5 h. ago One child dead after coach carrying dozens of school pupils crashes in Somerset

Police said the A396 remains closed after the crash and officers asked for people to avoid the area

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9 h. ago Schools to give pupils extra WEEK off so 'families can go on cheaper holidays'

School pupils could are set to be given an extra week over the autumn half term so parents can get cheaper holidays away with the scheme also aiming to cut staff absences

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14 h. ago Schools will give pupils an extra WEEK off over half term so 'families can go on cheaper holidays'

One headteacher, James Gosden, said ten minutes has been added to days at North Walsham High School in Norfolk to make up the time. But critics say children's education will suffer.

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14 h. ago Pupil numbers in schools expected to drop by nearly 400,000 over five years

It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

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15 h. ago Boy, 15, accused of Harvey Willgoose murder was sold axe at school by another pupil and posed with knives in photos to warn others to 'stay away'

The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed Harvey Willgoose, also 15, in the schoolyard at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on February 3.

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16 h. ago Renfrewshire dance pupil and local dance school recognised in Scottish Parliament motion

Local MSP Paul O’Kane has paid tribute to "Renfrewshire’s dancing queens".

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38 h. ago Lambeth school pupils want action on SUVs which are three times deadlier for kids

Lambeth school pupils want action on SUVs which are three times deadlier for kids  Yahoo

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46 h. ago 10 pupils suspended after protesting over ban on shorts in heatwave

The school wouldn't let pupils in if they were wearing shorts when the temperatures went over 30C

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62 h. ago School apologises after pupil in Union flag dress removed from diversity day

Warwickshire’s Bilton School said it aimed to learn from the incident and expressed regret at the distress caused to the 12-year-old and her family.

Culture

3 d. ago Private schools hike fees in Wales as pupils leave amid VAT changes

Private schools in Wales are being hit hard by Labour reforms in Westminster

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3 d. ago Dumfries High School creating book and film to mark move from old building

Former pupils and staff are being asked to submit contributions as the school prepares to move to its new £57 million facility.

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5 d. ago Revealed: The 2,000 schools where more than HALF of pupils don't speak English as their first language... so is YOUR child's one of them?

No children at two primary schools - one in Tower Hamlets and another in Kirklees, West Yorkshire - have English as their mother tongue.

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6 d. ago Primary teachers strike in row over pupil behaviour and how school is being managed

Governors say the wellbeing and education of children remain top priorities and insist 'the school is a safe environment for both children and staff'

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6 d. ago Top London museum reviewing incident after Bristol pupils 'racially profiled' during school trip

Top London museum reviewing incident after Bristol pupils 'racially profiled' during school trip  Bristol Live

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7 d. ago Schoolboy, 15, said six haunting words after 'stabbing fellow pupil to death'

The schoolboy accused of the murder of a 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose claimed he had been followed home and took a knife to school for 'protection' - scared he would be jumped

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7 d. ago Inside London’s school closures crisis as more than 30 primaries set to shut or merge within weeks

The Standard has found that more than 30 primaries in the capital could shut or merge before September — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, discovers Jacob Phillips

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7 d. ago Dalbeattie High School pupils are first visitors to new woodland laboratory

The class were hosted at Bennel Woodland Laboratory by Dumfries and Galloway Woodlands.

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8 d. ago Boy, five, died after 'accidentally being exposed to' cow's milk protein at school, inquest hears

Benedict Blythe, a reception pupil at Barnack Primary School in Lincolnshire, died in hospital from food-induced anaphylaxis in 2021, after he vomited twice before going into cardiac arrest.

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8 d. ago Tragic schoolboy said 'I didn't come to school to fight' minutes before he was stabbed to death by fellow pupil on their lunch break, court hears

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was knifed in the heart during the school lunchbreak by a 15-year-old boy, who then told teachers: 'You know I can't control it.'

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8 d. ago East Ayrshire pupils come up with winning name for newly proposed wind farm

An entry from primary five pupils at Netherthird Primary School stood out to OnPath Energy team.

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