17 h. ago Elimination of New London school crossing guards prompts city ultimatum

Elimination of New London school crossing guards prompts city ultimatum  The Day

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34 h. ago Eastern Senior High School Band invited to perform in London Parade, but they need help getting there

Eastern Senior High School Band invited to perform in London Parade, but they need help getting there  WUSA9

Culture

44 h. ago Moment 'killer' pulls out samurai sword and calls it sexy before 'going on to hack schoolboy, 14, to death' is shown in court

Amateur musician and 'mystic' Marcus Monzo, 37, is accused of killing Daniel Anjorin, 14, who was walking to school in Hainault, east London, on April 30 last year.

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45 h. ago More than 700 children caught with knives in London, new figures reveal ...The Standard podcast

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45 h. ago Moment killer pulls out samurai sword and calls it sexy before going on to hack schoolboy, 14, to death

Amateur musician and 'mystic' Marcus Monzo, 37, killed Daniel Anjorin, 14, who was walking to school in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year.

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46 h. ago Unmasked: The Godolphin and Latymer Deputy Head teacher who started sexual relationship with pupil in his office but escaped justice for a decade

Phil Culling, 52, began a sexual relationship with the teenager who was a talented musician and singer at the Goldophin and Latymer school in West London where day fees are now £33,000.

Society

51 h. ago School children play chess on the roof of London’s O2 Arena – International Chess Federation

School children play chess on the roof of London’s O2 Arena – International Chess Federation  FIDE

Society

54 h. ago Revealed: More than 700 children as young as 10 caught with knives and firearms in London schools

As 371 safer schools officers withdrawn across capital, Ben Kinsella Trust says young people may be ‘put at risk to save money’

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55 h. ago Once again, British politicians want to ‘ban the burqa’. But this time, I’ve never felt so afraid | Nadeine Asbali

Since the riots last summer British Muslims have felt a deep unease in our own countryHere we are again, debating the right of Muslim women to wear what they want. Last week, the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin asked the prime minister, Keir Starmer, if he planned to follow other European countries and prohibit burqas.Then the leader of the opposition, Kemi Badenoch, called for bosses to be able to ban the burqa in the workplace. Following the example of the former Labour minister Jack Straw, who in 2006 sparked the first burqa debate by asking constituents at his surgeries to remove their face coverings, she stated that she does not see constituents at her surgeries if they have their faces covered, “whether it’s a burqa or a balaclava”.Nadeine Asbali is a secondary school teacher in London and the author of Veiled Threat: On Being Visibly Muslim in Britain Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Walters & Cohen completes library and dining annexe for west London school

Walters & Cohen completes library and dining annexe for west London school  The Architects’ Journal

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2 d. ago Schools and nurseries write to London families urging them to impose screen time limits

A coalition of 21 heads in Southwark has issued guidelines for appropriate screen limits in a letter sent to more than 11,000 children on Monday

Culture

3 d. ago Two London private schools are forced to close following Labour's VAT raid on fees

Both schools cited the tax as they announced they would be forced to close their doors within the next year

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4 d. ago Outrage as boy, 8, turned away from treatment at London NHS clinic 'because he attends private school'

Mother blames Labour's VAT raid on private school fees for emboldening the NHS to deny her son help with his crippling joint condition

Economics

4 d. ago The 'calm and focused' North London school where pupils volunteer with disabled children

The 'calm and focused' North London school where pupils volunteer with disabled children  MyLondon

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5 d. ago 'I was one of the most recognisable faces on TV but I gave it all up to become a teacher'

A face many people grew up with on CBBC and CITV Michael Underwood left his life in front of camera to become a primary school teacher in South West London

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7 d. ago Half of London boroughs face bankruptcy over schools funding crisis

Sixteen of the capitals 33 local authorities have said they face ‘severe budget deficits’ totalling £500million next year over school funding shortfalls

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7 d. ago Half of London boroughs warn they face bankruptcy over insufficient schools funding

Sixteen of the capitals 33 local have said they face ‘severe budget deficits’ totalling £500million next year over school funding shortfalls

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7 d. ago What Keir Starmer's new free school meals plan means for London

The government has announced the major change to free school meals will take effect from next year

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7 d. ago TV presenter caught speeding on the school run escapes driving ban after telling judge she would have to pay for taxis to care for her elderly mother

She was caught driving her Toyota Yaris at 24mph in a 20mph zone on the school run in Finchley Road, St John's Wood, northwest London , in January 20 by a speed camera

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8 d. ago Killer skinned his own cat then hacked schoolboy, 14, to death during Samurai sword rampage when he also tried to kill four others, court hears

Marcus Monzo, 37, of West Beckton, Newham, is accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin (pictured) while he was on his way to school in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year.

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