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Pupils trade smartphone use for no homework

13th January 2025
Pupils at Solihull School are offered a break from homework if they use their smartphones less.

University to offer shorter, cheaper courses

13th January 2025
The University of Chichester is to offer five and 10-week courses in a range of subjects.

University spends £2m on wind tunnels for students

12th January 2025
There are about 450 students on aerospace engineering courses at the university.

Teachers' strikes: Will there be more?

10th January 2025
The National Education Union has been considering whether to go on strike again in 2024.

Teachers suspend planned industrial action

10th January 2025
The action short of strike over pay was due to start on Monday and run for four weeks.

School closure decisions 'awful' - head teacher

10th January 2025
Rachel Tomlinson says it has been stressful keeping her primary school shut during the big freeze.

NI school to provide secure pouches for pupils' phones

10th January 2025
As soon as pupils enter Victoria College in Belfast they will have to put their phone in their pouch.

School hall reopens after 16-month Raac closure

10th January 2025
Thomas Bullock Primary in Shipdham is the only school in Norfolk that had to undergo refurbishment.

Teaching union to ballot members over pay offer

9th January 2025
The National Education Union will vote on whether to accept the government’s pay recommendation.

Private school cites VAT switch in closure plan

8th January 2025
Loughborough Amherst School bosses say they plan to close at the end of the academic year.

'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued'

8th January 2025
Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for pension valuations to be calculated.

Rising costs force 'difficult choices' on schools

8th January 2025
A new report says schools in England may have to make cuts to meet pupils' needs and cover pay rises.

Send is the 'biggest issue' for schools - Ofsted

7th January 2025
Ofsted's chief inspector says a new inspection system should reward more inclusive mainstream schools.

Sixth-form teachers strike amid pay dispute

7th January 2025
Some 8,000 students across the county are expected to be impacted by the industrial action.

School closures in Northern Ireland

7th January 2025
A number of schools are closed in Northern Ireland due to adverse weather.

Parents urged to enrol primary school starters

7th January 2025
Parents of children turning five in the next academic year are asked to enrol them by 31 January.

Teacher asked ex-pupil for photos of her in bath

7th January 2025
The former assistant head sent messages of a "sexual nature", the Teaching Regulation Agency says.

Children 'dropped down the agenda' during pandemic

7th January 2025
The impact on children should be at the centre of policy decisions, says a Cambridge professor.

Snow forces several schools to shut

6th January 2025
Several schools in County Durham and one in Northumberland are closed after heavy snow.

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