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Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'
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Education

Children in poverty most likely to be excluded from school, study finds: 'A crisis of lost learning'

Suspensions and exclusions across all schools and all year groups in England have risen by more than 20% last year compared to the previous year.
Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
Cost of living

Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays

Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
Private schools

Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist

AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned
Artificial Intelligence

AI in schools: Bullies using AI to create sexually explicit images of classmates, parents warned

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Letters

Letters: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets

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Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here's all you need to know
Free school meals
Free school meals

Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here's all you need to know

The government's mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn't ring true
Paul McNamee

The government's mobile phone crackdown in schools doesn't ring true

'We're punished for being different': Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils
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Education

'We're punished for being different': Black girls excluded from school at double rate of white pupils

How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: 'These kids can thrive'
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How a school for kids with complex educational needs is changing lives: 'These kids can thrive'

'Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences': NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth
NXKXTA

'Being over-sexualised as a teen has grave consequences': NXKXTA on grooming and the Lolita myth

Al Murray: 'Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord'
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Comedy

Al Murray: 'Going to boarding school set me up to create the Pub Landlord'

Government slammed for ‘disappointing’ silence on compulsory domestic abuse lessons: 'It's time for action'
Domestic abuse

Government slammed for ‘disappointing’ silence on compulsory domestic abuse lessons: 'It's time for action'

Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
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Schools

Parents will 'suffer' balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape
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Education

Funding cuts in music education will destroy our cultural landscape

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars
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Education

Teachers are too busy doing their jobs to give airtime to the culture wars

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis
School holidays

How to donate old school uniforms to help others in the cost of living crisis

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
free school meals for all
Week of action

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
A group of school children in uniform and two white men in dark suits outside the Houses of Parliament in London on a bright, sunny day,
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Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
Free school meals/ universal credit
Free school meals

Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals

Police have no place in our schools
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Dr Shabna Begum

Police have no place in our schools

'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Cost of living crisis

'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

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Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
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Childcare

Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis
Schools/ food banks
Cost of living crisis

Teachers are setting up food banks in schools to help families in the cost of living crisis

Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career
Careers advice

Jobs for school leavers: How traineeships and apprenticeships can start your career

The government needs to 'put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK'
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Education

The government needs to 'put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK'