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'Weak concrete' causing school closures

12th March 2024
"Urgent structural checks" on the safety of concrete are being carried out in schools across North Tyneside.

Cambridge University to scrap state school targets

12th March 2024
The university's current target is to have at least 69% of undergraduates coming from state schools.

Curriculum shake-up pledge made during Labour visit

11th March 2024
The senior Labour figures joined a primary school music class during their visit.

New NI teachers could start on £30k under pay offer

11th March 2024
The education minister says it would bring the starting point for salaries to the same level as England.

Gaza medical student raises funds to finish degree

11th March 2024
Mohammed Alhabil trained at two Oxford hospitals and returned to Gaza weeks before the conflict broke out.

Geoff Norcott: Should my son bother going to uni?

11th March 2024
The comedian and former teacher says he has become sceptical about the value of university degrees.

Geoff Norcott: Should my son bother going to uni?

11th March 2024
The comedian and former teacher says he has become sceptical about the value of university degrees.

Gaza family win visa legal battle with Home Office

10th March 2024
A court orders the Home Office to let the family apply for UK visas without providing fingerprints.

'Hard-to-reach' schools to get fast broadband

10th March 2024
Primary schools in rural areas or isolated places will see speeds up to 500 times faster.

How China's boarding schools are silencing Tibet’s language

10th March 2024
Mandarin is being taught to Tibetans as their main language, threatening the future of their culture.

Sheffield Hallam University staff face redundancy

9th March 2024
The staff at risk are mainly principal lecturers which the union claims is a "contract breach".

Keegan: 'I'd probably have punched Ofsted staff'

8th March 2024
In response, Ofsted's boss said inspectors and school staff should all act with respect.

Rape survivor says uni training might have saved her

8th March 2024
A BBC investigation reveals a lack of consistent sexual misconduct data being kept by UK universities.

'I'd have fallen behind on rent if I'd taken paternity leave'

8th March 2024
As the government tweaks its paternity-leave policy, campaigners say fathers need more time off - and better pay.

'I'd have fallen behind on rent if I'd taken paternity leave'

8th March 2024
As the government tweaks its paternity-leave policy, campaigners say fathers need more time off - and better pay.

How are the child benefit rules changing?

7th March 2024
Changes announced in the Budget mean people earning up to £80,000 will be able to claim the benefit.

How are the child benefit rules changing?

7th March 2024
Changes announced in the Budget mean people earning up to £80,000 will be able to claim the benefit.

How a BBC experiment pioneered programmes for schools

7th March 2024
It is 100 years since pupils in Glasgow became the first to experience special programming for schools.

Jacqueline Wilson reads to zoo animals on World Book Day

7th March 2024
The best-selling children's novelist visited animals at Drusillas Zoo park near Alfriston.

Child benefit to be paid to more families

6th March 2024
The chancellor says changes mean 170,000 families will not pay charges on the benefit.

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