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• Covid: Mum urges vaccination take-up after baby loss

  05-08-2022 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother who lost her baby after having Covid-19 while pregnant urges mums-to-be to get vaccinated.
  
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• Bristol students' 'sensational' film uncovers city's animals

  05-08-2022 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Bristol students spent time uncovering the city's diverse wildlife.
  
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• Tourette's: 'We get called freaks but we're just normal people'

  05-08-2022 07:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two young people describe the difficulties of growing up with Tourette's syndrome.
  
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• Cost of living: Food and fun clubs aim to help families

  04-08-2022 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Calls are made to run more summer food and fun clubs for children across Wales.
  
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• Unprecedented chronic absence in NI schools

  04-08-2022 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department of Education says the high level of chronic absence is linked to the pandemic.
  
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• Lionesses: England's Euro 2022 winners urge Tory leadership duo to help schoolgirls play football

  03-08-2022 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's European champions have called on the Conservative party leadership candidates to ensure "every young girl" can play football at school.
  
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• Cardiff: Young people helping to improve Grangetown

  03-08-2022 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A project is giving young people in a Cardiff community a say on how life can be made better.
  
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• Vocational and training qualifications decline during pandemic

  02-08-2022 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Awards in Northern Ireland fell by 20% following disruption during the Covid pandemic.
  
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• Ukraine: Helping children to overcome the trauma of war

  02-08-2022 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Psychologists in Bucha are working to help children understand the Ukraine war.
  
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• Call for body-image warnings on retouched photos

  02-08-2022 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The impact of body image on mental and physical health needs to be taken more seriously, MPs say.
  
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• Euro 2022: Five things that held women back in football

  01-08-2022 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women playing football in England have overcome significant obstacles to make the top levels of the game.
  
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• Caernarfon family's despair over care for son with rare condition

  01-08-2022 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hari's mother can go 36 hours without proper sleep - as his family wait for a full care package.
  
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• How expensive is childcare and what help is available?

  01-08-2022 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says changing the ratio of adults to children in nurseries could help cut childcare costs.
  
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• Rishi Sunak pledges NHS no-show fines as Liz Truss vows school reform

  31-07-2022 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vying for No 10, it is the self-styled "transformational prime minister" versus the "education" PM.
  
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• Call to raise school start age in Scotland to six

  31-07-2022 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A proposal for a kindergarten stage for three to six-year-olds will be debated at the SNP conference.
  
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• Winland Academy caught hiring writers for uni applications

  30-07-2022 02:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A social mobility charity expresses alarm at adverts for people to write personal statements.
  
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• Bluey: How a cartoon dog became a role model for dads

  30-07-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The hit Australian children's TV show Bluey has been streamed more than 100 million times in the UK.
  
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• Euro 2022: Young players talk about diversity in England's squad

  29-07-2022 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Euro 2022 has made the Lionesses household names - but some young want more diversity in the squad.
  
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• Sex education in schools could be made compulsory by NI secretary

  29-07-2022 07:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Under current rules, what is taught to pupils about sex education is up to individual schools.
  
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• Swap shop helping London families with school uniforms

  29-07-2022 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Even parents in full-time work are struggling to kit out their children for school, a charity says.
  
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• Tory leadership latest: Sunak says yes to return of grammar schools

  29-07-2022 01:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  But his team later clarifies Mr Sunak was only backing the expansion of existing grammar schools.
  
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• Single Shropshire mum in tears as summer meal vouchers scaled back

  28-07-2022 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Low income families in Shropshire will have their summer meal vouchers reduced from £90 to £45.
  
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• My baby was taken into care - then murdered

  28-07-2022 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Corkill's son Leiland-James was put in care from birth - and killed by the woman who wanted to adopt him.
  
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• Covid: Wales' school absences double since pandemic

  28-07-2022 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some pupils have "simply got out of the habit of regular attendance," education bosses say.
  
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• A-level results 2022: When are they out and how are grades being decided?

  27-07-2022 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a million students are waiting for results decided by the first exams since the pandemic.
  
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• Ukraine orphanages: Children tied up and men in cots

  26-07-2022 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC News investigation uncovers widespread abuse of disabled children and adults in institutions.
  
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• GCSE results 2022: The 9-1 grading system explained

  26-07-2022 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE results on 25 August.
  
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• Student loans: How do they work, what can I borrow and when do I pay it back?

  26-07-2022 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How do they work across the UK, what can I borrow and when do I have to start paying it back?
  
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• Call for LGBTQ+ books in Welsh language studies

  26-07-2022 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff and pupils want to be able to study the topic as part of their Welsh literature learning.
  
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• Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found

  25-07-2022 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK experts believe they can now explain the recent spate of mysterious liver problems in young children.
  
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• The secret mission to save LGBT Afghans

  25-07-2022 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bella, Ali and Ahmed are trying to make the best of life in the UK after escaping the Taliban.
  
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• Great Wishford Primary School marks 300th anniversary

  24-07-2022 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Wishford Primary School in Wiltshire is thought to be one of the oldest in the UK.
  
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• Paid leave for premature births aims to be a relief for parents

  24-07-2022 01:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new law would give parents with babies in neonatal units up to an extra 12 weeks of paid leave.
  
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• WWE: From private school maths teacher to pro wrestler

  23-07-2022 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five years ago Eddie Dennis was teaching maths, now he is living his dream as a WWE superstar.
  
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• WWE: How a head teacher became a professional wrestler

  23-07-2022 08:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-private school head teacher Eddie Dennis will now wrestle at Wales' Principality Stadium.
  
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• The Class of Covid are graduating - here's what uni looked like for them

  23-07-2022 01:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "I wanted to capture the excitement of coming out of Covid - but also how it has left its mark on us."
  
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• AQA exam board staff to strike ahead of results

  22-07-2022 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unison says action over pay next week could hit students' results, but AQA insists it won't.
  
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• Climate change: First bill written by children on climate education

  22-07-2022 04:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenagers say they want education that reflects how climate change will affect all parts of life.
  
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• Government's plan for teachers' pay risks funding crisis, say unions

  22-07-2022 03:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Education unions say a proposed 5% pay rise would put pressure on budgets and worsen staff shortages.
  
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• I had grief panic attacks in school - but I was lucky

  22-07-2022 01:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rising costs and a spike in demand after lockdown are putting pressure on support services.
  
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• Campus racism: Suspended students 'disillusioned' over photo row

  21-07-2022 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two students suspended after complaining about a racist image say it has left them disillusioned.
  
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• Harry Potter: Quidditch renamed to Quadball over JK Rowling link

  21-07-2022 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League bosses say the move is designed to "distance" the sport from Harry Potter author JK Rowling.
  
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• Children in care are being illegally placed in caravans and boats

  20-07-2022 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A BBC News investigation finds scores of children are being illegally placed in unregulated homes.
  
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• Public sector pay: Police and most NHS staff get below-inflation rises

  20-07-2022 00:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government unveils pay deals for public sector workers as inflation eats into salaries.
  
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• Teachers, police officers, nurses: What pay rise are they getting?

  19-07-2022 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government could be on a collision course with public sector workers over its pay awards.
  
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• Worrying number of slim children dieting

  19-07-2022 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Slimming attempts have shot up and not just among those who are overweight, a study in England suggests.
  
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• Southwark schools agree not to exclude students

  19-07-2022 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is said to be the first time a local authority has asked schools to sign up to such an agreement.
  
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• Summer holiday childcare costs: 'I would be paying to work'

  19-07-2022 01:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New research finds that holiday childcare costs have risen by 5% in the last year.
  
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• UK heatwave: Boy sent home from school for wearing shorts

  18-07-2022 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  His dad said he was "baffled" that his son had to change back into trousers during the heatwave.
  
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• Covid: Poorer pupils in Wales two years behind classmates

  18-07-2022 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New data analysis shows Welsh government efforts are not having the results ministers hoped for.
  
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