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Sex charge tutor case reveals ‘massive' safeguarding hole

3rd October 2024
A man charged with sexual assault has been advertising as a private tutor for children, the BBC finds.

Campaigners devastated as sign language GCSE scrapped

2nd October 2024
The qualification was due to be introduced in September 2026 but was delayed until 2027.

Fifteen schools need urgent repairs after inspection

2nd October 2024
Schools with ceilings identified as being at risk of collapsing are being fixed immediately.

Funding fears over increasing Welsh in schools

2nd October 2024
Teaching unions worry about plans to increase the number of pupils learning Welsh at school.

Prison education failing young offenders - Ofsted

2nd October 2024
Some children in young offender institutions spend 23 hours per day in their cells, a report says.

'My apprenticeship has set me up for life'

1st October 2024
Alex Whinfrey-Gibson, 22, says his apprenticeship combined knowledge, skill and experience.

'Head teacher said he imagined me in a bikini'

1st October 2024
Five staff members say a head teacher made sexually inappropriate comments towards them.

Teen stabbed two teachers and pupil, court hears

30th September 2024
The 14-year-old told staff members and a student she was going to kill them, the court heard.

Ray Winstone backs dads' knife crime lessons call

30th September 2024
The actor says teens caught with weapons should meet victims' families to reduce knife deaths.

The debate: Should smartphones be banned for under 16s?

29th September 2024
How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.

The shopping centre helping students feel at home

27th September 2024
Leeds' Merrion Centre is promoting itself on Chinese social media to its growing East Asian clientele.

Private school's fear over loss of VAT exemption

27th September 2024
Parents at a private school in Stockport fear the unintended consequences of the impending increase.

'I can't enjoy student life until I get a job'

27th September 2024
University of Sussex student Jordan Andrews says his maintenance loan only covers the bare minimum.

English teacher banned after helping pupils cheat

26th September 2024
John Spelacy has shown "little remorse" for his actions at the school, a panel hears.

University opens dry bar as student habits change

26th September 2024
Student union bar still has dancefloor, darts and pool but is "dry" in response to changing habits.

Teacher let 'big risk' sex offender on school site

25th September 2024
A panel hears the teacher's partner was convicted of making indecent images of children in 2022.

The town pushing to delay smartphones for children

25th September 2024
William Ransom Primary School is inviting all the towns schools to join their smartphone pledge.

The town pushing to delay smartphones for children

25th September 2024
William Ransom Primary School is inviting all the towns schools to join their smartphone pledge.

Anxious student's parents welcome new uni guidance

25th September 2024
The new guidance says universities should proactively support disabled students.

Maths classes of 60 pupils amid teacher shortage

24th September 2024
A councillor says one school is teaching Years 7 to 9 in classes twice as large as usual.

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