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• Is there a problem with standards in Wales' schools?

  15-10-2026 18:48 via BBC News
  
  Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.
  
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• Is 'ferritin face' a real thing - and can you really spot low iron from looks?

  26-10-2026 02:43 via BBC News
  
  Videos in which people claim to spot the signs of low iron have attracted millions of views online.
  
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• India's cartoonists built an audience online - now their posts are being restricted

  26-10-2026 02:09 via BBC News
  
  Indian cartoonists say online restrictions are making satire harder, but they aren't giving up.
  
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• Students like new tenancy freedoms - but landlords warn of higher rents

  25-10-2026 02:35 via BBC News
  
  The Renters' Rights Act gives greater flexibility to leave a tenancy but the changes have posed challenges for student landlords.
  
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• Parents call for tougher measures in schools to tackle allergies

  24-10-2026 07:45 via BBC News
  
  At present, the onus is mainly on parents and individual schools to ensure safety measures for pupils are in place.
  
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• Britain's posh schools are heading to India for students and profits

  24-10-2026 01:02 via BBC News
  
  Half a dozen elite British schools are chasing growth in India amid a boom in itswealthy population.
  
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• Pupils pen special song to give classmates a voice

  23-10-2026 07:17 via BBC News
  
  Many pupils at Mitchell House Special School in east Belfast are non-verbal but that does not mean they cannot communicate.
  
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• Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds

  22-10-2026 01:02 via BBC News
  
  A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
  
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• Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review

  21-10-2026 17:24 via BBC News
  
  Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horrors of the Holocaust.
  
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• Universities face 'substantial' funding cuts amid budget delay

  21-10-2026 01:05 via BBC News
  
  Both Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University are expected to have financial deficits in 2025/26.
  
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• What do pupils think of GCSE Maths changes?

  20-10-2026 16:28 via BBC News
  
  From 2027, pupils will only be able to take the exam in November if they are re-sitting.
  
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• We asked teens what schools should teach them about work. This is what they said

  20-10-2026 13:47 via BBC News
  
  Teenagers say they want more work experience at school and opportunities to improve their communication skills.
  
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• Changes to GCSE Maths 'pulling the rug out from under pupils'

  20-10-2026 07:22 via BBC News
  
  From 2027, students will only be able to take a GCSE Maths exam in November if they are re-sitting the subject.
  
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• POV: Your girls' PE lesson gets a glow up

  20-10-2026 07:16 via BBC News
  
  Can activities like yoga, dance and fitness encourage more girls to enjoy sport?
  
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• More than 300 calls to police after hoax bomb threats at schools

  19-10-2026 19:24 via BBC News
  
  Schools across Scotland were quickly advised the threats were not credible and cyber crime experts are working to identify who was responsible.
  
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• Schools 'explosive device' email a hoax, say police

  19-10-2026 18:28 via BBC News
  
  Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said police consider the risk to the public "as low".
  
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• £800,000 spent on scrapped sports dome project

  17-10-2026 01:00 via BBC News
  
  Ulster University has also revealed the multi-million pound dome would have cost a further £1m to run each year.
  
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• Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch

  16-10-2026 20:11 via BBC News
  
  The Australian government hopes to protect social media users from being served content they don't want to see.
  
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• Our business ads were taken down for saying 'pregnancy' on Instagram

  16-10-2026 18:41 via BBC News
  
  Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?
  
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• School's plan to use toilet chaperones puts pupils at risk, says campaigner

  16-10-2026 11:04 via BBC News
  
  Some pupils will have to be escorted to the toilet over vandalism and attendance problems.
  
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• Snapchat and Instagram grooming becoming 'easier'

  16-10-2026 07:12 via BBC News
  
  Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform.
  
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• Are student protests being manipulated ahead of France's presidential election?

  16-10-2026 01:25 via BBC News
  
  France's prime minister has suggested that student anger is being weaponised, as the unions and other protesters prepare to take to the streets too.
  
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• Wales has an education crisis. Can it be fixed?

  15-10-2026 02:01 via BBC News
  
  Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.
  
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• Wales has a school standards crisis. Will plans to fix it actually work?

  15-10-2026 02:01 via BBC News
  
  Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.
  
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• 'Young asylum seekers like me just want to access education'

  14-10-2026 17:34 via BBC News
  
  Aspiring businesswoman Hani had to wait two years before a place became available on an English language course
  
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• Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland

  14-10-2026 16:18 via BBC News
  
  It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.
  
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• The 'frustrating' education limbo facing teenage asylum seekers

  14-10-2026 10:16 via BBC News
  
  Young refugees describe their frustration at the lack of access to education for older teenagers who come to Northern Ireland to live
  
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• Student who spells by blinking 'angry' at exam refusal

  13-10-2026 11:42 via BBC News
  
  Romi Loffler is battling to take her history exam with reasonable adjustments allowing for her condition.
  
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• Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, clinicians urge

  13-10-2026 11:35 via BBC News
  
  A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness.
  
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• Three friends on their student debt: One paid off, one chipping away and one creeping up

  11-10-2026 01:17 via BBC News
  
  Lizzy, Charlotte and Libby studied at the same time, but their student debt now looks very different.
  
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