33 h. ago Pupil 'fired fake gun in playground' while teachers were striking at primary school over 'assaults and violence'

Staff at Ravensfield Primary School in Greater Manchester staged a walkout on Tuesday January 6 and Wednesday January 7.

Events

36 h. ago First picture of teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted girl

Johnathan Morgan, 35, denies sexually assaulting the teenage girl while he was employed as a primary school teacher, a court has heard

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46 h. ago Sarah Moss: ‘I never liked Wuthering Heights as much as Jane Eyre’

The author on the trouble with the Brönte novels, what she gained from reading John Updike and Martin Amis – and the brilliance of Barbara Pym My earliest reading memory Swallowdale by Arthur Ransome, aged seven. I didn’t learn to read in the first years of school and became entrenched in illiteracy until my grandmother, a retired primary school teacher, intervened. I loved the Swallows and Amazons series, and especially Swallowdale in which a shipwreck is redeemed and the adults provide exactly the right support when the children mess up.My favourite book growing up The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose politics I now find obviously objectionable. I often tell students that what you don’t get is what gets you, and I’m sure the obsession with rugged independence and the repression of foundational violence did me no good, but I liked the landscapes and the combination of domesticity and adventure. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago UK primary school teachers go on strike as pupils bite staff and bring knives to class

Teachers at primary schools are striking after violent pupils armed with knives left staff injured and scared, calling it a safety emergency

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65 h. ago Primary school teacher denies sexually assaulting teen but admits messages were 'wrong'

Johnathan Morgan, 35, who denies five charges, has told a jury that messaging a girl he thought had a 'genuine connection' with was 'wrong'

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3 d. ago Primary school teachers go on strike after pupils kick and bite staff and bring knives into the classroom

Teachers from two primary schools have begun strike action after pupils kicked and bit staff and brought knives into the classroom, raising serious fears for safety.

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3 d. ago Teachers strike at primary schools after pupils kick and bite staff and bring knives into the classroom

Teachers from two primary schools have begun strike action after pupils kicked and bit staff and brought knives into the classroom, raising serious fears for safety.

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4 d. ago Teen girl who accused teacher of sex assault faces gruelling cross

Johnathan Morgan, 35, sent the teenage girl pictures of his private parts and of himself performing a sex act but denies sexually assaulting the teenage girl while he was employed as a primary school teacher.

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2 w. ago Scots teacher hopes debut book will help dyslexic kids discover their potential

Marissa McCudden, a primary school teacher in the Glasgow area, was inspired to write the book as her own daughter Claudia suffered self-esteem issues when comparing her writing and reading skills with her classmates.

Politics

3 w. ago Paisley primary school teacher on shortlist for $1 million global education prize

John McGoldrick is on the shortlist for a $1 million prize for his work at a Paisley primary school

Economics

last month Teacher who won £4m Omaze home hasn't flogged it one year on – here's why

Opera-singing primary school teacher Hannah Drury, 42, from Somerset won the luxury Lake Coniston property plus £250,000 cash in January – and is now making the prize available for others to enjoy

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