Thousands paid in compensation for school assaults
A BBC investigation reveals how staff received damages for assaults at school.
Education
Talent leaving for England due to scheme, unis say
Critics say the Seren scheme focuses too much on Oxbridge and takes money and talent away from Wales.
Three ways to cushion the blow of bill rises
‘Awful April” will see a range of household bills rise, but there are ways to ease the pain.
Being a carer and mother is ‘a tough journey’
Reagan says having a child with disabilities can be “a lonely place” and hopes to help others.
‘I drove 6,800 miles to university’
Yukun Tao says his adventure has motivated others as he prepares to drive back later this year.
‘She took him and his money’: How woman cut off her grandfather from his family
A man with dementia was persuaded by his granddaughter to give her financial control of his affairs.
Students want free-speech clarity but universities fear catch-22
Clearer advice is needed on how to make campuses inclusive without falling foul of free speech regulations, the National Union of students has said.
Special needs schools way over capacity in England
There were 8,000 more secondary pupils in special schools than places in 2023-24, official figures show.
Next free speech fine may cost millions, universities told
The regulator has fined the University of Sussex £585,000 for failing to protect free speech on campus.
Parents ‘frustrated’ by collapse of school cash app
Parents are being charged a £10 admin fee to retrieve cash put into the sQuid app.
University staff back strikes amid job cut plans
More than 80% of balloted union members support striking as they fight to stop redundancies.
Teaching was too stressful so I left to become a lorry driver
Stuart Youens changed careers two years ago and says he’s a lot happier in his new job.
Pupils eating in tent a year after school closure
Pupils still eat meals in a marquee a year since dangerous concrete was found at their school.
Teachers in divorce ‘limbo’ take pension legal action
Teachers unable to get divorced due to delays working out their pensions launch legal action against the government.
Numbers drop in overseas student applications
The University of Lincoln is calling for visa rules for international students to be changed.
‘What we used to do for 1-2 pupils, we’re now doing for the whole class’
Teachers say the Covid lockdown has led to a rise in pupils with special educational needs.
Experts to investigate student loan fraud claims
The education secretary says claims of student loan fraud point to one of the “biggest financial scandals” in the university sector.
‘Private schools VAT hike costing taxpayers more’
A Lincolnshire mother says the council is paying thousands to take her daughter to a state school.
Who can get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare?
Childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child’s age.
Big drop in overseas students at Scottish universities
The decline comes after foreign student numbers reached an all-time high in the previous year.
Childcare costs fall for the first time in 15 years – but nurseries are worried
The Coram charity’s survey shows annual nursery costs for a child under two in England have fallen.