Government criticised over enc...

Aug 29, 2019 by

Government criticised over encouraging teachers to ‘use reasonable force’ to curb bad behaviour

Ministers have been accused of setting a “dangerous” precedent over proposed education reforms that would encourage teachers to “use...

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LGBT+ lessons: Judge to recons...

Jun 4, 2019 by

LGBT+ lessons: Judge to reconsider ban on protests at Birmingham primary school

The ban on protests against LGBT+ lessons at a Birmingham primary school could be overturned as early as next week. Birmingham City...

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Nearly 50,000 children disappe...

Apr 18, 2019 by

Nearly 50,000 children disappear from schools without explanation, study finds

‘Disturbing’ number of disappearances may be due to attempts to improve overall exam results Nearly 50,000 children have disappeared...

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Cardiff University cancels tal...

Apr 14, 2019 by

Cardiff University cancels talk from psychologist who said LGBT+ lessons can ‘corrupt’ children

Decision comes after an investigation was launched into Kate Godfrey-Faussett A psychologist who claimed lessons on LGBT+...

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Children with special needs fo...

Apr 14, 2019 by

Children with special needs forced out of school for years as funding fails to meet demand

Mother of child with Asperger’s says his rapid decline while out of school is ‘heartbreaking’ Eleanor Busby –...

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Chinese schools scanning child...

Jan 15, 2019 by

Chinese schools scanning children’s brains to see if they are concentrating

Headbands that monitor concentration by reading brain signals have been trialled on thousands of Chinese schoolchildren. The devices...

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Poorest students almost three ...

Oct 25, 2018 by

Poorest students almost three years behind wealthy peers in UK

Getting the right teachers into the most disadvantaged schools is the solution’ Eleanor Busby – Poorer students in the UK...

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Oxford university graduations ...

Sep 28, 2018 by

Oxford university graduations delayed after women refused entry for not wearing socks

‘The phrase he used to describe the breach of dress code – ‘showing flesh’ – made me quite...

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Professor who described the ga...

Jul 9, 2018 by

Professor who described the gay community as ‘promiscuous, reckless and obscene’ to join University of Cambridge

A professor who is due to join the staff of the University of Cambridge in January 2019 has been accused of airing homophobic views....

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Staff in cash-strapped schools...

Jun 30, 2018 by

Staff in cash-strapped schools pay for food, toilet roll and tampons for pupils amid cuts

More than half of school staff feel they have to dip into their own pockets for basic essentials – including food, tampons and...

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Ofsted warns parents could be ...

Jun 29, 2018 by

Ofsted warns parents could be overmedicating their children as Ritalin prescriptions double in a decade

Chief Inspector of Education says writing prescriptions for behavioural problems as ‘the norm’ sends a ‘very big...

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Oxford University admits need ...

May 23, 2018 by

Oxford University admits need to improve student diversity after third of colleges accept handful of black applicants

‘The truth is that Oxford is still a bastion of white middle-class southern privilege’, Labour MP David Lammy says...

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Attacks on schools and univers...

May 15, 2018 by

Attacks on schools and universities rising with 12,700 targeted in last five years

Ricky Balidad was on his way to teach a class at an interfaith school in Talaingod, the Philippines, when a paramilitary fighter...

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Hundreds more children ‘...

May 8, 2018 by

Hundreds more children ‘farmed out’ to care homes miles from where they live despite pledge to cut number

‘These children are being targeted and preyed upon by paedophiles and criminals who know they are vulnerable,’ says Labour MP Ann...

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Employers should offer jobs to...

May 2, 2018 by

Employers should offer jobs to alumni of underperforming state schools over public school graduates, suggests Justine Greening

‘If you get three Bs from Eton, you’re probably not as impressive as somebody who gets three Bs from the school in a part of the...

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Teachers grappling with surge ...

Apr 10, 2018 by

Teachers grappling with surge in pupil violence as students ‘throw objects, cut car brakes and smash windscreens’

‘Children now receive less support than they used to, staff have no time to deal with issues, hence an increase in anxious...

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Children ‘exposed to ext...

Mar 5, 2018 by

Children ‘exposed to extremist material’ and hate-filled views in UK’s illegal schools

Documents seized from unregistered schools allegedly state that homosexuality is an ‘abomination’ and sodomy is punishable by death...

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Schools lie to parents of vuln...

Feb 10, 2018 by

Schools lie to parents of vulnerable children and say they have no room amid league table pressures, report claims

Chief adjudicator expresses concerns some pupils ‘spend more time out of school than they should’ Schools are lying to parents of...

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Scotland announces free univer...

Feb 4, 2018 by

Scotland announces free university tuition for EU students after Brexit date

Higher education minister Shirley-Anne Somerville said the move sent a ‘strong message’ that EU citizens are welcome in...

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Student who mocked Isis in Fac...

Sep 6, 2017 by

Student who mocked Isis in Facebook post is investigated for Islamophobia

A student who mocked Isis on Facebook is being investigated over claims his post put “minority students at risk and in a state...

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