14 h. ago Scotland has highest rate of violent injuries to school staff in UK as classroom behaviour nosedives

EXCLUSIVE: The number of injury reports from Scottish schools has trebled in a decade - the highest rise of anywhere in the UK.

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3 d. ago Mass school stabbing as two rushed to hospital in 'critical condition' with SWAT arriving

A suspect was taken into custody after they entered a school and stabbed three members of staff, with the victims rushed to hospital as they were left in 'critical condition'

Culture

9 d. ago West Lothian school's delight at positive Education Scotland inspection

Pupils and staff at Dedridge Primary School are reflecting on positive feedback.

Politics

9 d. ago Former beauty queen remanded after allegedly threatening the 'mass killing' of school staff

Patricia Wagner, 38, is alleged to have posted images on social media warning teachers and class assistants would be 'terminated' and warned 'mass killing' is coming to them.

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2 w. ago Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues

Instability of building in East Java town hampers search but 99 boys and school staff known to have survivedParents were desperately searching for scores of missing teenage boys feared trapped under huge piles of concrete on Tuesday after a building at an Islamic boarding school collapsed in Indonesia.Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing at Al Khoziny school after the collapse as pupils held late-afternoon prayers in a mosque housed on a lower floor of a building whose upper floors were under construction. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tallanstown incident UPDATES: Three Louth family members 'murdered' in attack

Gardaí were called to a house in Co Louth, Ireland, this morning, where the bodies of two men and a woman were discovered - with all three believed to have suffered fatal injuries in a violent attack

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2 w. ago School infestation horror as mice 'found in bags' and 'flies swarm Edinburgh building'

Staff at the special school claim mice and flies have been a persistent problem for months, leaving droppings in pupils' work trays and sparking serious health concerns - with one found in a staff member's bag

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3 w. ago Bristol school coach crashes into ditch with 29 children and 4 staff on board

A school coach carrying 29 children and four teachers from Bristol has crashed into a roadside ditch on the A36 near Southampton, Hampshire, with emergency services at the scene

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3 w. ago I’m a divorce lawyer – my six tips could help you save THOUSANDS when splitting from your ex

DIVORCE lawyers have urged couples to avoid resorting to underhand tactics after a split – insisting the breakdown of a marriage should be handled fairly. Shocking figures released this month revealed that 13.4 per cent of relationships in Scotland end up in litigation - Dundee leading the way with a rate of 16.15 per cent....

Politics

3 w. ago Alcohol deaths in Scotland remain 'appallingly high' as SNP is warned minimum unit pricing drive has failed

Scotland continues to have the highest rate of alcohol specific deaths of any country in the UK.

Events

3 w. ago Pupils and staff at Motherwell school come together to lead large

Armed with litter pickers, gloves, bin bags, and high-vis vests, the children worked in teams to collect rubbish and learn about the importance of looking after the environment.

Politics

3 w. ago Head teachers must be free to exclude problem pupils from Scots schools as classroom behaviour nosedives

The Commission on School Reform made the plea amid growing concerns over disruption and violence in classrooms across the country.

Politics

3 w. ago Let’s stop asking why women aren’t having children and ask, for once: why aren’t men? | Rhiannon Lucy Coslett

On the whole, men I’ve spoken to – like women – want children. But a host of issues, from housing to mental health, is getting in the way“Why aren’t women having babies?” It’s the question on everyone’s lips as the fertility rate plummets to a record low in England, Scotland and Wales. A range of answers are always trotted out, from the entirely reasonable (childcare and housing costs; the motherhood career penalty) to the ludicrous (being so dim about our own fertility that we wake up one day realising we’ve left it too late). Yet perhaps it’s time we ask not only “why aren’t women having babies?”, but also “why aren’t men?”Men are largely invisible in the birthrate debate. It’s ironic that amid all the pontificating and the policy ideas for encouraging more women to have babies – a conversation often being had by men – the other half of humanity is strikingly underexamined. Part of the problem is an absence of data: like many European countries, we don’t really have any on male fe...

Politics

3 w. ago Furious mum pulls 'traumatised' daughter, 12, out of school after teacher's reaction to her skirt

Cola Glenny says she received a tearful call from her daughter, Pearl, who said school staff measured her skirt with a ruler

Events

4 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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4 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...

Events

4 w. ago John Lennon’s school desk goes on display at Beatles Museum in Liverpool

Desk from Quarry Bank high school had been hidden by staff as teachers had considered Lennon a ‘nuisance’A desk used by John Lennon has gone on display after being found in the attic of his former school, where teachers had not wanted to remember the musician because he was a “nuisance”.Lennon attended Quarry Bank high school in Liverpool between 1952 and 1957, and the name of the Quarrymen, the band that would become the Beatles in their formative years, was inspired by the school’s name. Continue reading...

Culture

4 w. ago Scots town nicknamed 'lang toun' for its high street among nation's 'unemployed' hotspots

Scotland’s unemployment rate was 3.5% between May and July, with 96,000 people out of work, below the UK rate of 4.7%

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