Education

PA Media Ysgol Dyffryn Aman was locked down after two teachers and a pupil were hurt in a stabbing last April A deputy head teacher at a school where two teachers and a pupil were stabbed wrote to the Welsh government to express concerns about behaviour three months before the attack. Ceri Myers exchanged seven … Read more

Ruth Bradley BBC Somerset Political Reporter PA Media Online schools offer live and recorded lessons for children who are unable to manage in mainstream schools Children with complex needs are being sent to unaccredited online schools at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Some say the placements are a “lifeline” for families whose … Read more

A deputy head teacher who took no action after becoming aware a pupil was potentially being sexually abused has avoided a teaching ban at a professional conduct panel. Rachel McMaster was also lead safeguarding officer at Holywell Middle School in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, where she worked between 2003 and 2013. In 2017, a girl reported to … Read more

James Grant & Annabel Amos BBC News, Northamptonshire Annabel Amos/BBC Tilly Gerra said not accessing Disability Student Allowance has prevented her from fully enjoying the university experience A visually-impaired student has written to MPs to highlight what she describes as the poor delivery of Disabiled Students’ Allowance (DSA) at her university. Tilly Gerra, who was … Read more

Robbie Meredith BBC News NI education correspondent Getty Images A whistleblower claims lecturers feel under pressure to increase marks An email seen by BBC News NI suggests to some staff at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) that they should note that higher marks are awarded at competing universities when considering how to grade their own students. … Read more

Phil Sim BBC Scotland political correspondent PA Media The Institute for Fiscal Studies said there could be 90,000 fewer pupils in the country’s classrooms by 2040 Long-term plans need to be drawn up for Scotland’s schools to reflect falling pupil numbers, a think tank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said there could … Read more

Simon Thake BBC News, Yorkshire Simon Thake/BBC The charity-run nursery currently has 30 registered children A Sheffield nursery is to close after 50 years in business as staff say they cannot afford to keep it open. Hunter’s Bar Playschool, which will shut its doors permanently on Thursday, offers early years provision for children aged between … Read more

BBC Student Ethan, 16, said motivation would not be a factor working from home A further education college will include home working within its T-level curriculum from September. Lincoln College said it was to replicate how work was produced in some industries. T-levels are a technical qualification that work closely with industry and are equivalent … Read more

Lucy Adams BBC Scotland social affairs correspondent Getty Images A strike by teachers in Glasgow has been suspended following talks between unions and the city council. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union were to walk out on 20 February unless ongoing education cuts were halted and reversed. BBC Scotland News understands … Read more

Twm Owen Local Democracy Reporting Service BBC The school’s new head teacher Alun Ebenezer says pupils who miss the new Saturday detentions will face exclusion A school troubled by bad behaviour has introduced two-hour Saturday morning detention for pupils. Staff at Caldicot school in Monmouthshire held staged strikes in response to physical and verbal abuse … Read more