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• Almost a quarter of England's pupils out of school

  20-07-2021 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "pingdemic" continues to affect schools and families with nearly 25% absent as the term ends.
  
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• Covid: Hundreds of thousands of under-18s to get vaccine

  19-07-2021 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The vaccines minister says children at high risk from Covid will be offered the jab.
  
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• Covid: Home-education numbers rise by 75%

  19-07-2021 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Covid anxiety" is among the explanations for the increasing popularity of out-of-school teaching.
  
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• Student watchdog concerned about mental health help

  15-07-2021 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A survey finds more than half of UK students feel universities and colleges have not supported them enough.
  
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• 1.5m pupils out of school in England last week

  13-07-2021 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Numbers continue to rise for pupils missing school - both for Covid and non-Covid reasons.
  
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• School aid for Syrian children who know war planes but not shops

  12-07-2021 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protecting education in international war zones is supported with £15.8m in UK aid funding.
  
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• Exams 2022: Students to get advance notice of topics

  12-07-2021 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A-levels and GCSEs in England next year will be adapted to take account of disruption in the pandemic.
  
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• Lockdown: 'Children behind in speech and understanding'

  12-07-2021 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Not being able to talk to friends and over-use of technology are two key factors, says charity.
  
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• University of Manchester remote learning plan criticised by students

  07-07-2021 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A University of Manchester plan to keep online lectures is criticised for offering no reduction in fees.
  
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• Covid bubbles to be axed in England's schools

  06-07-2021 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Restrictions in England's schools are axed, as 641,000 pupils miss school due to Covid regulations.
  
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• Huge surge in number of pupils sent home due to Covid

  06-07-2021 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 640,000 pupils in England were not in school last week due to Covid - up from 375,000 the week before.
  
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• Covid-19: New rules for schools in England to be set out

  06-07-2021 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is expected that testing of pupils will replace the need to send entire class "bubbles" home.
  
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• Covid-19: Head teacher 'nervous' about lifting restrictions

  04-07-2021 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers are calling for school Covid isolation rules to end by autumn.
  
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• Will my child get free school meals this summer?

  02-07-2021 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A year on from Marcus Rashford's successful campaign, what is the current situation?
  
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• BBC Bitesize edits page to remove list of climate change 'benefits'

  02-07-2021 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The education site had listed "healthier outdoor lifestyles" as one plus of warmer temperatures.
  
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• Call to scrap 'out of sync' school mask rules in Wales

  01-07-2021 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils wearing masks all day is "out of sync" with pub rules, the children's commissioner says.
  
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• Pressure from MPs on rise in pupils sent home

  01-07-2021 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dozens of Conservative MPs are calling for a change in how schools respond to Covid cases.
  
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• Covid: Number of positive isolating pupils unknown in England

  01-07-2021 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government cannot say how many Covid infections in England are being prevented by sending pupils home.
  
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• Williamson wants to scrap bubbles to keep pupils in school

  30-06-2021 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With more pupils sent home from school in England, there are calls for a different approach to Covid cases.
  
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• Cambridge University: In-person graduation returns

  30-06-2021 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Graduation ceremonies have not taken place in person since February 2020 due to Covid-19.
  
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• More pupils sent home as Covid disruption soars

  29-06-2021 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rapid increase in pupils out of school in England as changes expected for self-isolation rules.
  
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• Self-isolating students in end-of-tenancy 'nightmare'

  29-06-2021 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What happens if a housemate tests positive for Covid just as you were about to move out?
  
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• Covid: School isolation rules could end in autumn

  29-06-2021 05:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents' frustration is mounting over the disruption to children's education and their own working lives.
  
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• Mobile phone ban plan to improve school behaviour

  29-06-2021 02:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phone bans and other ways to create "calm classrooms" are considered in a consultation on discipline.
  
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• Covid in Wales: Moves to 'minimise' pupils self-isolating

  28-06-2021 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as cases in schools in north Wales rise to levels higher than those at the peak of the second wave.
  
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• Gangs warning for pupils missing majority of school

  28-06-2021 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are 90,000 pupils missing most school days, on top of the disruption from Covid, warns report.
  
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• Being proud of going to state school

  25-06-2021 08:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A campaign is asking people who went to state school to shout about it. So why is it needed?
  
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• Covid in schools: How will it look in Scotland next term?

  25-06-2021 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will masks, social distancing and the dreaded self-isolation be part of school life for another year from August?
  
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• Child labour in Uganda: The hidden costs of Covid

  25-06-2021 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  When all Uganda's schools closed due to the pandemic, nine-year-old Teddy joined her mother mining for gold.
  
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• The youth workers embedded in children's A&E

  25-06-2021 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The specialist staff work alongside clinicians to help teenagers tackle the causes of violence, self-harm and substance abuse.
  
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• Great Baddow High School fined over Leo Latifi locker death

  24-06-2021 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leo Latifi's parents say they hope the punishment will make schools safer for other children.
  
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• Anti-obesity drive: Junk food TV adverts to be banned before 9pm

  24-06-2021 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers say children must cut down on products high in fat, salt and sugar, amid rising obesity.
  
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• Covid-19: School proms hit by continuing lockdown restrictions

  24-06-2021 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils' plans to celebrate with their friends have been hit by continuing lockdown restrictions.
  
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• Students: ‘Uni definitely not good value this year’

  24-06-2021 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students found the experience of university in the pandemic not worth the cost, says survey.
  
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• Government encourages schools to host 'One Britain' events

  23-06-2021 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department for Education backs the idea - but Scotland's first minister calls it "ludicrous".
  
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• Exams likely to face more changes in 2022

  23-06-2021 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gavin Williamson says 2022 A-levels and GCSEs in England are likely to be modified for lost lessons.
  
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• Exams altered next year after pandemic disruption

  23-06-2021 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gavin Williamson says 2022 A-levels and GCSEs in England are likely to be modified for lost lessons.
  
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• Should schoolchildren still have to self-isolate?

  23-06-2021 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of a million children are absent from school in the UK because of coronavirus.
  
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• Higher ethnic minority maternity risk examined

  22-06-2021 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maternity services are failing women belonging to ethnic minorities, the charity investigating says.
  
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• Poorer white pupils let down and neglected - MPs

  22-06-2021 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  White pupils from low income families are falling behind "every step of the way", an education committee says.
  
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• Poorer white pupils 'let down and neglected'

  22-06-2021 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  White pupils from low income families are falling behind "every step of the way", an education committee says.
  
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• Covid-19: Extra disruption payment to 9,000 NI students

  22-06-2021 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 9,000 students will each receive £495 for disruption caused by the pandemic.
  
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• Covid: Grading system leaves Welsh pupils 'in limbo'

  22-06-2021 07:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are concerns pupils will be left "in limbo" for weeks before results are confirmed.
  
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• New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online

  22-06-2021 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Children who are worried a nude picture of them has been shared online can flag it to be removed.
  
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• I want girls to be proud of being girls, says Ofsted chief inspector

  21-06-2021 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted's chief inspector responds to St Paul's Girls' School's decision to ditch the name head girl.
  
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• Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died

  21-06-2021 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.
  
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• Scottish Qualifications Authority to be scrapped after OECD review

  21-06-2021 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An overhaul of Scottish education will see the exams body replaced and "substantial" reforms to the schools agency.
  
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• Cambridge University seeks Stephen Hawking archivist

  21-06-2021 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The professor had built up an archive of notebooks, letters and scripts for films and TV shows.
  
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• 'I play all the instruments in my Irish music band'

  21-06-2021 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Caitríona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments.
  
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• Disadvantaged pupils fearful over exam grades

  20-06-2021 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Social Mobility Foundation wants a more flexible appeals process to help disadvantaged students.
  
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