3 d. ago Primary school pupils using screens for tests is ‘normalising’ use, Tories claim

The shadow education secretary says children as young as four are using screens as she said Bridget Phillipson is ‘ignoring’ evidence about damage.

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3 d. ago No 10 says Starmer stands by claim Tories were jumping on far

Prime minister’s comments were about ‘ministers from previous government who sat in office for years and did nothing’, says No 10 spokespersonStarmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn his interview on the Sky News this morning Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that Keir Starmer should apologise for saying in January that those calling for a national inquiry into grooming gangs were jumping on a far-right bandwagon. Kemi Badenoch, his party leader, is also quoted today in an Daily Express splash story saying Starmer should apologise, but she is saying he should apologise for not agreeing to hold a national inquiry earlier.At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the No 10 spokesperson was asked if Starmer still thought that people who backed a national inquiry in January were joining a far-right bandwagon. In response, the spokesperson defended the phrase, and insisted that it only applied to Tories who were now demanding an inquiry they never set up whe...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer plots equality law 'to penalise middle class and privately educated', Tories claim

The Government has already introduced a punishing 20 per cent VAT hike on private school fees.

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8 d. ago Kids at Shotts school gain top gong thanks to police initiative

Stane Primary School pupils have received Dynamic Youth Awards in recognition of their achievements in the Junior Cop, Good Citizen initiative.

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1 week ago Falkirk pupils to use 'parts' of closed primary school for new term

The extension and modular units at the storm damaged Maddiston Primary School campus will be used for younger pupils next term

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1 week ago Parents rip into 'crackers' primary school over 'mock wedding' school trip to a church where seven

The teacher, thought to be based in the UK, arranged for the year one and two pupils to head to a nearby church, where boys and girls would be selected to play a bride and groom.

Society

2 w. ago China’s proposed ‘super embassy poses super risk’ to security, Tories claim

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused the Government of being ‘too weak’ to block the plans.

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2 w. ago Blackness pupils mark historic school closure with time capsule to remember village primary

Staff and pupils buried the capsule to maintain the link between the school and village that goes back to 1857

Culture

2 w. ago School bans smartphones after 9,000 messages sent in just one night on WhatsApp group

The headteacher of Blackhorse Primary School in Bristol, has banned smartphones for pupils after a child's phone was found with 9,000 messages sent on a year's WhatsApp group

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2 w. ago St Andrew’s High School hosts latest P7 maths competition for Coatbridge primary pupils

The winning team were St Mary’s Primary’s Reece Lindsay, Christopher Hanlon, Olivia Kelly and Layla Dickson.

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2 w. ago Senior pupils from primary school in West Lothian visit UK Parliament

P7 pupils took the opportunity to learn more about democracy, politics, and the work of MPs

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3 w. ago Holyrood Presiding Officer 'blatantly biased' against Unionist politicians, claim Tories

Alison Johnstone showed the red card to former SFA match official Douglas Ross during FMQs today.

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