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Video, 00:01:10School's deaf resource unit helps children access full education Posted 2 days ago2d 1:10 School summer holidays could start one week earlier Attribution Essex Posted 3 days ago3d Calls to rethink school exams in summer heat Attribution England Posted 4 days ago4d Free meals to be automatic for eligible pupils Attribution Somerset Posted 4 days ago4d Special school move to larger site to be discussed Attribution Wolverhampton Posted 5 days ago5d School trust criticised over use of public funds Attribution England Posted 5 days ago5d Inclusive school rated 'joyous' place to learn Attribution Jersey Posted 5 days ago5d How much should you give to the year-end teacher collection? Attribution Business Posted 6 days ago6d School trust to dissolve after discipline concerns Attribution England Posted 6 days ago6d Free school meal pupils falling further behind their peers, report warns Attribution Family & Education Posted 6 days ago6d ANPR camera school streets car ban to be trialled Attribution Oxfordshire Posted 7 days ago13 Jul England Schools Town 'being held back' without a secondary school Ten years after Mablethorpe's only secondary school closed, campaigners want a new one. Attribution Lincolnshire Posted 3 hours ago3h School project gets more children wearing helmets Attribution Jersey Posted 8 hours ago8h Head teacher's 'incredibly emotional' retirement day Attribution Oxfordshire Posted 2 days ago2d Primary pupils say learning sign language is 'fun' Attribution Northamptonshire Posted 2 days ago2d School's deaf resource unit helps children access full education. Video, 00:01:10School's deaf resource unit helps children access full education Posted 2 days ago2d 1:10 School obesity concerns over new PE funding plan Attribution Devon Posted 3 days ago3d School summer holidays could start one week earlier Attribution Essex Posted 3 days ago3d Bid to build replacement for closed school Attribution Tyne Posted 4 days ago4d Calls to rethink school exams in summer heat Attribution England Posted 4 days ago4d Free meals to be automatic for eligible pupils Attribution Somerset Posted 4 days ago4d School trust criticised over use of public funds Attribution England Posted 5 days ago5d Academies 'must' engage with knife crime discussion Attribution South Yorkshire Posted 5 days ago5d Inclusive school rated 'joyous' place to learn Attribution Jersey Posted 5 days ago5d Scotland Schools Bullying pupils protected more than victims, parents say Lesley is one of a group of parents who believe existing school guidelines on bullying are not enough. Attribution Scotland Posted 7 days ago13 Jul 'Total mayhem': Staff tell of escalating pupil violence at Fraserburgh Academy Attribution NE, Orkney & Shetland Posted 3 July3 Jul The parents fighting the closure of the smallest secondary in Scotland Attribution Scotland Posted 2 July2 Jul Pupils face two-mile walk to school after council rejects bus plea Attribution NE, Orkney & Shetland Posted 1 July1 Jul Aberdeen private school to cut 10 'extremely valuable' teachers Attribution NE, Orkney & Shetland Posted 26 June26 Jun Private school co-founded by Tilda Swinton to close Attribution Scotland Posted 15 June15 Jun Mobile phones to be banned in all Edinburgh secondary schools Attribution Edinburgh, Fife & East Posted 9 June9 Jun Old school asbestos clear-up to cost council more than £2.5m Attribution South Scotland Posted 9 June9 Jun Council spent nearly £120k on legal fees over Mull school campus Attribution Glasgow & West Scotland Posted 26 May26 May Council agrees to prioritise new school build over shared campus Attribution Scotland Posted 21 May21 May Parents urge council to drop shared school campus bid for good Attribution Scotland Posted 20 May20 May Concerns new hotel would overlook school classrooms Attribution NE, Orkney & Shetland Posted 20 May20 May Strike action to close 28 primary schools in West Dunbartonshire Attribution Glasgow & West Scotland Posted 20 May20 May Wales Schools Heartbroken children in tears as they're told shock news of 700-year-old school's imminent closure A number of independent schools are either closing or experiencing financial troubles. Attribution Wales Posted 7 July7 Jul We all get a bit snowflakey, says head who kept his school open in heatwave Attribution Wales Posted 4 July4 Jul School offers pupils 'full roast dinners' in the morning to tackle hunger Attribution Wales Posted 21 June21 Jun Wales-wide guidance on school phone use to be drawn up Attribution Wales Posted 16 June16 Jun Primary school with two pupils to close at end of summer term Attribution Wales Posted 11 June11 Jun 'Shocking' rise in number of home-schooled children Attribution Wales Posted 8 June8 Jun 'We need social media to survive' - teens oppose ban Attribution Wales Posted 26 May26 May 'So stressful' - teachers and pupils say new GCSEs are leading to burnout Attribution Wales Posted 1 May1 May 'Head from hell' relieved school no longer on Needs Improvement list Attribution Wales Posted 29 April29 Apr Why one school has banned phones for some pupils - but not others Attribution Wales Posted 14 April14 Apr Joy of teaching overshadowed by pressure and stress, warns head teacher Attribution Wales Posted 22 March22 Mar 'It's cow's milk or water' - children with allergies struggle to get alternatives at school Attribution Wales Posted 21 March21 Mar Clarkson 'staggered' school dinner chicken from China is cheaper than UK's Attribution Wales Posted 17 March17 Mar Northern Ireland Schools New warning to parents over schools cyber attack Parents with children at a further 16 schools have been notified that their children's data may have been breached. Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 26 June26 Jun Meet the teenagers trained to keep the peace in school corridors Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 24 April24 Apr School IT systems 'largely restored' after cyber attack Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 17 April17 Apr Boy arrested following cyber attack on school IT system Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 15 April15 Apr Pupils back to school in holidays to deal with fallout from cyber attack Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 7 April7 Apr Students dealing with fallout from school cyber attack. Video, 00:01:18Students dealing with fallout from school cyber attack Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 7 April7 Apr 1:18 EA making 'good progress' to restore school IT systems after cyber attack Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 5 April5 Apr School IT system targeted in cyber attack ahead of exam season Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 3 April3 Apr GCSEs come 'too late' to judge quality of education, report says Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 2 April2 Apr 'Powerful to see children interested in each other's cultures' Video, 00:01:14'Powerful to see children interested in each other's cultures' Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 1 April1 Apr 1:14 'Our classrooms are becoming more and more diverse' Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 1 April1 Apr You’ve met Judge Judy - now meet judges Alesha and Robert. Video, 00:00:54You’ve met Judge Judy - now meet judges Alesha and Robert Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 30 March30 Mar 0:54 Meet the pupils teaching speeders a lesson in Kids Court Attribution Northern Ireland Posted 30 March30 Mar Family & Education 'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors Attribution Business Posted 16 May16 May New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year Attribution Family & Education Posted 20 April20 Apr How cameras are being used to tackle abuse in nurseries Attribution BBC InDepth Posted 6 May6 May Health visitors call for limits on 'impossible' 1,000-family caseloads Attribution Health Posted 20 April20 Apr My weekly juggling act - being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own Attribution Family & Education Posted 18 April18 Apr View more Early Education Nursery closure fears prompts protest Attribution Tyne Posted 1 day ago1d Free school meal pupils falling further behind their peers, report warns Attribution Family & Education Posted 6 days ago6d Preschool warns heat is negatively impacting pupils Posted 12 July12 Jul Nursery worker arrested over alleged child assault Attribution Lincolnshire Posted 26 June26 Jun Nursery chain served with safeguarding notice Attribution London Posted 23 June23 Jun View more More Schools news Town 'being held back' without a secondary school Attribution Lincolnshire Posted 3 hours ago3h School project gets more children wearing helmets Attribution Jersey Posted 8 hours ago8h Primary pupils say learning sign language is 'fun' Attribution Northamptonshire Posted 2 days ago2d School's deaf resource unit helps children access full education. 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