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Concern over major discrepancy between Perth and Kinross Council and pupil bullying figures
A survey of primary pupils showed 42 per cent had experienced bullying in 2021/22 yet PKC's records showed only 0.3 per cent had been bullied that...
University of Sussex named number one in the world for Development Studies for seventh consecutive year
For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Sussex together with the Institute of Development Studies, has today (Wednesday 22 March) been ranked as the best...
London the best place to study arts in the world
New league table for universities cements reputation in creative subjects
How teachers really feel about Ofsted – and the reasons they claim schools are downgraded
Following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry, teachers are calling for a fundamental reform of ‘punitive’ Ofsted inspections
Irish parents no longer have to pay for children’s school books
Parents of primary pupils in the Republic of Ireland will no longer have to pay for school books after the government said it would cover the...
Harry’s Law must be introduced to end seclusion in schools, urges Egan
Alliance Education Spokesperson Connie Egan MLA was speaking following the announcement of the Department of Health’s introduction of a regional policy setting out the expectations for...
SNP’s John Nicolson under fire for ‘abhorrent’ denial of child safety concerns in schools
The SNP MP said there is zero evidence of sex lessons going too far in classrooms as he rubbishes concern from Tory MP Miriam Cates and...
‘Terrifying, frightening and extremely stressful’: Headteachers in Wales on how it feels having their schools inspected
They were speaking out after the death of a headteacher in England after her school was downgraded by that country's inspection body, Ofsted, although Wales' inspection...
State-school admissions are rising at Oxford and Cambridge
That means fewer privately educated students are getting in
Honorary degrees for Scotland’s national poet and high-profile campaigner on disability, inequality
Scotland’s national poet Professor Kathleen Jamie and Dr Sally Witcher OBE, a high-profile campaigner on disability, inequality, and exclusion, are to receive honorary degrees from the...
Cheshire: School runs marathon challenge for British Heart Foundation
A SCHOOL near Whitchurch was overwhelmed by the support of families after pupils and staff collectively ran a marathon in aid of the British Heart Foundation...
What is Ofsted and what does it do?
The body has been urged to pause school inspections after headteacher Ruth Perry’s death. Here’s all you need to know about its remit and powers