21 m. ago Driver, 50, killed in 'road rage attack' was 'kind and inspirational' primary school teacher who asked pupils to help him propose to his wife

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bowles, 50, died after police were called to reports of two motorists fighting close to a roundabout, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday evening.

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18 h. ago Record numbers of pupils apply to top state sixth forms for A

A record number of children are applying to join top state sixth forms after Labour introduced VAT on private schools, headteachers say.

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21 h. ago Married teacher, 40, struck off for sexually assaulting schoolgirl set up a children's party business for tots as young as one

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Cotton, 40, (pictured) was working as a computing teacher at Perins School for 11 to 16-year-olds in Hampshire when he was accused of feeling up one of his female pupils.

Society

68 h. ago Disgraced staff at special educational needs school shamed after abuse of pupils

One staff member was caught putting a pupil in a headlock while another was found guilty of using an offensive term

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3 d. ago Kirkgunzeon pupils show community spirit in village clean up

The pupils from Kirkgunzeon Primary School took part in the recent Spring Clean Scotland campaign.

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4 d. ago Teacher who 'asked boys to have sex with her wearing Scream mask' gets prison makeover

Brittany Fortinberry, who is facing dozens of child sex charges against pupils at a school where she taught, appears dishevelled in a new mugshot released from prison where she is being held

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4 d. ago Stirling dance school ready to share stage with Sigala for world record effort

A group of pupils from the school will head down to Oldham near Manchester to join the DJ and pop star for an attempt to break the record for most dancers on stage with a performer.

Culture

4 d. ago Stirling school 'goes orange' to pay tribute to pupil battling rare condition

The 11-year-old's strength and bravery in living with the impact of the serious muscle-wasting condition was hailed by her fellow pupils and a charity.

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6 d. ago School teacher, 38, banned after she 'staggered' into school assembly reeking of booze

A tipsy teacher has been banned from teacher after showing drunk up to a school assembly with her pupils – after the incident the drunk Year One teacher was sent home by her colleagues

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7 d. ago Teachers shocked as primary pupils put Andrew Tate as wallpaper on school iPads

Scots teachers reported a rise in misogynistic ideology from boys as young as 11 and 12, with pupils showing interest in controversial influencer Andrew Tate.

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7 d. ago School forced to apologise after pupil's parents discovered the truth

Kian Mills' parents said he had so many detentions, exclusions and isolations for 'tiny things'

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7 d. ago After more than 250 punishments from teachers, his parents took on the school, and they found out the truth

A school has been ordered to apologise to a pupil and his parents and update its behaviour policy after a tribunal found it had discriminated against him. An Education Tribunal Wales hearing concluded that St Joseph's Catholic School in Port Talbot failed to reasonably support Kian Mills and discriminated against him in the way it applied its behaviour policy.

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8 d. ago Catholic infants school teacher, 29, is suspended after pupil's parent spotted her in raunchy videos moonlighting as OnlyFans model

The school in Italy decided to suspend Elena Maraga this week, judging that her behaviour was not in line with the religious values of the institution.

Culture

8 d. ago Predatory Scots teacher who had sexual contact with female pupils in school is caged

Craig Smith, now aged 43, preyed on the young girls at a high school in South Lanarkshire between 2015 and 2016.

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8 d. ago Drunk bar worker jailed for causing fatal crash with seven people in hatchback

Former boarding school pupil Karla Dodds had previously survived a fatal crash in which she was a passenger.

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9 d. ago Chryston High School’s wind band wins gold award at Scottish Concert Band Festival final

It was the school's first time competing as S2 to S6 pupils performed alongside groups from across the country.

Culture

1 week ago Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.

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1 week ago Ex teacher had group sex with teens at her house during sleepovers after putting her own kids to bed, court docs say

Brittany Fortinberry, a former teacher in Indiana’s Morgan County, faces a string of sexual abuse charges that allegedly stretch back to 2023

Society

1 week ago Hackney pupils team up with school in Uganda to help save the bees

Kingsmead Primary School has joined forces with New Brain School in Kampala

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1 week ago School closed to almost every pupil as teachers strike over pay and 'poor management'

Six strike days have been planned at St Matthew’s C of E Primary School in Bolton with others expected next week

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