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Girl, 14, guilty of school stabbing attempted murder

3rd February 2025
The 14-year-old had admitted the triple school stabbing but had denied attempted murder.

Ofsted offers first look at new report cards for schools

3rd February 2025
Ofsted scrapped its single-word judgements for schools after the death of head teacher Ruth Perry.

'I'm a circus acrobat - I can't do school holidays'

1st February 2025
The number of fines issues for taking holidays during the school term rose to a record 443,322 in England last year.

'I paid a term-time holiday fine as my son can't cope with crowds'

30th January 2025
The number of fines issued for unauthorised school holidays has tripled in the last 10 years.

'We don't just teach - we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth'

29th January 2025
A survey of teachers in England suggests lots of schools are having to provide extra help for families.

Cardiff University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs

28th January 2025
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says "it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are".

Fears for hundreds of uni jobs due to funding gap

28th January 2025
Meetings are being held amid concern that hundreds of jobs are under threat at Cardiff University.

Britain's oldest teacher looks back on his legacy

28th January 2025
Dr Neville Brown founded a specialist dyslexia school and has helped hundreds of children.

Britain's oldest teacher looks back on his legacy

28th January 2025
Dr Neville Brown founded a specialist dyslexia school and has helped hundreds of children.

Delay buying children smartphones, schools urge

28th January 2025
A group of 49 schools in Solihull sends letters to parents highlighting the risks of smartphones.

Children joined riots for the 'thrill', report says

28th January 2025
The children's commissioner says children often made impulsive decisions to become involved in the riots.

University seeks more job cuts to save £19.5m

27th January 2025
The university opens a voluntary redundancy scheme and will not fill vacant roles to cut costs.

Videos from school rugby trip investigated by police

27th January 2025
The PSNI has confirmed it spoke to the school and investigated the matter, but no further action was taken.

Press now allowed to report from family courts

27th January 2025
From Monday, journalists can speak to families about ongoing cases and report what they hear in court.

'I recorded our surrogacy journey to help others'

26th January 2025
A couple speak of their journey to have their child via surrogacy in November 2024.

'I recorded our surrogacy journey to help others'

26th January 2025
A couple speak of their journey to have their child via surrogacy in November 2024.

Student numbers leave city 'missing millions' in tax

24th January 2025
A council meeting is told it is "missing" £2.6m in council tax due to a growing number of students.

Pupils' sensitive data shared 'by mistake'

24th January 2025
Two parents were wrongly sent in-depth information on hundreds of students.

Schools closed as rare red weather warning issued

23rd January 2025
The Met Office has issued the "danger to life" warning with gusts reaching up to 100mph in parts.

Unpaid internship access 'unfair' to working class, students say

23rd January 2025
New research says internship opportunities increasingly favour those from a middle class background.

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