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After his teachers and doctors accused him of 'showing off', Gavin Higgins suppressed his painful tic for years. Then a life-changing diagnosis proved them all wrong

Cameron Robbins, 18, disappeared after jumping overboard on a sunset cruise without a life jacket on May 24 just hours after landing in the Bahamas for a high school graduation trip

Former teacher Iain Wares, 83, has been accused of sexually abusing dozens of Schoolboys by BBC star Nicky Campbell. Wares - dubbed Jimmy Saville II - is living in South Africa and fighting extradition to the UK

Hamdan Aslam was described online as a "lovely little boy" by devastated friends ands family, after his death following an "isolated incident" at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian

Susie Ward, now 19, says her eating disorder started when she was 11 and although she has made a full recovery she's hoping her campaign will help medical professionals take others like her seriously

Leila Sanger's mum Naomi said the inspectors were 'gaslighting' the 14 year old, before going through her private phone messages and leaving her in tears

Parents are encouraged to up their home safety for their kids - with clearing floors and surfaces of small items being the top piece of adivce.

St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian, the school Lewis Capaldi attended, says the "isolated incident" within the grounds happened on Tuesday and, despite the best efforts of medics, the boy died on the same day

The poll commissioned by Kapow Primary of 504 primary and early years teachers in schools in England, found 84% agree that primary children's attention span is 'shorter than ever' post-Covid.

Julie Copley, from Radleys Primary, in Walsall, claimed she even saw her family threatened for introducing fruit, vegetables, soups, and casseroles to lunch menus - but was determined to give her students a healthier life

In its first examination of the UK in seven years, the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child said it 'remains deeply concerned about persistent discrimination' - be it in schools, in the youth justice system, or in the health system

Kalen Waugh, 16, died while swimming with friends at Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, last July, with mum Vicky putting out a heartbreaking plea ahead of the anniversary of his death

Kevin and Jennifer Maguire from Andersonstown, Northern Ireland decided to move to Australia after their honeymoon, and now travel the country fulltime with their two children

Student Lucy de Oliveira was 22 when she took her own life. Her mother Liz, alongside other bereaved parents, is calling on the Government to introduce a new law in a bid to protect students

Students starting university from September 2023 will have to face new and harsher rules for student debt, which could lead to them paying back loan for most of their life

Mum Angela Downes had purchased a ticket to prom and a dress for her daughter Holly-Jo Memory before finding out over the phone that Holly wasn't allowed to attend the prom at Noel-Baker Academy in Alvaston

The Head of School at St. Andrew's in Middletown, Delaware, came down for her morning coffee at 6am to find 70 senior students camped out in her kitchen

For someone so passionate about education he’s willing to invest his cash in it, maybe Mr Sunak should sort out the schools budget in the UK and end teachers’ strikes

Rishi Sunak and his wife donated a huge sum for a computing lab at Claremont McKenna in California, where Akshata Murty studied. The college fees are $86,500 a year for tuition and board

Fiona Carrier is accused of having sex with a schoolboy from Blue Coats School in Reading in the 1990s when she was a piano teacher, but denies several counts of indecent assault

A mum was left baffled when her seven-year-old child came home from school to tell her that they had done a 'lockdown' emergency drill at school, which included hiding under the tables

Robert French swapped a college diploma for repairing hiking trails in Steamboat Springs, Colorado - saying the experience taught him 'more than school ever could'

A third teacher from Donda Academy has joined the lawsuit filed by two other people over "significant issues" over bullying and safety hazards within the school

The Lionesses have pushed women's football to exponential heights in the UK since their historic Euro2022 triumph, and success in Australia and New Zealand this summer would further galvanise momentum.

A mum was left distraught when her eight-year-old son was the only one not invited to his classmate's birthday party - but was thankful to the school for taking action