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Teaching assistant who left five-year-olds unaccompanied near lake had not been given guidance or training

An inexperienced and unqualified teaching assistant who left five-year-old pupils alone by a lake an...

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New English school improvement teams could complicate an already complex system

The government has announced a new plan to help improve schools: Regional Improvement for Standards ...

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Teaching assistant who locked kids out of class and called them 'little s****' is struck off

An experienced teaching assistant who called vulnerable children in her care "little s****" and lock...

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Phonics screening check: why this test taken by six-year-olds in England just isn’t needed

At the end of year one, when they are five or six, all children at state schools in England must tak...

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Wales is 'failing' children by expecting them to do one thing most adults would never consider

Lack of free school transport in Wales is fuelling the school absence crisis and is at odds with the...

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Making bullying everyone’s concern reduces rates in English and Welsh primary schools – new research

Bullying in schools is widespread, and it has consequences that can last through childhood and into ...

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Welsh school rated one of best in UK

A Welsh school has been rated one of the best in the UK. Cardiff Sixth Form College was named Boardi...

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Maths and English GCSEs are required for A-levels, college and university – so what happens to teenagers who don’t pass?

Each year, around 200,000 pupils in state-funded schools in England do not achieve a grade four or a...

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Snapchat bullying didn't play part in death of Milford Haven schoolgirl, inquest finds

A coroner has said a 14-year-old's decision to take her own life was not caused by bullying. Megan E...

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The peer review system no longer works to guarantee academic rigour - a different approach is needed

Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It’s the process through which research ends up p...

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Mountain Ash sixth form could close with students moved to Aberdare

The sixth form at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School could be closed with students moving to Aberdare...

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There’s a class gap in access to careers in the arts – innovative skills education could help

The creative industries are of vital importance to the UK economy, accounting for £115.9 billion in ...

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