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• Why more people are talking about the issue of social care

  18-11-2019 03:19 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Social care pledges will be under intense scrutiny during the election, but why is it so important?
  
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• Good grades and a desk 'key for university hopes'

  18-11-2019 02:40 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  High parental expectations and being happy at school are also important factors, a study suggests.
  
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• 'Social workers ran my life as a kid in care - now I am one'

  15-11-2019 03:11 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  In care from the age of four, homeless at 19... now 23, Kerry has turned her life around.
  
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• South Korean grannies keeping a school alive

  15-11-2019 02:15 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Facing a year without any first graders, a school in South Korea opened its doors to grandmothers.
  
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• Pointless work meetings 'really a form of therapy'

  15-11-2019 01:46 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  More managerial jobs generate more meetings, but they are not about making decisions, says a study.
  
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• Warwick University Hong Kong exchange students called back to UK

  14-11-2019 18:25 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  The University of Warwick said it is "no longer appropriate" for its students to remain in Hong Kong.
  
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• One in 50 'children in need' are not yet born

  14-11-2019 02:24 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Rising numbers of children are being officially labelled as vulnerable before they are even born.
  
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• Student poverty: French march in protest after suicide bid

  13-11-2019 09:04 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  A student who set himself on fire on Friday blamed his severe financial difficulties on government.
  
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• Teens in care in Birmingham 'without food or bedding'

  12-11-2019 18:23 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Two teenagers tell BBC Newsnight about their experiences of living in semi-supported accommodation.
  
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• Student forced to turn to food bank by loan delay

  12-11-2019 17:33 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  A second year Bristol undergraduate says a student loan administration error left him penniless.
  
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• Labour promises free jobs retraining for adults

  12-11-2019 13:53 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Labour pledges a £3bn increase in adult education investment to update skills for work.
  
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• Children 'become less active during primary years'

  12-11-2019 13:53 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Between the ages of six and 11, children became 17 minutes less active per week every year - study.
  
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• Inside the primary school class with 63 pupils

  12-11-2019 01:21 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  What is it like to be a primary school pupil in a class of 63 children?
  
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• Election 2019: Labour pledges counsellors in every secondary

  11-11-2019 17:25 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Labour says its Healthy Young Minds plan will ensure early prevention and identification of psychological issues.
  
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• Bullying: Fifth of young people in UK have been victims in past year - report

  11-11-2019 08:36 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  The children's commissioner for England labels the report "worrying" and calls for action.
  
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• General election 2019: Lib Dems propose £10k 'skills wallet' for all adults

  11-11-2019 03:21 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Money for training courses will be made available to adults of all ages, under the Lib Dem plan.
  
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• General election 2019: Labour and Lib Dems pledge extra childcare support

  09-11-2019 10:15 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Jeremy Corbyn pledges £1bn to open new Sure Starts, while Lib Dems offer childcare from nine months.
  
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• Ending the taboo of soldiers with 'broken faces'

  09-11-2019 02:00 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  A new memorial will honour the soldiers who suffered terrible facial injuries during World War One.
  
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• Fake rhino horn invented to ruin poachers' market

  08-11-2019 12:55 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Oxford scientists have developed a cheap technique for fake rhino horn to "flood the market".
  
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• University of Hertfordshire data breach reported to watchdog

  07-11-2019 18:50 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  The names and addresses were sent out with an email promoting an art lecture.
  
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• Nativity play school polling stations row deepens

  07-11-2019 12:14 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Election officers hit back angrily at call to stop using schools for polling stations.
  
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• Students more likely to vote tactically on Brexit

  07-11-2019 05:16 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Student voters are ready to target support over Brexit, research suggests.
  
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• 'Landlords treat us students like we're dumb kids'

  07-11-2019 01:22 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Students are being unfairly targeted with deposit deductions at the end of their tenancies, the NUS says.
  
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• More students apply to study medicine

  06-11-2019 17:45 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  A record number of 23,710 students have applied to study medicine at UK universities, Ucas figures show.
  
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• Nativity play warning over school polling stations

  06-11-2019 13:55 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Schools should not be used as places to vote in case it disrupts Christmas plays, says minister.
  
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• Universities 'undermined by overseas autocracies'

  05-11-2019 19:17 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  MPs warn academic freedom in the UK is under pressure from autocracies.
  
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• University workers vote for eight-day strike

  05-11-2019 17:47 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Workers are to strike from 25 November in disputes over pay and pensions, the University and College Union says.
  
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• Domestic abuse 'biggest threat to child protection'

  05-11-2019 02:56 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Councils largely blame a 53% rise in cases in 10 years on domestic violence and substance abuse.
  
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• Food banks: 'I hung around outside, embarrassed to go in'

  05-11-2019 02:50 via BBC News - Family & Education
  A three-year study, involving more than 1,000 people, highlights what makes people start using food banks.
  
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• Wales arts: 'A BTEC introduced me to ballet'

  05-11-2019 02:26 via BBC News - Family & Education
  
  Iestyn James says he would "never have thought of ballet or contemporary".
  
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• Sex worker: 'I need to work and this type of work suits me'

  04-11-2019 06:09 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Charlotte Rose, 39, said she has been evicted from her home several times.
  
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• Losing sight not enough for special needs funding

  02-11-2019 03:11 via BBC News - Family & Education
  A young woman who lost her sight cannot get funding for a specialist college for the blind.
  
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• 'My autistic daughter was held in a cell for two years'

  01-11-2019 13:06 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Jeremy says he could only touch 15-year-old Bethany by reaching through a tiny hatch.
  
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• Hotline for prisoners' families 'not being answered' - report

  31-10-2019 12:00 via BBC News - Family & Education
  People worried about family members in jail say an emergency phone line just went to an answering machine.
  
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• Dundee University principal suspended over rent row

  31-10-2019 11:30 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Dundee University's Prof Andrew Atherton is the subject of a probe after alleged non-payment of rent.
  
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• What does a dementia-friendly town look like?

  31-10-2019 02:07 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Aberfeldy is the latest town in Scotland to become dementia-friendly but what does that really mean?
  
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• University of Birmingham apologises to staff not paid on time

  30-10-2019 20:19 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The University of Birmingham says it is planning to run an additional payroll in the next few days.
  
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• Unconditional offer students 'more likely to drop out'

  30-10-2019 15:00 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The Office for Students says 185 students who were not at risk of dropping out did so over two academic years.
  
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• Technical schools 'half full and perform less well'

  30-10-2019 02:09 via BBC News - Family & Education
  These schools have received £792m but are less likely to be rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted, a watchdog warns.
  
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• Student housing told to fix 'awful' problems

  30-10-2019 02:04 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The universities minister holds a summit over failures in student accommodation.
  
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• Bristol University appoints History of Slavery professor

  30-10-2019 01:16 via BBC News - Family & Education
  One of Olivette Otele's first tasks is to look at Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade.
  
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• Fake university website for College of Suffolk shut down

  29-10-2019 13:59 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The website used Suffolk's links to Ed Sheeran and Harry Potter in a bid to dupe people.
  
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• 'Take in your grandchildren or you won't see them again'

  29-10-2019 13:37 via BBC News - Family & Education
  A grandmother, 72, says social services gave her no option but to take in a relative's six children.
  
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• Pupil background 'should be part of league tables'

  29-10-2019 12:21 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Ethnicity, free school meals and special needs should be factored in, Bristol University research says.
  
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• Sperm donors should waive anonymity, fertility regulator says

  29-10-2019 11:04 via BBC News - Family & Education
  A man who has fathered up to 110 children says it is impossible for sperm donors to be anonymous.
  
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• Narcissists 'horrible people but happy'

  29-10-2019 01:43 via BBC News - Family & Education
  They might be shameless attention-seekers but narcissists are also likely to be happier people.
  
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• Highbury College '£150k expenses' principal to retire

  28-10-2019 12:11 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Stella Mbubaegbu, who described the claims as "exaggerated and unsubstantiated", will retire in 2020.
  
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• Molly Russell: Instagram extends self-harm ban to drawings

  28-10-2019 08:47 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The father of a teenager who killed herself after viewing graphic images says the app needs to act.
  
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• Adoption breakdown: 'No support' for violent children

  28-10-2019 01:57 via BBC News - Family & Education
  Three mothers talk about why they felt they had no choice but to give up their adopted children.
  
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• Northamptonshire Council 'failed' grandmother by demanding £11k

  28-10-2019 01:20 via BBC News - Family & Education
  The woman's MP said it painted "a picture of children's services in absolute chaos".
  
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