and Elizabeth John, 7, were both found unresponsive with significant injuries inside a home on Flax Street
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Ex Alabama RB compares NFL to Nick Saban practice - 'They don’t try to kill us'
The Alabama head coach has built up a reputation of being tough and demanding on his players, with it bringing great rewards after winning seven championships
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Sister of head who killed herself after Ofsted report slams inadequate reforms
The schools watchdog has been at the centre of a storm of criticism since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January following a negative Ofsted inspection
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Teachers could go on strike for a week at a time next year with mood 'hardening'
Education unions think members will back 'serious and sustained' industrial action during the next school year - with attitudes to the latest pay offers said to be 'hardening' among teachers
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Ringo Starr dubbed 'satisfactory future employee' in underwhelming school report
The Beatles legend Ringo Starr was destined for stardom from an early age - although few reading headmaster AE Virr's school report would have formed that conclusion
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Child sex trafficker lives near UK school during extradition fight to dodge jail
After five years on the run, Thorsten Reisenauer was held at Heathrow in August last year when he was spotted arriving for a short trip to the UK. He has been staying in a flat near a secondary school
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Boy, 14, died of natural causes after 'chokehold' at Lewis Capaldi's old school
Hamdan Aslam died of natural causes after an incident at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, on Tuesday. The teen was rushed to hospital but tragically passed away
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Girls given detention for short skirts during heatwave in 'sexist' uniform rules
Schoolgirls at Pencoed Comprehensive, Bridgend, have been given detentions for having skirts which are too short with parents claiming that they have had the lengths measured in "sexist" uniform rules
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2 million kids eligible for free school meals with numbers up 40% since Covid
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'
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Moment youths clash in mass brawl near school as police probe hate crime
Youngsters, some of whom are in school uniform, were recorded brawling in Ongar, Essex, on Wednesday afternoon and Essex police has now started a hate crime investigation
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Esports should be added to school curriculum to help young Brits get jobs
Expert says esports, such as content creation, coding and podcasting, should be added to the school curriculum - to increase future chances of employment in digital market jobs.
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'Widening education gap exposed by lockdown is a time bomb waiting to detonate'
The divide between the haves and have nots at school is growing all the time - so it’s little wonder MPs have warned that some pupils are facing a 'lost decade' of progress if action isn’t taken
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First picture of boy, 14, killed in 'chokehold' at Lewis Capaldi's former school
Hamdan Aslam, 14, died after allegedly being choked as part of a social media challenge called 'Tap Out' at singer Lewis Capaldi's former school St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian
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Sculpture of artist imprisoned by the Nazis during WWII is repaired by TV expert
The son of Věra Škodová chokes back tears as he sees the sculpture of his mother as a young woman finally pieced back together as it once was