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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
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Free and cheap things to do with the kids over the 2024 summer holidays
It's important to remember that you don't have to spend lots of money to have a good time over the summer holidays. Here are some free and budget-friendly things to do which your kids will adore
Will Labour's private school tax plan 'destroy the state sector'? Obviously not, experts insist
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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
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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: Sunak and his cronies who think benefits are unsustainable should stop lining their pockets
Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here's all you need to know
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
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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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'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
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'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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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'
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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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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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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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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
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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
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90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Social enterprise superheroes take over the House of Lords
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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
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Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
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'This is austerity 2.0': Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Labour would bring in free breakfast clubs at every primary school in England
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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
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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
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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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The government needs to 'put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK'
SEND green paper: Ministers wrong to suggest culture is the problem in underfunded schools, say experts
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