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Ruth Perry: Inquest hears head felt humiliated after Ofsted inspection

Ruth Perry told her husband Jonathan she felt she would lose her job, the inquest into her death hears....

Childcare providers welcome £400m funding but say more support needed

Nurseries and providers welcome a rise in funding rates but say demand could soon outstrip capacity....

Cambridge graduates create app to boost student safety

Users can activate pre-written text messages to trusted contacts if they need help on a night out....

Ruth Perry looked in physical pain after Ofsted inspection, inquest hears

Ofsted inspector Alan Derry tells Ruth Perry's inquest the head teacher became "upset" and "tearful"....

AI helps out time-strapped teachers, says report

The government says teachers are cutting admin time, but there are concerns about reliability....

Striking unions to be required to keep schools open

The government announces plans to introduce minimum service levels in schools from next year....

Racism: Abuse being normalised in Wales' schools - report

Bowen says he suffered a tirade of racial abuse from a fellow pupil when he was at school....

Teachers' strikes: When, where and why?

Four unions accepted a 6.5% pay rise in July, but NASUWT members are now taking action short of a strike....

'Becoming a teacher at 56 was the best thing'

Beverly Melbourne quit her Whitehall job of more than 20 years to become an English teacher....

What is Ofsted and how do inspections work?

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

The farm at an inner city Birmingham school

Collecting the eggs and tending to goats are part of an average day for Handsworth primary pupils....

'Most of our friends use AI in schoolwork'

BBC Young Reporters Theo and Ben look at how teenagers use AI like ChatGPT to spruce up their schoolwork....

What are T-levels and what are the grades worth?

T-levels are equivalent to three A-levels, and focus on practical rather than academic subjects....

Shorter school summer holidays - what do parents think?

school summer holidays in could be cut by a week under new proposals....

YouTuber Big Has: 'The bread will always look after you'

Big Has holds a special cooking class to primary school pupils in Tottenham....

Northern Ireland: Young asylum seekers face restricted access to education

Northern Ireland lags behind the rest of the UK in offering education to young asylum seekers....

Rallies for Palestine, Israel create tense scene at US universities

Simultaneous rallies supporting Israel and Palestine caused a tense scene at Columbia University....

Crowsmill Craft Centre celebrates 10 years of helping people

Crowsmill Craft Centre in Shropshire celebrates10 years of supporting people....

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