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• Pupils' sensitive data shared 'by mistake'

  24-01-2025 14:18 via bbc.com
  
  Two parents were wrongly sent in-depth information on hundreds of students.
  
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• Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak

  15-03-2026 22:50 via bbc.com
  Eleven people in the Canterbury area are also seriously ill in hospital, the BBC understands.
  
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• What are Plan 2 student loans and how does borrowing for uni work now?

  13-03-2026 14:11 via bbc.com
  There has been a growing debate around the repayment terms of Plan 2 student loans in England.
  
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• AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn

  13-03-2026 10:10 via bbc.com
  In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.
  
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• How should schools respond in emergency situations?

  13-03-2026 06:39 via bbc.com
  A union says schools should practise emergency responses as they do with routine fire drills.
  
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• Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s

  12-03-2026 10:26 via bbc.com
  Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.
  
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• Teacher banned after sending former pupil £500

  12-03-2026 07:18 via bbc.com
  A panel found that geography teacher Roger Towersey's behaviour was "clearly unprofessional".
  
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• College fears more students given wrong GCSE results

  12-03-2026 06:54 via bbc.com
  The college said checks found more than 20 GCSE English tests had been marked incorrectly.
  
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• Student loans inquiry to look at whether system is 'unfair to graduates'

  12-03-2026 01:03 via bbc.com
  The Treasury Committee will look at whether "the goalposts [have] been moved in a way which is unfair".
  
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• University tuition fees system is a 'mess', says Clegg

  11-03-2026 01:02 via bbc.com
  The ex-deputy PM told the BBC he would "take on the chin" any criticism surrounding his involvement
  
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• First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'

  10-03-2026 01:31 via bbc.com
  Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.
  
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• SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says

  09-03-2026 17:30 via bbc.com
  Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.
  
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• Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England

  05-03-2026 06:22 via bbc.com
  The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
  
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• Government to stop study visas from four countries due to 'abuse'

  04-03-2026 12:33 via bbc.com
  The government will end study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, due to what she says is abuse.
  
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• Pupils told to remove blazers to prevent violence

  04-03-2026 07:34 via bbc.com
  Posts encouraging fights between different schools are emerging on social media.
  
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• 'Deeply misleading' school talks compared student loans to £30 phone contracts

  03-03-2026 05:34 via bbc.com
  Graduates hired to deliver the presentations a decade ago were told to avoid using words like "debt".
  
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• Parents of nursery abuse victims to meet minister

  03-03-2026 03:04 via bbc.com
  Parents of Vincent Chan's victims will meet the education secretary to press her on safeguarding.
  
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• SEND transport staff 'kicked and bitten by pupils'

  02-03-2026 09:12 via bbc.com
  A worker who was bitten three times by an eight-year-old boy wants more support from the council.
  
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• Nine in 10 pupils offered first-choice school

  02-03-2026 07:22 via bbc.com
  Pupils across the country are finding out which secondary school they have been allocated.
  
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• Private schools lose legal challenge over VAT changes

  27-02-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  A group of low-fee paying private schools have challenged the government's removal of the VAT exemption.
  
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• Instagram to alert parents if teens search for self-harm and suicide content

  26-02-2026 15:03 via bbc.com
  Safety campaigners say Meta is "passing the buck" with its new feature for parents using Instagram's teen supervision tools.
  
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• Nearly a million 16-24 year-olds not working or in education

  26-02-2026 13:10 via bbc.com
  People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK's weak job market.
  
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• Labour MPs call for urgent action on 'unfair' student loans

  25-02-2026 15:58 via bbc.com
  MPs criticise "rip-off" interest rates and unfair changes to repayment terms during a debate in Parliament
  
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• Will the new SEND reforms in England work? You have your say

  25-02-2026 02:21 via bbc.com
  The government has unveiled its long-awaited plans for reforming SEND provision in England - but what do those most impacted make of the changes?
  
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• 'Pupils locked me in a room' claims striking teacher

  24-02-2026 19:56 via bbc.com
  Teachers at two Greater Manchester schools took to the picket lines after claims of violent children
  
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• Children in care off school for months as school rejections stack up

  24-02-2026 14:59 via bbc.com
  Councils seek powers to require more schools to take children as heads say funding would meet needs.
  
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• Phillipson defends student loan change and says average repayments will rise by £8 a month

  24-02-2026 13:45 via bbc.com
  Some graduates in England say "punishing" student loan repayments have led them to cut their hours at work.
  
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• 'We fear SEND overhaul could leave more families feeling alone'

  24-02-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  Robyn and Adam say changes to SEND provision could impact children like their eight-year-old son Oli.
  
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• Students vote for plant-based menus at university

  24-02-2026 07:08 via bbc.com
  Plant-based meals will be the standard option for students at the University of Southampton.
  
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• What is SEND and how many children get support?

  23-02-2026 16:12 via bbc.com
  The government has set out its planned changes to the special educational needs system in a new White Paper.
  
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