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BBC News - Education and Family
News and features from BBC News - Education and Family
- The last primary school in Soho
Soho's last primary school is battling to stay open as families move away from the area due to costs…
- 'Taking in my grandchildren has left me penniless'
A woman fights for recognition as a kinship foster carer so she can financially support her grandchi…
- Schools pledge to become smartphone-free
Four schools have each signed a letter asking parents to delay buying their children smartphones.
- Teachers locked out of school to return to classes
High school teachers agree to "de-escalate" their industrial action over working conditions.
- Parents and pupils protests over staff-cuts plan
The trust running two high schools is proposing to cut up to 30 staff due to "financial challenges".
- Teacher struck off for sending naked picture
Nemiya Rookwood, who worked at Lincoln University Technical College, denied the allegations at a dis…
- Landmark bill seeks to keep children safe, says Phillipson
The bill will be introduced on the day Sara Sharif's father and step-mother are sentenced for her mu…
- 'The school system is broken': Why more parents are home-educating their children
The BBC speaks with parents who insist the school system is "broken" as latest government estimates…
- What are T-levels and how do they work?
T-levels are equivalent to three A-levels, and focus on practical rather than academic subjects.
- What are BTecs and how are they graded?
Hundreds of thousands of students do the vocational qualifications known as BTecs every year.
BBC Newsround
Latest Newsround stories
- Wham's Last Christmas breaks UK chart record
It's the first time in UK chart history that any song has reached the Christmas top spot for two yea…
- Doctor Who: If you could open a door to any moment in history, where would you go?
We hear from Ncuti Gatwa and writer Steven Moffat ahead of the Doctor Who Christmas special: Joy to…
- Christmas displays from around the world
There's less than a week to go until Christmas Day and cities around the world have been busy decora…
- How old is the Moon?
A new study suggests that the moon could actually be 150 million years older than previously thought…
- What is the Winter solstice?
In 2024, on Saturday 21 December, the northern hemisphere experiences something called the Winter so…