Education News

Teachers' strikes: Keegan says pay deal is final offer

Some unions are urging members to reject the deal, as the NEU announces another two potential strike days....

Police strip-searched children as young as eight

Some children were strip-searched in the back of police vans, schools and fast-food outlets....

School cycling safety scheme funding axed in NI

The Department for Infrastructure says it cannot afford to pay for children to be taught bike safety....

Somerset woman forcibly adopted calls for government apology

Vicki Fielder is campaigning on behalf of an estimated 250,000 women affected in Britain....

Afghanistan girls' education: 'When I see the boys going to school, it hurts'

Afghan teenage girls describe feeling "broken" at being barred from attending school under Taliban rule....

Ofsted boss rejects calls to pause school inspections

Schools had urged the move after Ruth Perry took her life following her school being rated "inadequate"....

Recovery flat to help Birmingham students battling addiction

The University of Birmingham has started the project in its student village....

University of Manchester: Rent strike students evicted by bailiffs

The University of Manchester says it has no choice but to remove those "illegally occupying" rooms....

Irish parents spared cost of children's books

Primary and special schools will get €96 (£84) for each pupil to cover costs for textbooks and workbooks....

'I did not send my child to university to die'

The mother of Edinburgh student Romy Ulvestad calls for universities to have a legal duty of care....

Terri White: How I fear for the 'ghost children' missing from school

The journalist and broadcaster has been investigating why 140,000 children are "severely absent" from school....

Teachers' strikes: What are their demands?

More strikes could be announced as the NEU urges members to reject the government's new pay offer....

How do Ofsted inspections work, and why are outstanding schools downgraded?

The death of head teacher Ruth Perry has highlighted the pressure Ofsted inspections can put on schools....

Free childcare: Is Jeremy Hunt's Budget promise feasible?

The government announced an expansion of free childcare in the Budget - but will it actually work?...

What are university staff strikes about?

More than 70,000 university staff are taking part in the strikes, says their union, the UCU....

New TV series boosts portrayal of black families

A black British family has made a TV series based on their self-published book about boosting diversity....

Hunt: If you want to work, we want to help you

The chancellor says his first Budget has "nearly five times more help" for parents to help with child care costs....

The teenager keeping classic cars on the road

Luke Henshaw, 19, has been nominated for a national tourism award for his work at a classic car museum....

Send: Special educational needs improvements 'complex', says Gillian Keegan

Families feel they have been battling the system for too long, the education secretary says....

Why people are turning to social media for ADHD and autism 'diagnosis'

Experts warn only an official diagnosis can give people access to the appropriate help and treatment....

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