93 m. ago Free school meals new eligibility rules to help 500,000 more children

The free school meals scheme is set for a significant change as the eligibility criteria is expanded

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6 h. ago The fruit your kids WILL actually want to eat: Brand new superfruit dubbed 'Boombites' tastes like grapes but has bright red pulp like cherries

Any parent will be familiar with the daily struggle that is getting your child to eat their five-a-day. But a new superfruit could make life a little easier - as it tastes like grapes but is packed with far more antioxidants.

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24 h. ago Why children’s wellbeing plummets when they start secondary school

Paty Paliokosta reports on why wellbeing drops when children reach the important milestone of going to secondary school

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27 h. ago Educating Yorkshire viewers ‘moved to tears’ on Channel 4 show’s return

Educating Yorkshire has already ‘moved’ viewers ‘to tears’ in its first episode 😭

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29 h. ago Educating Yorkshire viewers 'heartbroken' over tearful pupil's comments after diagnosis

Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire returned to screens last night, with the first episode focusing on a year eight pupil, Amy, who suffers with Tourette's

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29 h. ago Channel 4 Educating Yorkshire viewers in tears over 'heartbreaking' moment

Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire returned to screens last night, with the first episode focusing on a year eight pupil, Amy, who suffers with Tourette's

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40 h. ago Educating Yorkshire review – the joyful return of this school show is just the blast of optimism we need

The comeback of Channel 4’s fly-on-the-wall series is perfectly timed. It’s a moving, uplifting look at how children can shine with support. What a tonic for all the bad news stories about education in BritainThe trailer for the new series of Educating Yorkshire is a work of art. Shot in one take and clocking in at more than three minutes, it was written and performed by the children of Thornhill community academy in Dewsbury – in collaboration with Dougal Wilson, the director of Paddington in Peru – and takes in a school band, percussionist dinner ladies and a child seemingly being fired out of a cannon from the roof. It’s sweet and funny, but it’s pointed, too, in style and content.This hasn’t been a great year for the public profile of British secondary schools. The national orgy of hand-wringing prompted by Netflix’s superb Adolescence has led to something approaching despair at the state of education, entrenching the perception that overstretched and under-resourced teachers ac...

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40 h. ago Educating Yorkshire review – A heartening but superficial return to the daily struggles of school life

The Channel 4 documentary returns with another look at the challenges facing modern schools, through the lens of one Yorkshire comprehensive

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41 h. ago Educating Yorkshire viewers all left saying the same thing minutes into new series

Channel 4 viewers were all left saying the same thing as the hit series Educating Yorkshire made its long awaited comeback after 12 years off screens with a new set of students

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47 h. ago Educating Yorkshire headteacher addresses 'big change' as series returns after more than a decade

Hit Channel 4 show Educating Yorkshire is back with a second series, over a decade after the first series aired

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53 h. ago Educating Yorkshire 2025: what time is episode 1 on Channel 4? Full schedule

Educating Yorkshire will make its grand return on Channel 4 tonight (August 31).

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3 d. ago Where Educating Yorkshire star Musharaf Asghar is now after battling stammer on show

Musharaf Asghar became one of the breakout stars of Educating Yorkshire when it first aired on Channel 4 over 11 years ago - but where is the Thornhill Community Academy student now?

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4 d. ago Educating Yorkshire’s Mushy unrecognisable 12 years after tear

From tearful classroom scenes to sold-out arenas, Educating Yorkshire star Musharaf “Mushy” Asghar looks unrecognisable 12 years on as a confident motivational speaker

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4 d. ago Where are the stars of Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire stars now?

As Educating Yorkshire is set to make a comeback, we're taking a look at where some of the original stars are now.

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5 d. ago Educating Yorkshire star reveals stern warning to Channel 4 over 'petrifying' concern

Educating Yorkshire star Melanie Delaney-Hudson has revealed that she signed her release form for the show at the last minute - and agreed to do the show on one major condition

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5 d. ago 'Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire reboot made me so happy I'm not at school now'

REVIEW: Educating Yorkshire is back after a 12 year break, with Channel 4 returning to Thornhill Community Academy under the leadership of fan-favourite Mr Burton

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5 d. ago Lorraine's Ranvir Singh makes emotional admission live on air 'I was crying'

Lorraine star Ranvir Singh made a heartfelt admission as she interviewed two stars from Educating Yorkshire on Thursday

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5 d. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on Venezuelans' daily struggles to access food

Venezuelans are facing severe food insecurity amid a prolonged crisis

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6 d. ago Educating Yorkshire cast now – jail, sex with ex students and inspiring career

Channel 4's school docu-series Educating Yorkshire is making an exciting return more than 10 years after the original aired, but what happened to some of its former cast?

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6 d. ago Educating Yorkshire's former headteacher's life now with famous influencer

Jonny Mitchell was the headteacher of Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire when the Channel 4 show was broadcast in 2013.

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