25 h. ago Less than half of secondary school pupils can judge the accuracy of AI content, survey finds

Eight in ten say they use AI tools for schoolwork but only 47 per cent felt confident identifying accurate AI-generated information.

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8 d. ago Emergency services scrambled to secondary school as man dies after falling unwell

London Ambulance Service confirmed a man has died and it is not a pupil at the school

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8 d. ago South London teacher banned from profession for life after shocking remarks to pupil

Secondary school teacher Amrinder Singh Pannu, 38, made series of sexually explicit comments to teenage pupil

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9 d. ago The fury at home left me terrified of anger. Until a teacher showed me how to use it as a force for good | Marisa Bate

In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to menWe always knew it was coming. There were signs we’d learned to read: a change in atmosphere, the sound of the fridge door opening, wine glugging into a glass. And then it would arrive. My stepfather’s anger filled the house, even the rooms he wasn’t in. We breathed it in and out silently, waiting for the storm to pass, waiting to see if we would all make it out OK. As a young girl growing up in that house, I was used to feeling that dark, threatening clouds were constantly looming on the horizon. And I learned that anger – even the smell of it on the air – was terrifying.And then I met Miss Smith*. Miss Smith was my A-level drama teacher at my brilliant secondary school in the home counties. She was full of ideas and passion and, I suspect, had an ambition to open the eyes of her overwhelmingly sheltered pupils. One Wednesday morning, she asked us to work on our improv skills, while exploring the ...

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2 w. ago Parent is arrested in secondary school reception and held by police for eight hours after complaining that teacher had told pupils St George flags could be 'racist symbol'

Broadoak School, in Partington, Greater Manchester, has launched an investigation into comments allegedly made to pupils on Friday morning following complaints by parents.

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2 w. ago Police investigate alleged attack on boy at top Welsh secondary school

The mother of an 11-year-old boy said he had been left with concussion and is too scared to return to school

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2 w. ago Pupil who left teacher in pool of blood praised by judge for 'showing remorse'

Kieran Matthew, now 18, left his teacher Carol Shaw scarred for life and she has not returned to the classroom since the attack at the school

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2 w. ago Prince Harry's team breaks silence on Archie's future after UK school rumours

A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex has issued a statement regarding speculation that Prince Harry is planning to send his son Archie to Eton College when he starts secondary school.

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2 w. ago The hardest secondary schools in Cardiff to get into as council warns against one major mistake

Cardiff council warned parents not to make one major mistake when applying for secondary school places

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3 w. ago New headteacher of West Lothian’s newest secondary school confirmed

Sinclair Academy in Winchburgh was opened in 2023, and Anne-Marie Jess succeeds Dr Burns as the school’s second headteacher.

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3 w. ago Jack McConnell’s charity which sends impoverished girls to school in Malawi raises £35,000 with kilt walk

The programme helps 200 girls in the east African country with scholarships to attend secondary school.

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3 w. ago Strike action across France as hundreds of thousands march to demand PM rethinks budget cuts

Sébastien Lecornu, who has recently taken office, faces pressure to act on wages, pensions and public services as disruption is caused across the countryHundreds of thousands of people have marched in street demonstrations across France as trade unions held a day of strike action to pressure the new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to rethink budget cuts and act on wages, pensions and public services.There was disruption to public transport as train, bus and tram drivers went on strike, hospital staff joined protests and nine out of 10 pharmacies were closed as pharmacists protested pricing policies. Around one in six teachers at primary and secondary schools went on strike, as well as school canteen staff and monitors. Several high schools from Paris to Amiens and Le Havre were blockaded by students. Protesters held more than 250 demonstrations and marched in cities from Paris to Marseille, Nantes, Lyon and Montpellier. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Strike action across France as hundreds of thousands join protests

Disruption seen across country as PM Sébastien Lecornu urged to rethink budget cutsHundreds of thousands of people have marched in street demonstrations across France as trade unions held a day of strike action to pressure the new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to rethink budget cuts and act on wages, pensions and public services.There was disruption to public transport as train, bus and tram drivers went on strike, hospital staff joined protests and nine out of 10 pharmacies were closed as pharmacists protested against pricing policies. About one in six teachers at primary and secondary schools went on strike, as well as school canteen staff and monitors. Several high schools from Paris to Amiens and Le Havre were blockaded by students. Protesters held more than 250 demonstrations and marched in cities from Paris to Marseille, Nantes, Lyon and Montpellier. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Armed police called to secondary school as pupils follow lockdown procedures

The call was a hoax and Gwent Police say it was intended to 'cause havoc'

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last month Head teacher forced to deny school is letting pupils identify as animals and giving them litter trays after poison pen campaign

Patrick Earnshaw, head of Highcliffe School, a comprehensive secondary school in Highcliffe-on-Sea, Dorset, addressed online speculation over pupils in a recent newsletter.

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last month Secondary school offers pupils a chance to win a free 40inch screen smart TV to try to boost attendance

Students at Haven High Academy in Boston, Lincolnshire, who turn up to all of their classes in any two-week period are entered into a draw to win the luxury prize.

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