There were 11,000 fewer pupils at private schools in England this January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest school census data. The figures, released on Thursday, come after the government removed a VAT exemption for private schools on 1 January. A government spokesman said the drop in pupils “remains firmly...
A childhood photo of a brother and sister from Cornwall has been reunited with them after turning up more than 300 miles away in a Lincolnshire charity shop. Chris Kirkum, 32, from Holsworthy, Devon, and his sister Jade Kirkum, 30, from Bude, Cornwall, were just children when they posed for the photo at Bude Junior...
Getty Images Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Parents on the credit will be eligible regardless of their income. Currently, their household must earn less than £7,400 a year to qualify. The government says the change will...
Getty Images Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl, was strip-searched by police at her east London school in 2020 A school staff member who called the police over a black pupil she wrongly suspected of possessing cannabis did not expect an intimate search to be performed, a gross misconduct panel has been told. The deputy...
Pupils have been ordered to stay inside after the buzzard swooped into a primary school playground in East London. Read full article at source...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West PA Media School uniforms are particularly restrictive for girls, a child psychology expert has said Traditional school uniforms may be hindering children’s physical activity and comfort, according to an expert. Prof Helen Dodd, a child psychology expert at the University of Exeter Medical School, is calling for a rethink...
Federal agents detained 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva while he was on his way to volleyball practice. The arrest of 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva by federal immigration agents sparked outrage in the town of Milford, Massachusetts over the weekend, with community members rallying on Sunday to demand the high school student’s immediate release after...
A couple weeks ago David wrote about a piece that appeared in the NY Times about boys falling behind girls in a number of different metrics including education. Over the weekend the Times published a follow-up looking at one of the reasons boys are struggling in school. The gist is that the gender gap in...
It cannot be our charge to deal with the laws concerning the school in the broadest sense, since they are to be regarded as applying not only to the pupils but also to the teachers and across all [über alle] relationships of the school, both internally and externally. Rather, we know the school laws as...
Claire Manning BBC News, Devon BBC Kingsbridge Primary School has received an award for the support staff give to pupils born prematurely A Devon school has been recognised for the support it gives pupils who were born prematurely. Kingsbridge Primary School has been given a Smallest Things Prem Award to acknowledge the extra training its...
A 30-year-old man from Exeter accused of sending malicious communications to local schools has been transferred to a secure hospital from a jail, where he was being held on remand during legal proceedings. Alfie Pilkington, of Redlands Close, Exeter, had been remanded into custody after being charged with two counts of sending malicious communications on...
Video footage shared online shows six-year-old Ward Jalal Al-Shaikh Khalil escaping a blaze at a Gaza City school following overnight Israeli air strikes. Among the 35 Palestinians reported to have been killed at the the Fahmi Al-Jargawi School were Ward’s mother and two siblings. Her father is in intensive care in hospital. Our Middle East...
    Now that Texas and South Carolina have passed school choice bills, parents will be able to choose the best school for their kids in 17 states.     Why not all states?     After all, competition improves services.     The Post Office couldn’t...
As another school year ends, superintendents across the United States are staring down an autumn staffing crisis, with 1 in 8 teaching positions either vacant or filled by an underqualified educator. States that are struggling with post-pandemic teacher shortages have spent millions to lure replacements and retain veterans with hiring bonuses and bumps in salaries....
What happened? Your guess is as good as mine. The Supreme Court isn’t explaining how it got to a 4-4 tie in OK Charter School Board v Drummond, except to remind everyone that Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself. The Supreme Court only offers an explanation of the effect of the 4-4 tie in its...