All news on the topic: Schools

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Nearly 30 fainting schoolgirls rushed to hospital after playing with Ouija board
Info on the students’ diagnoses has not been revealed, however many parents blame the in-school use of Ouija boards, also known as spirit or talking board which spells out messages in a mysterious way
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Heavy snow forces dozens of schools to close - check if your child's is shut
Schools across the UK are having to close due to the late winter cold snap which has brought blizzard conditions and a level three cold alert by the UK Health Security Agency
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Schools told to give girls chance to play football in victory for Lionesses
England women’s captain Leah Williamson welcomed new rules ensuring boys and girls get chance to play same sports as 'the legacy that we want to live much longer than us as a team'
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Kids suspended after massive protest over school toilets sparks lockdown
Around 50 schoolchildren from Parkside Community School in Chesterfield were suspended after a mass protest against rules against children being allowed to use the loo during lessons
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Teen girl booted unconscious outside school as 'woman cheers on attacker'
The incident, which took place near Kirkcaldy High School in Fife, Scotland, on Friday March 3, is the latest in a sickening series of violent incidents involving kids in Scotland
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Olympics champ Mo Farah comes third in school sports race behind a dad in jeans
The four-time gold medal-winner donned his spikes for the 100m sprint, but his wife admits he is a slow-starter on the track and she can also beat him over a short distance
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'Glib Hancock shows contempt Disabled people face from Government down'
This week’s shocker (not actually a shocker) for Disabled people was news of a jolly little chat between then Health Secretary Matt Hancock and aide Allan Nixon
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Tories told to axe 'school uniform tax' in Budget to help cash-strapped families
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to scrap VAT on all school-specific items to help hard-pressed Brits in next week's Budget
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Pupils sent home after threatening call made to school as police search building
Pupils have been sent home from Orchard Mead Academy after a threatening phone call was made this morning as police carried out a search after what is now understood to have been a hoax
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'Well-liked' school caretaker has 'heart attack' in playground and dies
A "well-liked and respected" caretaker Steve Hutchinson tragically died after suffering a suspected heart attack in the playground at a Basildon secondary school and couldn't be revived
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Hundreds of thousands of students 'persistently' off school not due to illness
The Commons Education Committee heard evidence this morning that anxiety and mental health issues were causing kids to be off school. Gaming addictions, bullying on social media and family breakdowns are also playing a part
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Teen hikers stranded in freak snowstorm huddled together to survive
Riley Ramirez, of Cyprus, California, and Cole White, of Portland, Oregon, both 17, were on a 10-day trek when they became stranded and cut off from help on the Pacific Crest Trail near the San Gorgonio Mountains
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Whizzkid passes GCSE maths with highest grade aged 11 after lockdown lessons
Tom Van der Velde took his first Maths GCSE at the tender age of nine and, now aged 11, he has been awarded the highest grade possible and is looking forward to taking on a computer sciences degree
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Putin orders textbooks be rewritten to brainwash kids into worshipping invaders
The schoolbooks are being altered to include a positive outlook on the full-scale invasion, avoiding the mention of Russia's humiliating battlefield performances, focusing instead on the eastern region of Donbas
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School slammed for 'absurd' policy where students need proof they are on period
A young woman who had to skip class as she was in so much pain she 'couldn't move' because of her period, claims she was asked to provide her school with 'proof' she was menstruating
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Dad waiting for transplant as doctor warns of Black and Asian donor shortage
Ayo Samuel, 58, is trying to find a live donor to help change his life as he is desperate to join his grandchildren Harry, eight, Luca, six and Hunter, five, for a game of football
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LETTERS: 'I'd genuinely be happy for my taxes to be spent on free school meals'
Primary school children across London will be given free school meals from September - but what do you think? Vote in our poll to have your say.
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Ukrainian kids 'stolen by Vladimir Putin's regime and taken to Russian camps'
A report by Yale University last month said more than 6,000 children aged between four months and 17 years were being held in 43 camps in a systematic campaign "coordinated by Russia’s federal government"
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Schoolgirl denied loo break because it's a 'privilege, not a right'
Mum Rebecca Tregilgas said the incident left her "constantly worrying" about her two daughters, who both attend the school, as she feared they would be embarrassed in front of their classmates
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Britain's biggest special education school to feature in heartwarming BBC show
Ysgol Y Deri in Penarth, Wales, has 540 pupils and is on a mission to use the outings to challenge misconceptions about disability and has now been turned into a three-part documentary
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Children face 'bleak future as waiting lists for special schools soar
Figures show the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are either excluded or waiting for a school place has jumped by 29 per cent since 2020
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Grammar school headteacher leaves after parents sent list of teachers on strike
Charlotte Jordan left King Edward VI Five Ways Grammar school in Birmingham after parents received a list of teachers going on strike and a data breach investigation was launched
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Family pleads for toddler abducted from babysitter's home to be returned
The missing toddler had be staying with his great-aunt in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, when he was snatched by another guest. The pair have been spotted since but police are desperate to find them
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School head defends controversial toilet posters as they provoked pupil debate
Headteacher Neil Morris has told the Mirror students at the Christopher Whitehead Language College in Worcestershire have engaged in debate after the controversial posters were put up
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Family ditch rat race to live off-grid in 'Earthship' after mum's dying wish
The Stewarts are selling their family home to start a new 'back to basics' life in a self-sufficient eco-home away from the stresses of corporate jobs