All news on the topic: Schools

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Epsom College head found dead with family revealed ‘big change’ in last podcast
Epsom College head Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39 and their daughter Lettie were found on the grounds of the school in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Epsom College release 'heartbreaking' statement as head and family found dead
Epsom College head Emma Pattison, 45, her husband George, 39 and their daughter Lettie were found on the grounds of the Surrey school in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Haunting last posts of head found dead with husband and daughter at school
The headteacher of £42,000-a-year Epsom College was found dead along with her husband and seven-year-old daughter on Sunday, with her last posts online praising the school's focus on wellbeing
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'I parked on the white lines outside school - I don't think I'm in the wrong'
A woman has faced backlash after sharing that a man was aggressive towards her after she parked on the white lines outside a school. Fellow parents say she parked 'dangerously'
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Stage school that trained Adele and Amy Winehouse set to open new branch
The BRIT school, whose London alumni includes a host of music and acting stars, looks set to open an offshoot in the northern city of Bradford in bid to 'level-up... both socially and geographically'
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Child's drawing confiscated by school staff after they deemed it 'inappropriate'
Sierra Carter said it was 'bull c**p' that her daughter's teachers wrote her up for a drawing of a pig they deemed 'inappropriate', claiming it was clearly wearing a 'bow tie'
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Coldest wind chill ever recorded in the US as polar vortex hits
Across the US, schools have been closed and warming centres opened as 30 per cent of residents in Austin, Texas, freeze inside their homes because electricity supply has been cut off due to the storm
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Children born in November are top of the class, a new study suggests
Research has suggested that kids born in November are most likely to excel academically at primary school, which challenges the assumption that September-born children do the best in class.
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NHS walkouts off in Wales but No10 says no talks to avert strikes in England
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will walk out on Monday and Tuesday in England, while GMB members employed by the ambulance service will also strike on Monday
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School tells girls to use ‘red card passes’ while on their period to use toilets
Girls at Penrice Academy, Cornwall, have been told they must use red hall passes when on their periods to allow access to toilets, sparking the ire of many parents
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Washington Commanders ace helping British school prepare to play at NFL Pro Bowl
EXCLUSIVE: Efe Obada was in attendance as teacher Bobby Behzadi and Little Ealing Primary prepare to take part in 2023 NFL Flag International Championships at the NFL Pro Bowl in Las Vegas
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Christian mum suing school as son 'forced into LGBT parade' blasts headteacher
Devoutly Christian mum Izzy Montague has claimed Heavers Farm Primary School in South Norwood is "corrupt", saying that her "issue was forcing children to parade for LGBT"
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School nurse accused of having sex 'at least 12 times' with teenage student
Candice Elizabeth Johnson, 26, from Missouri, US, was arrested after police received a tip-off the nurse had been allegedly having a sexual relationship with a pupil
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Council forced to refund drivers £100k in fines due to confusing road sign error
A confusing sign outside a primary school in Balham, south west London, has caused more than 1,000 drivers to be fined, with Lambeth Council now admitting it was poorly located
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Mum sparks debate whether her nine-year-old daughter should shave her legs
The girl has not started puberty in any way but she is starting to become self-conscious about the hair on her legs, though the mum is not sure about her shaving them yet
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Christian mum sues son's school claiming he had to take part in LGBT parade
In a first case of its kind, Central London County Court will scrutinise the legality of imposing LGBT ideology on schools after a mum said she wants children "to receive an education, rather than indoctrination"
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Mum shares harrowing photo and says son had anxiety attack over teacher strikes
A mum-of-three has slammed the "government-inflicted" school strikes after her 12-year-old son was triggered back to the mental toll of lockdown, following Wednesday's teacher walk-out
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Mystery as healthy man suddenly dies in sleep just days before 22nd birthday
Former school captain Rickson 'Ricko' Williams, 21, who lived in Wallaville, Queensland, Australia, went to bed on January 11 and tragically never woke up - just days before his 22nd birthday
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They look and taste like sweets - no wonder underage vaping is sweeping Britain
Cynical packaging and unscrupulous shops blamed for fuelling teenage vaping scandal
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Teachers could be forced to tell heads they plan to strike under reported change
Ministers may soon decide to change the law to force teachers to let heads know about their intention to strike in advance, a government source has claimed, after the education secretary hit out at unions
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Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike in biggest walkout in 10 years
School teachers in England and Wales joined civil servants, university staff and train drivers today in one of the country's biggest days of industrial action
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'Parents support strikes, kids deserve to be taught by teachers who feel valued'
Mirror columnist Eva Simpson on the teacher strikes, and that while they may be a pain for working parents organising childcare, they are a necessary one in order for these valued people to be adequately rewarded for the challenging job they perform
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Headteacher says kids with no shoes or coats stealing food in 'broken' schools
Neil Morris, headteacher at the 1,500-pupil Christopher Whitehead Language College in Worcester, said he was facing “huge problems” with staff, pupils and families struggling to make ends meet
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'My son's teacher took away his shoes and lost them - they should replace them'
A mum has been left fuming after her son's teacher took away his shoes and failed to give them back at the end of the day - and has now claimed she 'can't find them'
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Nursery apologises after child with Down's syndrome ‘treated less favourably’
A nursery has apologised after parents claimed their daughter with Down's syndrome was 'treated less favourably' and forced to start later than other children