London pupils as young as 11 are being urged to join violent 'school wars' fights via social media posts, with the Met Police calling for account bans and warning of serious consequences.
Mayor Lutfur Rahman accuses Tower Hamlets Council of failing students as figures reveal A-level scores lag behind national averages despite strong performance in younger cohorts.
Haringey Council implements strict financial controls after revealing nearly half of borough schools are in debt, including one with £900,000 deficit. School autonomy reduced as council approval required for major expenditures.
Three nursery schools in Lambeth face potential closure due to falling pupil numbers linked to declining birth rates and pandemic migration, sparking a community petition to save them.
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Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain has left showbusiness to work as a teaching assistant, feeling judged but fulfilled in her new role after the BBC dropped her cookery series.
A mass casualty incident was declared in Hürth, Germany after unknown attackers released pepper spray at a primary school, injuring 19 children with 12 hospitalized.
Highams Park Pre-school in East London closed abruptly, leaving 27 children and five staff members without notice. Parents and teachers learned of the closure just one day before, sparking outrage and concern from local MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith.
Parents at The Fulham Bilingual are campaigning against the Lycée Francais Charles de Gaulle's decision to end its partnership with Holy Cross Primary School, threatening the unique dual-curriculum education.
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Oasis Academy Putney is set to close due to plummeting pupil numbers, with only 121 students enrolled despite capacity for 420. The school cites demographic shifts and financial challenges as key factors.
A father who confronted and slapped a teenage boy he accused of bullying his daughter at a Welsh school has received a suspended prison sentence. The court heard the confrontation escalated when the boy 'squared up' to him.
A 13-year-old boy faces attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing two students and spraying ant spray at a third at Kingsbury High School in Brent.
Eight people were killed in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. The suspect, identified as Jesse Van Rootselaar, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A young girl in South London escaped unharmed after being approached by a man on Sunnyhill Road in Streatham last Thursday morning. Police are investigating the incident, with no arrests made yet.
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Two boys aged 12 and 13 were stabbed at Kingsbury High School in Brent. A teenage suspect remains at large as police deploy significant resources.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an assault on a teacher at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire. Police confirm the teacher sustained non-stabbing injuries and received medical treatment.
Olivia Dean and RAYE's recent Grammy wins spotlight The BRIT School in Croydon, a free performing arts comprehensive producing global superstars like Adele and Amy Winehouse.
The Department for Education announces 70 additional London schools will join the free breakfast club programme in April, extending support to over 41,000 primary children across the capital.
A South London primary school teacher has been banned indefinitely after being caught drinking Brewdog Punk IPA during lessons and arriving at work smelling of alcohol.
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Richmond Council appeals decision to cancel Livingstone Academy West London, part of Mortlake's £1.3bn brewery regeneration, amid local secondary place shortages.
A snap Ofsted inspection at Bristol Brunel Academy found no evidence of partisan political views after the school postponed a visit by Labour MP Damien Egan.
New data reveals a widening gap in school readiness expectations, with teachers spending significant time on basic care tasks instead of education due to austerity cuts and screen use.
Kenmont Primary School in Kensal Green, North West London, has been evacuated due to a gas leak, with parents called to collect pupils as a precautionary measure.
Secondary school pupils aged 11-16 will run market stalls at Borough Market's Green Market on February 3, selling homemade soup and bread to raise funds for food charity Plan Zheroes.
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A new survey reveals one in four children in England start school without basic toilet training, with teachers reporting declining school readiness across multiple regions.
A new survey finds over a third of children are not school ready, with many unable to use books correctly or perform basic life skills independently.
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Teachers at two Greater Manchester primary schools begin a nine-day strike, declaring an emergency over 'almost daily' assaults by pupils. Parents express shock as union cites a 'culture of violence'.
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