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• VAT change is existential threat to private schools - head teacher

  29-10-2024 07:26 via bbc.com
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to outline the plans in her budget on Wednesday.
  
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• Why tuition fees are set to rise - and what this means for students

  28-10-2024 18:49 via bbc.com
  
  With the cost of living rising, many students are concerned about the growing financial pressures at university
  
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• Perth and Kinross school strikes enter second week

  28-10-2024 15:33 via bbc.com
  
  The strike over council pay involves Unison members in the constituency area of First Minister John Swinney.
  
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• 'She's my world and my heart' - an adoption journey

  28-10-2024 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  Rachel says adopting her daughter has been exciting and scary but she wouldn't have it any other way.
  
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• 'I struggle to speak but dream of being on stage'

  28-10-2024 07:05 via bbc.com
  
  A lack of awareness of selective mutism is making diagnosis life worse for families living with it.
  
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• Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms

  27-10-2024 09:14 via bbc.com
  
  The chancellor says the government will ensure that 50 schools in England are rebuilt every year.
  
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• When is the deadline to apply for secondary school?

  24-10-2024 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deadline is approaching for parents to apply for their preferred secondary school for their child.
  
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• Parents lose hope as report says Send system broken

  24-10-2024 15:36 via bbc.com
  
  The special educational needs system is financially unsustainable, the National Audit Office warns.
  
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• 'I massively regret using AI to cheat at uni'

  24-10-2024 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  Hannah says she is lucky she wasn't thrown out of university after being caught using AI.
  
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• Boy restrained unnecessarily at special school, watchdog says

  23-10-2024 23:36 via bbc.com
  
  The mother of the boy says she feels vindicated by a watchdog's report into the case.
  
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• Girl without smartphone unable to join in lesson

  23-10-2024 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  A mum says her daughter came home in tears after she did not have a smartphone to use in a lesson.
  
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• 'A day off as a teacher is vital for my wellbeing'

  22-10-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  Bosses say introducing a day off each fortnight is helping to motivate and attract new staff.
  
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• Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children

  22-10-2024 03:38 via bbc.com
  
  A new pilot scheme helps councils find eligible children who are unregistered for free school meals.
  
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• English smacking ban being considered by government

  21-10-2024 17:09 via bbc.com
  
  Government ministers are considering outlawing physical punishment of children,Department for Education confirms.
  
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• Children to stay in education or training in NI until 18

  21-10-2024 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  At present, young people in Northern Ireland can leave school at the age of 16.
  
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• Fears children at risk due to taxi driver licensing

  21-10-2024 15:36 via bbc.com
  
  Children are being put at risk of abuse across the UK due to less stringent taxi rules, a Labour MP warns.
  
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• Primary schools close as strikes target Swinney's constituency

  21-10-2024 13:12 via bbc.com
  
  Unison members, which includes janitors and classroom assistants, have walked out over council pay.
  
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• Why adults are returning to school to study maths

  21-10-2024 11:09 via bbc.com
  
  A primary school in Dunmurry is running maths classes for parents and grandparents with the aim of helping both student and children
  
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• 'Adopting was the best decision I ever made'

  21-10-2024 07:31 via bbc.com
  
  A woman from Norfolk says it is a "no-brainer" for families to think about adoption.
  
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• Christian schools' legal challenge against VAT on fees

  21-10-2024 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  The King's School, in Fair Oak, Hampshire, says VAT on school fees is unlawful discrimination.
  
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• School scheme 'punishes poverty', says Belfast principal

  18-10-2024 14:37 via bbc.com
  
  The head of an Irish-speaking school in west Belfast says a new funding schemepunishes the poor.
  
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• New nursery safety rules welcomed by parents

  18-10-2024 14:27 via bbc.com
  
  The new government guidelines on food and eating in nurseries come into force in September 2025.
  
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• London primaries urged to teach kids about misogyny

  18-10-2024 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  Sadiq Khan launches teaching tool to educate primary school children about healthy relationships.
  
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• MP calls for review of school building inspections

  18-10-2024 07:37 via bbc.com
  
  Fifteen schools currently have ceilings in need of urgent repair, with issues missed during surveys.
  
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• Risks still present after head's death, sister says

  17-10-2024 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  The sister of head teacher Ruth Perry challenges Reading councillors over the response to her death.
  
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• 'World-first' study examines period pain in teens

  17-10-2024 07:24 via bbc.com
  
  Researchers hope to see if period pain as a teenager makes chronic pain as an adult more likely.
  
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• IT fault at libraries gave school pupils access to porn

  17-10-2024 07:09 via bbc.com
  
  City of Edinburgh Council is investigating how filters designed to prevent children from harmful content were not activated.
  
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• 'I quit uni to climb mountains, and made history'

  16-10-2024 10:48 via bbc.com
  
  Adriana Brownlee said she quit university to pursue mountaineering and is now a record-breaker.
  
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• Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law

  15-10-2024 04:19 via bbc.com
  
  A law to ban smartphones in schools will be called for under a private member’s bill on Wednesday.
  
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• Families 'left in lurch' on child autism diagnoses

  15-10-2024 03:58 via bbc.com
  
  Support services are failing to meet high demand, says the Children's Commissioner for England.
  
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