
Teacher who had sex with former pupil banned
A panel found Benjamin Hiscox posed a risk to children and had damaged confidence in the profession.
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A panel found Benjamin Hiscox posed a risk to children and had damaged confidence in the profession.

Children across the UK have been shouting out ‘six-seven’ during lessons, so how are teachers reacting?
Across the UK, school pupils have been shouting out the words “sixseven” during lessons in the latest meme-based craze to sweep across classrooms.
While some teachers have chosen to stoically ignore the trend, others have embraced it. Five teachers explain how they’re coping.
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One man says he wishes he had never traced his family tree after he made a shocking discovery.

Inglewood’s program had been chain-sawed by financial challenges and the pandemic, but Joseph Jauregui built it back up – and his students are winning scholarships
Joan Rosas says educators as early as kindergarten flat-out told him he wasn’t capable. “I got horrible grades,” he said. “I could barely read until eighth grade when I figured out how to teach myself.”
The Inglewood high school...

Joshua’s mum argues her son would have passed the Kent Test if KCC had given him more time.

Sir Keir Starmer urges the school trust to “match the positivity and the courage” of Millie, 12.

Tamsin says a scheme from her Droitwich school helped her boost her post-pandemic attendance.

The levy will pay for maintenance grants, but North East universities say there will be challenges.

The Institute for Public Policy Research says there should be more comprehensive support for Send students in mainstream schools.

The government says it needs more time to test proposals for the special educational needs system.

The DfE has announced it will raise tuition fees every year, and will bring in new V-levels after GCSEs.

School closures were the only option, but Covid lockdowns went too far – the fine line Boris Johnson treaded.

The former PM says lockdown rules “probably did go too far” and says children could have been exempted.

Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.

Ministers say new vocational courses will simplify the “confusing” options students have after GCSEs.

The BBC has spoken to students choosing Bulgaria due to UK’s strict cap on medical school places.

Joe Swash tells the BBC about his experiences of being a young dad and says more support is needed.

Many schools are extending autumn breaks, but what do parents, teachers and experts think?

Parents in West Yorkshire say they are left with little help after their children are diagnosed.

The BBC is following the lives of final-year students at Gloucestershire’s National Star College.

The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.