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• Talent leaving for England due to scheme, unis say

  01-04-2025 13:00 via bbc.com
  
  Critics say the Seren scheme focuses too much on Oxbridge and takes money and talent away from Wales.
  
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• College denied student loan funding after government investigation

  22-04-2025 16:29 via bbc.com
  
  Oxford Business College says it will legally challenge the government's decision to remove its funding.
  
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• Britain's nursery problem: Parents still face 'childcare deserts'

  21-04-2025 02:53 via bbc.com
  Nursery places can difficult to find, particularly in certain areas - so why have successive governments not yet found a solution?
  
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• Free breakfast clubs to open at 750 schools

  20-04-2025 04:42 via bbc.com
  Thousands of parents will be able to access 30 minutes of morning childcare from Tuesday.
  
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• Ranganathan criticises council over school places

  19-04-2025 20:16 via bbc.com
  He says his son's allocated school is "on the other side of town" to the one his siblings attend.
  
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• Influencers fuelling misogyny in schools, teachers say

  19-04-2025 15:16 via bbc.com
  Almost three in five teachers believe social media use has had a negative effect on behaviour in schools, according to a union poll.
  
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• 'Our dad's a teacher - this is how we deal with revision stress at home'

  18-04-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  Three teenagers and their teacher dad give some top tips on how to survive the stressful exam period.
  
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• Teachers will rally against Labour over pay, says union leader

  17-04-2025 15:26 via bbc.com
  
  The National Education Union's general secretary says Labour MPs could pay a 'high political price'.
  
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• 'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex

  17-04-2025 13:33 via bbc.com
  The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions.
  
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• How do I appeal my child's primary school place?

  16-04-2025 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Parents in England, Wales and Scotland have been told which primary school their children will be going to.
  
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• Protest students feared for university futures

  16-04-2025 07:35 via bbc.com
  Mariyah Ali and Antonia Listrat were part of a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Birmingham.
  
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• 'If my school closes, I may not see friends again'

  16-04-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  Some London primary schools are struggling for pupil numbers and may be closed by their council.
  
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• How do I find out my child's primary school place?

  15-04-2025 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents in England, Wales and Scotland are being told which primary school their children will be going to.
  
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• Rock-dropping seagull closes university building

  15-04-2025 20:23 via bbc.com
  
  The Blavatnik School of Government is closed for almost a week to fix damage caused by the bird.
  
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• Farage clashes with teaching union over 'far right' claim

  15-04-2025 19:31 via bbc.com
  
  National Education Union members call for funds to be used to help campaign against Reform UK candidates.
  
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• Charities criticise 'distressing' cuts to adoption fund

  15-04-2025 18:06 via bbc.com
  
  The amount of funding families can access to pay for therapy for adopted children has been cut by 40%.
  
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• Teachers in England move a step closer to striking

  15-04-2025 16:08 via bbc.com
  
  Union members will vote on whether or not to strike if the government stands by its pay offer.
  
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• Robert Gordon University lecturers go on strike

  15-04-2025 13:31 via bbc.com
  
  The action is being taken over redundancies, which the university says comes at an extremely challenging time for the sector.
  
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• Teacher screened 'inappropriate' blackface film

  15-04-2025 12:34 via bbc.com
  
  A panel hears a teacher showed a Sinbad film where an actor had blackface make-up to Year 6 pupils.
  
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• Mother 'gaslit' by SEND system in crisis

  15-04-2025 07:05 via bbc.com
  One campaigner says parents face huge amounts of unpaid work due to systemic issues.
  
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• Teachers in England say they would strike over pay

  11-04-2025 19:45 via bbc.com
  
  Members of the National Education Union have rejected a 2.8% pay rise recommended by the government.
  
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• What goes on inside toddlers' brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out

  11-04-2025 01:13 via bbc.com
  A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.
  
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• University of Lincoln warns of potential job cuts

  10-04-2025 16:40 via bbc.com
  The University of Lincoln says the majority of the cuts would be through voluntary redundancy.
  
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• Parents threaten court action over school places

  10-04-2025 12:53 via bbc.com
  Some families are angry their children have only been offered school places on the mainland.
  
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• Leave school phone bans to head teachers, children's commissioner says

  10-04-2025 11:39 via bbc.com
  
  Dame Rachel de Souza says most schools restrict phone use and children are racking up screen time at home.
  
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• 'Brutal' restraint of autistic boy in calming room

  09-04-2025 23:31 via bbc.com
  The way the boy was held on the floor in a special school was unlawful, a use-of-force expert tells BBC.
  
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• 'Working from home has helped me be a better mum'

  09-04-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  Working from home has been said to benefit parents - but how does it impact children?
  
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• A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggests

  09-04-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  Teachers also told a survey commissioned by BBC News they feel ill-equipped to tackle the issue.
  
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• Former principal to head Dundee University taskforce

  08-04-2025 13:01 via bbc.com
  
  The financially-stricken institution faces cutting 700 jobs to tackle a £35m black hole
  
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• 'We never imagined our daughter could be killed at nursery - we want greater safeguards'

  07-04-2025 08:02 via bbc.com
  Parents of nine-month-old who died at a nursery call for stronger safeguarding measures.
  
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