8 h. ago Calls for school summer holiday dates to change to May and October for children's wellbeing

The change would be better for children and their wellbeing, according to a travel expert

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18 h. ago Major update for parents from November as Ofsted issues new report cards

The changes come after a large overhaul of the way Ofsted inspects schools

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27 h. ago The way Ofsted inspects schools is changing. This is what to expect

Ofsted says the new reports will provide parents with ‘more granularity and nuance about a provider’s performance’

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4 d. ago Primary schools in one part of Wales propose big change for parents

There are five schools in total which are the subject of a six-week consultation

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4 d. ago Mum fumes as daughter, 11, forced to change school uniform after 'ankles showing'

Paige Warr blasted The Laurel Academy in Mexborough after her daughter was made to swap trousers for a skirt and tights on her second day of secondary school.

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5 d. ago Mum fumes after school sent daughter home in 'completely different uniform'

A mum was left 'fuming' after her 11-year-old daughter was made to change her uniform on her second day of secondary school because 'her ankles were showing' – and she was forced to wear a completely different outfit

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6 d. ago Heartbreaking reason your dog might bark more this September and how to fix it

As the summer holidays end and families adjust to the back-to-school routine, many dogs can find the change in pace a little unsettling

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7 d. ago Mum slams school for cancelling 'Meat Free Monday' as it 'doesn't make sense'

The confused parent took to social media to question the school's decision to change its lunch menu

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7 d. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform rules just days before kids return

Parents of students who attend Dixons Brooklands Academy in Manchester were left stunned following an alleged uniform change just before the start of the new term

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7 d. ago Free school meals new eligibility rules to help 500,000 more children

The free school meals scheme is set for a significant change as the eligibility criteria is expanded

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8 d. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform policy days before kids return to class

The school says it informed parents of the new guidelines before the summer holidays

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8 d. ago Full list of people eligible for free school meals after major rule change

A major change to free school meal eligibility is set to come into force next year

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9 d. ago Voices: I’m a secondary school teacher: SEND provision changes lives (and there’s nowhere near enough of it)

Jeremy Hunt’s eye on the special needs budget is short-term when schooling prepares children for their working future, writes teacher Charlotte Harrison. We need to support students even further to let them succeed – and remember that we benefit from their success

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1 week ago Denver school district pushes back but hasn't decided whether to change all

Denver school officials are pushing back against a U.S. Education Department finding that its all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination

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1 week ago Views of West Lothian residents sought over plans to change both primary and secondary boundaries

A consultation has been launched to change a number of school catchments , with the aim of making sure they fit better with local community ties as well as community council and natural geographic boundaries.

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2 w. ago Pupils receiving GCSE results ‘may face more competition for sixth form places’

Competition for the most selective sixth forms would be ‘fiercer’ after the VAT change on private school fees, one education expert said.

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3 w. ago Councils urged to change school uniform rules as pupils return to classroom

The Scottish Greens have recommended that local authorities implement a whole host of measures to cut costs for families.

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4 w. ago Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest

The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisationIn the 1930s, it was common for British missionaries to change the names of African school pupils to biblical names. The change wasn’t “just for school” – it was intended to be for ever. So Ngũgĩ became James and my father, Mohamed, became Moses. While many students retained their new names throughout their lives, Ngũgĩ and my father changed theirs back, though you can still find early editions of Ngũgĩ’s first book, Weep Not, Child, under the name of “James Ngugi”. With the novel, Ngũgĩ established himself as a writer and later, by reclaiming his Kikuyu identity as an activist, began a process of decolonisation that he would explore in one of his most famous nonfiction works, Decolonising the Mind (1986), which challenged the dominance of European languages in African education and literature. Ngũgĩ...

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