15 h. ago Emergency services scrambled to secondary school as man dies after falling unwell

London Ambulance Service confirmed a man has died and it is not a pupil at the school

Events

16 h. ago West Lothian school's delight at positive Education Scotland inspection

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

Politics

19 h. ago Rachel Reeves could target classic cars in Budget by axing 40

Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden says he is 'concerned' that the Chancellor could scrap vehicle excise duty (VED) exemptions for 40-year-old cars in next month's Budget.

Events

20 h. ago Sandford parents 'bitterly disappointed' over school journey road safety review decision

Campaigners say the decision sends the wrong message - that children’s safety can be pushed aside in the interests of process and cost-cutting.

Politics

44 h. ago War over words breaks out over road safety on South Lanarkshire school journeys

The SNP hit out at serious and valid safety concerns" over pupils' journeys while Labour's council leader accused his rivals of using the issue as a “political football”.

Events

61 h. ago Pupils fume over school 'ePass' that only lets them use the toilet seven times a week

The new system was put in place this school year due to concerns about the excessive numbers of students hanging around in hallways during class time, according to one member of staff

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62 h. ago All drivers urged to do 20p test before going back on the roads

With the weather closing in, road safety is paramount

Transport

3 d. ago School pupil, 14, needs toilet at short notice 'but told wait until afternoons'

Bailey Wood is under the care of Alder Hey Children Hospital's Urology department and has just started year 10 at St George's School in Blackpool, but his parents have pulled him out of school

Politics

4 d. ago The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imaginationAmid a boom in Irish culture across music, literature, film and fashion, the Irish language – Gaeilge – is also experiencing a revival. Once the majority’s native tongue, it was assailed and diminished as a daily, working, spoken language under British colonialism and became largely confined to rural west coast districts for much of the 20th century, kept alive by generations of families. But over recent decades the number of schools teaching the national curriculum exclusively through Irish has risen significantly, from fewer than 20 in the 1970s, to more than 200 today. The 2022 census showed a 6% increase in the number of people able to speak Irish compared with 2016. Irish is a core subject on the curriculum and compulsory in all schools.Yet in the academic year of 2024-25, a record number of pupils – 14% of the post-primary school population – w...

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6 d. ago Parents facing 'mixed messages' over mobile phone use in Scots schools as Labour calls for ban

Parents have repeatedly warned school bullies are using smartphones to film attacks on other pupils before sharing the footage on social media.

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6 d. ago Police investigating reports of alleged sexual offences by Welsh school pupil

An investigation is underway after allegations were made about the suspected pupil online

Events

7 d. ago Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day

Desperate search for more than 90 missing after building collapses while students held prayers at school in SidoarjoParents and rescuers in Indonesia were desperately searching for dozens of teenage boys believed to be trapped, a day after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school which has already left three dead, authorities said.Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing after the Al Khoziny school building collapsed while pupils held late afternoon prayers in a mosque housed on a lower floor of a building whose upper floors were under construction. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago School apologises after teacher labels St George's flag as 'racist symbol'

Parents of pupils at the school said they were 'livid'.

Politics

7 d. 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...

Events

8 d. ago New activity and community space brings the fun to Ferguslie Park

Local school pupils got the chance to test out the new sunken games area which has transformed a long-term vacant area into a welcoming hub

Politics

8 d. ago How star playing House of Guinness' eldest son Arthur was forced to go to an all

The Belfast-born actor, who is playing 1st Baron Ardilaun in the new show, has credited his rise to theatrical prowess, partially to being one of only 15 males of 2,000 pupils in school.

Politics

1 week ago Less than a third of primary school pupils 'are getting enough exercise'

Biggest study of its kind followed 17,000 pupils wearing activity trackers and found only 30% of pupils get enough physical activity during school hours

Politics

1 week ago Why are primary school numbers in London down? Decline in pupils risk closures

Why are primary school numbers in London down? Decline in pupils risk closures  London Evening Standard

Events

1 week ago ‘We were obedient our entire lives’: the nuns who broke back into their convent

Three nuns fled a care home to return to the convent, defying church orders and gaining global support – but their future remains unknownSister Bernadette recalls how she once struggled to wake her pupils at the Goldenstein convent boarding school. “They would plead with me: ‘just five more minutes’ snooze, Berna’”, she chuckled. More than 50 years on, the tables have been turned, with former pupils taking it in turns to wake the three remaining nuns at the convent. “Sister Bernadette in particular likes a lie-in,” said Christina Wirtenberger, one of their carers.Sisters Bernadette, 88, Regina, 86, and Rita, almost 82, are still recovering from the shock of having run away on 4 September from a nearby retirement home where they had been placed – they say against their will – and broken back into their former convent, the imposing Schloss Goldenstein, in Elsbethen, just outside Salzburg. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Former Ayrshire school pupil stars at Last Night at the Proms

The clarinettist hit the high notes at the major event in London.

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