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Smartphone ban for kids 'worth considering' - MPs

25th May 2024
The Education Select Committee report warns that some phone use resembles "behavioural addiction".

Further arrest over Oxford University Gaza protest

24th May 2024
Thames Valley Police has arrested 17 people on suspicion of affray and aggravated trespass.

More college strikes planned in lecturer pay row

24th May 2024
A further seven college strikes will go ahead after "no real progress" was made during talks with employers.

Head teacher becomes school caretaker to save cash

24th May 2024
Schools like Gareth Lewis' are responding to a squeeze on budgets, while others are cutting jobs.

Oxford university building locked down over Gaza protest

23rd May 2024
Oxford Action for Palestine have organised a sit-in at university offices on Wellington Square.

School heads call for under-14s smartphone ban

22nd May 2024
St Albans Primary Schools Consortium says the phones can expose children to "negative risks".

Crisis-hit university students ordered to leave UK

22nd May 2024
Teesside University students have struggled to pay tuition fees since currency in Nigeria crashed.

University's future was in 'significant doubt'

21st May 2024
The University of Aberdeen says it has taken steps to now be on a "firm" future financial footing.

'It felt like children were droids at toxic school'

21st May 2024
Teachers speak out anonymously about standards enforced by a trust at four of its secondary schools.

Children evacuated over threat to school

20th May 2024
Police and the school say all children are out of the building and safe.

Colleges on strike as pay dispute continues in Scotland

20th May 2024
Hundreds of lecturers are taking part in the first of nine national strikes over the next three weeks.

AI patients admitted to training ward

19th May 2024
Robotic patients will be used at Darlington College for students to practice a range of treatments.

School asks for prom donations as pupils struggle

18th May 2024
A Gwynedd school makes an appeal as it looks to support pupils who cannot afford the celebration.

Rural secondary costs nearly £50,000 per pupil

17th May 2024
The cost at Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway is more than seven times the regional average.

Pupils taken out of school over concrete concerns

17th May 2024
Some parents have safety concerns about Gatehouse Primary despite reassurances from the council.

Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England

17th May 2024
Thousands of children miss out as some councils in England fail to meet deadlines, the BBC finds.

Sex offender head teacher ‘ran class with terror’

16th May 2024
Former pupils and colleagues describe bullying campaigns and violence under Foden's leadership.

Schools told not to teach about gender identity

16th May 2024
Draft guidance for England ensures pupils are not exposed to disturbing content, the prime minister says.

Plan to ban sex education for children under nine

15th May 2024
New guidance for schools in England is expected to be set out on Thursday.

Unis will shrink without graduate visa, report says

14th May 2024
Science degrees would be among those at risk if fewer students came to the UK, a report warns.

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