Call for suicide prevention support for teachers

Teachers' union NASUWT is set to vote on a motion calling for fully-funded mental health training.

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The working farm tackling anxiety in young people

GroundEd provides training to students who have special educational needs such as autism and anxiety.

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Council spending on special needs transport doubles

The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.

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UK's highest student loan revealed to be £231,000

BBC obtains "eye-watering" figures showing nearly £55,000 of interest was accumulated on one balance.

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Successful school building bids drop to record low

The government has approved the lowest number of school building work requests since its model began.

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'We don't live, we're just alive': Afghan girls despair at Taliban school ban

The new term has begun, but secondary school remains closed to girls for another academic year.

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'Our school has been crumbling for 20 years'

Schools fear they are "stuck" after the final spots on a rebuilding programme went to Raac schools.

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'We don't live, we're just alive': Afghan girls despair at Taliban school ban

The new term has begun, but secondary school remains closed to girls for another academic year.

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UK's highest student loan revealed to be £231,000

BBC obtains "eye-watering" figures showing nearly £55,000 of interest was accumulated on one balance.

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Leaking schools 'stuck' after Raac rebuild pledges

"This school's got everything else wrong with it - but it doesn't have problems with Raac," one head says.

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Children need protection from drug gangs, expert says

Tens of thousands of children are at risk of being groomed and coerced into crime, a leading expert says.

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Who gets 15 hours of free childcare and when do I apply?

Parents in England who want 15 hours of free childcare for two-year-olds face an important deadline.

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NI lecturers reject 'insulting' pay offer

UCU and NASUWT call on the economy minister to "urgently engage" in talks over lecturer pay.

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PE teachers retrain in maths to fill school gaps

As research warns of maths teacher shortages, schools say they are turning to PE teachers to plug gaps.

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The rehab service that keeps families together

Harper House supports parents to get clean while still having responsibility for their children.

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Schools failing children with allergies - report

A Cambridgeshire mum wants changes to the law to protect children with allergies after her son died.

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Childcare shortage worsens as costs rise – report

Fewer than a third of councils in all areas have enough spaces for children under two, a charity finds.

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Secret classes to counter Russian brainwashing in occupied Ukraine

Forced to move from Melitopol, “Nataliia” now risks teaching hundreds of former students online.

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How a head teacher saved his pupils from a knifeman

Children hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor.

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Head disgusted by food requests in-house caterers

Jason Ashley says he has a "lack of trust in Chartwells to transform the catering" in his school.

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Essex is the worst in England for SEND assessments

Essex is the worst place in England for assessing children with special needs with just 1% complete in 20 weeks.

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What are children learning in sex education?

Schools often consult parents about RSHE teaching, but some disagreements have led to protests.

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Gaza medical student raises funds to finish degree

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

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NHS staff to get paid leave after miscarriages

Those who miscarry in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy can take 10 days' paid leave, NHS England says.

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Geoff Norcott: Should my son bother going to uni?

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

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Cambridge University to scrap state school targets

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

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Curriculum shake-up pledge made during Labour visit

The senior Labour figures joined a primary school music class during their visit.

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

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

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Geoff Norcott: Should my son bother going to uni?

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

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Jacqueline Wilson reads to zoo animals on World Book Day

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

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How a BBC experiment pioneered programmes for schools

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

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Parents on up to £80,000 eligible for child benefit

The benefit will not be taken away entirely until an individual earns £80,000, under changes in the Budget.

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How are the child benefit rules changing?

Changes announced in the Budget men people earning up to £80,000 will be able to claim the benefit.

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Primary pupil found with knife at school

The school says the child carried a blade over bullying fears and showed it to pupils.

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How a BBC experiment pioneered programmes for schools

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

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Childcare and work: Did the last Budget deliver?

The previous Budget was meant to help growth, investment, pubs and parents. Has it worked so far?

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Childcare and work: Did the last Budget deliver?

The previous Budget was meant to help growth, investment, pubs and parents. Has it worked so far?

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School checking absent pupils' bins branded 'snoops'

Staff from Astrea Academy Woodfields in Doncaster check for post on doorsteps and bin movements.

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Candlelit vigil held for students lost to suicide

The event in Leeds was led by Bob Abrahart, whose daughter Natasha took her own life in 2018.

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Hunt: Childcare plan on track but no guarantees

The chancellor says he is confident an expansion of free childcare will be delivered as planned.

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Worcestershire pupils blame absence on routine shattered by Covid

Nearly 25% of the area's secondary school pupils have been persistently absent this academic year.

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Esther Ghey discusses online safety with PM

The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey hails the meeting as "really productive".

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Welsh government admits free school meals failing

Ministers admit acting unlawfully but say there is not the money to bring back free holiday meals.

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Pupils embracing mobile-free school days

Students say handing in their devices at the start of the school day means they can focus on lessons.

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