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Free school meals mapped - see how many families will benefit where you live
Schools
The changes could save families up to £500 per year
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Huge DWP Universal Credit boost as 500,000 more families qualify for new benefit
Cost of living
The free school meals move comes after campaigners and education leaders have called for it to be extended
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Major change for families on Universal Credit announced as parents set to save £500 a year
Education
The government has announced that hundreds of thousands more children will now be eligible for free school meals
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Teacher shares 'legendary' response to rude comment parents always make
Viral
One teacher has shared the perfect response to the rude comment parents and students often make - and it's left fellow educators in stitches with many confessing they're going to use it themselves
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Should schools relax uniform rules during hot weather?
Manchester schools
The mum of a 12-year-old schoolgirl claims her daughter fainted after being refused permission to take off her blazer
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A schoolboy called a girl 'rapeable' and Year 7 boys are sharing graphic porn on WhatsApp - parents have no idea
Schools
"Adulthood slipping into childhood... and it's going to continue happening"
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GCSE pupils will get their exam results through their mobile phones this summer
GCSE results
Tens of thousands of pupils are due to start their exams over the next few weeks
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Manchester parents slapped with £1.4 MILLION in fines for taking kids out of school
Manchester Family
Data shows the number of fines dished out rose dramatically last year
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The recorder is dying out as kids swap classroom classic for ukuleles and guitars
Education
The recorder has been a popular instrument for children learning music for generations but now only one in six youngsters chooses to play it, a new report suggests
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New law could see families save up to £50 a year on school uniform costs
Schools
The new proposal will look to save over £70 million for families across the country through alleviating school uniform costs
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Government announces roll out of free breakfast clubs across 750 UK schools
Schools
It will be rolled out from Tuesday, April 22
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Phones have been banned at Brianna Ghey's school following her murder
Brianna Ghey
It was hoped te measure at Birchwood would help curb bullying and improve students' mental health.
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Primary school teacher banned from classroom after online chats with undercover cop
Bolton
Julian Barker, 50, sent images of a child and took part in 'sexualised' conversations while working as a supply teacher in Bolton
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Misogyny and sexism in schools is 'direct result' of social media influencers such as Andrew Tate
Schools
It comes as the Teachers Union, NASUWT, has its annual conference in Liverpool
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Primary school offer day 2025: How to appeal and what to do if your child did not get first choice
Schools
Parents will receive primary school offers for their children today - but you can appeal the decision if you do not get your first choice
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The parents pulling children out of school as they 'simply don't work for them'
Education
A growing number of SEND kids are turning to online schools.
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Headteacher facing jail after launching serious attack on deputy
Courts
Anthony Felton pleaded guilty to the charge
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Maths teacher asked Muslim pupil if she 'had a bomb under her hijab'
Tameside
Mark Holland has been allowed to continue teaching despite string of 'insensitive and inappropriate' comments
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Headteachers issue statement after 'intruder' causes school 'invacuation' and police called
Bolton
St Catherine's Academy in Bolton said an 'unauthorised individual' entered the school
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The lost generation
Politics
Five years after schools first closed due to Covid, politics writer Joseph Timan hears from five teenagers who missed out on their education while teachers speak about the lasting legacy the pandemic has left on young people
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'My twin boys are being sent to different schools FIVE MILES apart'
Trafford
“I told Trafford Council’s admissions department, ‘where’s the common sense?’ They told me ‘we don’t work to common sense’"
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'Some parents see school as optional and £80 fines for holidays have no impact'
Education
The leader of a headteachers' union is urging ministers to tackle the "excessive" costs of holidays during school breaks
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Mum takes kids out of school for three months after 'dictatorship' holiday fine of £480
Parenting
Rachel Smith and her husband decided to take their three children out of school for a term to teach them at home after they were fined for taking them on holiday
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Council ordered to make action plan as 1,400 parents and children 'trapped'
Rochdale
'Each of these cases represents a child potentially not having their needs properly met'
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