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• University to close chemistry department

  29-11-2024 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  The university is also merging some of its schools following a drop in student numbers.
  
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• Private school cites VAT switch in closure plan

  08-01-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  Loughborough Amherst School bosses say they plan to close at the end of the academic year.
  
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• 'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued'

  08-01-2025 05:10 via bbc.com
  
  Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for pension valuations to be calculated.
  
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• Rising costs force 'difficult choices' on schools

  08-01-2025 04:28 via bbc.com
  
  A new report says schools in England may have to make cuts to meet pupils' needs and cover pay rises.
  
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• Send is the 'biggest issue' for schools - Ofsted

  07-01-2025 17:45 via bbc.com
  
  Ofsted's chief inspector says a new inspection system should reward more inclusive mainstream schools.
  
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• Sixth-form teachers strike amid pay dispute

  07-01-2025 13:04 via bbc.com
  
  Some 8,000 students across the county are expected to be impacted by the industrial action.
  
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• Teacher asked ex-pupil for photos of her in bath

  07-01-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  
  The former assistant head sent messages of a "sexual nature", the Teaching Regulation Agency says.
  
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• Children 'dropped down the agenda' during pandemic

  07-01-2025 07:16 via bbc.com
  
  The impact on children should be at the centre of policy decisions, says a Cambridge professor.
  
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• Young man left without education for more than a year

  06-01-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  A spokesperson says the council is "committed to providing the best education and support" for all.
  
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• Closure notices issued for five island schools

  03-01-2025 13:27 via bbc.com
  
  A statutory four-week consultation for people to have their say on the proposals runs until 3 February
  
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• 'Phone ban sees pupils talk to each other more'

  02-01-2025 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  A school's mobile phone ban has seen students become more focused and sociable, a leading teacher says.
  
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• Foster carers for 18 years 'would never look back'

  02-01-2025 07:06 via bbc.com
  
  A couple from Sawtry say two decades of foster caring has helped them to build their "perfect life".
  
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• 'If I help one dad, I've done my job'

  02-01-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  A group of men, whose babies were cared for in Hull Royal, are providing a listening ear to others.
  
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• Unsafe school building to be demolished in spring

  01-01-2025 07:31 via bbc.com
  
  Timescales for the demolition and rebuilding of a primary school are revealed in council papers.
  
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• Why is VAT being added to private school fees?

  01-01-2025 02:51 via bbc.com
  
  The government says the rule change will raise £460m extra to spend in state schools in 2024/25.
  
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• Women working at home could risk missing out, says Nationwide boss

  31-12-2024 09:18 via bbc.com
  
  The boss of the world's biggest building society told the BBC that more needs to be done to support women at work.
  
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• OnlyFans, porn, and the fall in teen condom use

  31-12-2024 07:22 via bbc.com
  
  As condom use falls and sex infections rise, educators try to tackle misinformation among teens.
  
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• Mum hopes late daughter would be proud of MBE

  30-12-2024 23:40 via bbc.com
  
  Wendy Tarplee-Morris set up the Little Princess Trust after the death of her daughter.
  
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• Baby sling danger warning after child's death

  30-12-2024 11:57 via bbc.com
  
  Six-week-old James Alderman died after he was breastfed within a baby sling worn by his mother.
  
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• YouTube urged to promote 'high-quality' children's TV

  30-12-2024 11:32 via bbc.com
  
  Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says children are missing out on educational TV because of how online platforms operate.
  
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• 'My autistic sons have taught me so much'

  30-12-2024 02:57 via bbc.com
  
  James Hunt says he will never regret becoming a full-time carer to his two autistic sons.
  
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• Private school tax breaks a 'luxury', says Phillipson

  29-12-2024 16:42 via bbc.com
  
  The education secretary defends ending tax breaks for private schools as the policy is set to begin.
  
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• 'Worrying' 40% of Scottish pupils passed maths

  27-12-2024 11:42 via bbc.com
  
  Education experts have found low attainment in subjects like maths and science in Scotland this year.
  
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• School fundraises for New York dance opportunity

  27-12-2024 08:34 via bbc.com
  
  Lawn Manor Academy pupils are to represent the UK in a performance in New York in July.
  
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• Over 300 parents push back on Mossbourne criticism

  24-12-2024 14:17 via bbc.com
  
  A letter signed by more than 300 parents is defending two schools over "toxic culture" claims.
  
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• University to offer paramedic masters degree

  23-12-2024 09:36 via bbc.com
  
  The two-year paramedic science masters degree will begin in January.
  
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• Classic novel off GCSE list amid racial slurs fear

  23-12-2024 07:13 via bbc.com
  
  The book's removal is welcomed by the children's commissioner amid concern about racist language.
  
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• Boy, 8, saves classmate with Heimlich manoeuvre

  21-12-2024 15:52 via bbc.com
  
  Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez at lunch when he noticed something was wrong.
  
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• 'Shocking' rise in home-schooled pupils with SEND

  21-12-2024 15:30 via bbc.com
  
  Almost 300 children with special needs in Worcestershire are being home schooled.
  
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• 'Taking in my grandchildren has left me penniless'

  20-12-2024 07:21 via bbc.com
  
  A woman fights for recognition as a kinship foster carer so she can financially support her grandchildren.
  
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