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Robert Gordon University lecturers go on strike

15th April 2025
The action is being taken over redundancies, which the university says comes at an extremely challenging time for the sector.

Teacher screened 'inappropriate' blackface film

15th April 2025
A panel hears a teacher showed a Sinbad film where an actor had blackface make-up to Year 6 pupils.

Mother 'gaslit' by SEND system in crisis

15th April 2025
Kirsti Nicole Hadley says parents face huge amounts of unpaid work due to systemic issues.

Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funds after university rejects demands

15th April 2025
The White House had sent a sweeping list of requirements it said were designed to fight antisemitism on campus.

School's marquees to be replaced after concrete crisis

14th April 2025
The new classrooms will give a "much needed boost" to pupils.

Scottish boarding school to accept fees in Bitcoin

12th April 2025
Lomond School in Helensburgh which charges up to £38,000 per year said the move came after requests from parents.

University staff to strike over school merger plan

11th April 2025
Keele University bosses plan to combine the school of humanities with the school of social sciences.

Teachers in England say they would strike over pay

11th April 2025
Members of the National Education Union have rejected a 2.8% pay rise recommended by the government.

What goes on inside toddlers' brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out

11th April 2025
A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

What goes on inside toddlers' brains? A pioneering project is trying to find out

11th April 2025
A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

University of Lincoln warns of potential job cuts

10th April 2025
The University of Lincoln says the majority of the cuts would be through voluntary redundancy.

Parents threaten court action over school places

10th April 2025
Some families are angry their children have only been offered school places on the mainland.

Leave school phone bans to head teachers, children's commissioner says

10th April 2025
Dame Rachel de Souza says most schools restrict phone use and children are racking up screen time at home.

'Brutal' restraint of autistic boy in calming room

9th April 2025
The way the boy was held on the floor in a special school was unlawful, a use-of-force expert tells BBC.

'Working from home has helped me be a better mum'

9th April 2025
Working from home has been said to benefit parents - but how does it impact children?

'Working from home has helped me be a better mum'

9th April 2025
Working from home has been said to benefit parents - but how does it impact children?

A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggests

9th April 2025
Teachers also told a survey commissioned by BBC News they feel ill-equipped to tackle the issue.

Former principal to head Dundee University taskforce

8th April 2025
The financially-stricken institution faces cutting 700 jobs to tackle a £35m black hole

'We never imagined our daughter could be killed at nursery - we want greater safeguards'

7th April 2025
Parents of nine-month-old who died at a nursery call for stronger safeguarding measures.

'We never imagined our daughter could be killed at nursery - we want greater safeguards'

7th April 2025
Parents of nine-month-old who died at a nursery call for stronger safeguarding measures.

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