Children to stay in education or training in NI until 18
At present, young people in Northern Ireland can leave school at the age of 16.
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Fears children at risk due to taxi driver licensing
Children are being put at risk of abuse across the UK due to less stringent taxi rules, a Labour MP warns.
Primary schools close as strikes target Swinney’s constituency
Unison members, which includes janitors and classroom assistants, have walked out over council pay.
Why adults are returning to school to study maths
A primary school in Dunmurry is running maths classes for parents and grandparents with the aim of helping both student and children
In the workshop with the Royal Academy of Music’s luthiers – in pictures
Since its foundation in 1822, Britain’s oldest conservatoire has created an important collection of musical instruments, artworks, memorabilia, manuscripts, letters and scores. The academy’s luthiers enable active use of the collections today, while responsibly preserving them for tomorrow. They are responsible for conserving and maintaining the academy’s collection of bows and stringed...
‘Adopting was the best decision I ever made’
A woman from Norfolk says it is a “no-brainer” for families to think about adoption.
Christian schools’ legal challenge against VAT on fees
The King’s School, in Fair Oak, Hampshire, says VAT on school fees is unlawful discrimination.
UN rapporteur challenges LSE over action against pro-Palestine protesters
Seven students put under ‘precautionary measures’ after allegations relating to campus demonstration in July
The London School of Economics has been criticised by a UN rapporteur and accused of Islamophobia after raising an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had prompted fears of a repeat of the 7/7 terrorist attacks.
A total of seven students, four of them...
‘Could do better’ – Worst Witch author’s school reports just like Mildred’s
The family of the late Jill Murphy share the comments from unimpressed teachers that inspired her classic children’s series
“Lazy”, was all that one of her teachers wrote. “Not working to capacity”, reported another. “More effort required”, “could do better” and “very poor indeed” were the typical comments of the rest.
If Miss Hardbroom had written a school report about Mildred Hubble, it might...
College Officials Must Condemn Support of Hamas Violence on Their Campuses
Would school administrators be silent if there was a Ku Klux Klan gathering on their campus celebrating white supremacist violence?
At Homecoming, Howard Alumni Are Excited and Anxious for Harris
The H.B.C.U. celebrated its centennial homecoming this weekend, with many partygoers holding their breath for the school’s famous alumna, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the election’s homestretch.
Britain’s wealth gap is growing, its malign effects seep into all aspects of life. It’s a national disaster | Will Hutton
Wealth distribution reeks of unfairness and poses as big a threat to the country’s wellbeing as climate change
Britain is a wealthy country, but the gap between our richest and poorest 10% is now, the US excepted, the highest in the developed world. Accelerating since the financial crisis, wealth inequality casts a shadow over all our lives, affecting health, housing, education, productivity,...
Dad says taking parental leave was ‘challenging’
A dad said taking shared parental leave came with “stigma attached to it”.
Councils ‘sleepwalking into crisis’ over schools
Authorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.
‘He lashed out. He was scared’: the fight to save vulnerable UK children from being kicked out of school
Two hundred lawyers have come together to challenge a wave of discriminatory exclusions
When he started secondary school in Hackney, east London, at the age of 11, Sam* had high attainment levels and loved learning. At the end of the introductory week, he was given an award for being a “star”. Less than two weeks later, a courier delivered a letter to his home saying that he had been...
Rent, wage slips and interest rates may feature in new AQA maths test for pupils
Exam board in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pilots tests that aim to show we ‘use maths all the time every day’
Secondary school children could be made to take maths tests that look at their ability to work out phone bills and rent to prepare them for life, an exam board has said.
The plans to help teenagers understand real-life situations would not make numeracy tests easier, said Colin...
Private school campaigners liken education secretary to Nazi over VAT plan
Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy
Members of a campaign group opposing plans to apply VAT to private school fees have targeted the education secretary Bridget Phillipson with personal abuse, accusing her of aping the tactics of Nazi Germany and labelling her a “vile hag”.
A bitter row has emerged over the...
Pupils face two-hour commute under new rules in Wales
Parents say their children may have to walk up to three miles in difficult conditions.
‘I despair as debts mount’: teachers’ pension delays put lives on hold
Logjam in pension pot valuations is ‘causing huge distress’ and costing money for divorcing couples
Current and retired teachers who are getting divorced have said their lives are on hold because of a bureaucratic logjam involving their pensions.
One teacher, Katherine Laird, said she believed she was among “huge numbers” of people who were unable to finalise a divorce while she waited for...
New nursery safety rules welcomed by parents
The new government guidelines on food and eating in nurseries come into force in September 2025.
Primary schools urged to teach kids about misogyny
Sadiq Khan launches teaching tool to educate primary school children about healthy relationships.