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London teacher assaulted primary school student 'in fit of rage' screaming 'so you think you are better than me?'

Teacher banned from primary school after throwing pen at pupil ‘in fit of rage’

UK December 17, 2024 By Brooke Davies

Teacher and child shot dead by 15-year-old girl who turned gun on herself

US December 17, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

We asked ChatGPT to come up with GCSE exam paper questions - here are the results

Tech December 11, 2024 By Jen Mills

A teenage boy has been excluded from school after hacking into his school's IT system when he was bored in class. Riley Stoddern was sent home from Poltair School in St Austell when he cracked the school's network. The 15-year-old Year 11 pupil has been diagnosed with ADHD, autism and severe social and emotional anxiety. He was non-verbal in school during years eight and nine and was very reclusive even after 18 months of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) therapy.

Teenager 'hacked into school's IT system because he was bored'

UK December 10, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Collections / Swiped - Matt and Emma Episode 1

This is what happened when a group of children gave up their mobile phones

Tech December 8, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

Suspect dead after shooting at Northern California school; 2 students hurt, sheriff's office says

Gunman shoots two children aged 5 and 6 at a Christian school

US December 5, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

The School Prison Cells Leaked CCTV footage reveals how special school pupils suffered while locked away in so-called 'calming rooms' at the Whitefield School in Walthamstow, north London.

School pupils 'shoved into padded rooms and thrown to floor' in CCTV footage

UK November 27, 2024 By Luke Alsford

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Teachers caught mocking student on Zoom call they didn't know was being recorded

US November 27, 2024 By Tom Sanders

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Former first lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump look on as Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Barron Trump becomes a TikTok star without even being on the platform

US November 26, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

w8media Krish Arora , 10, is a ???genius??? kid with an IQ of 182. Photographed at his home in hounslow. 25/11/2024.

Boy, 10, with an IQ higher than Einstein is a genius who says school is 'too easy'

UK November 25, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

School that just re-opened after flood damage is flooded again by Storm Bert

UK November 25, 2024 By Luke Alsford

DORCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 21: An aerial view of snow covering Poundbury, on November 21, 2024 in Dorchester, England. Several roads throughout Dorset are closed this morning due to snow storms in the area. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Full list of school closures across UK after fourth day of snow and ice warnings

UK November 22, 2024 By Katie Boyden

A car navigates the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District, Derbyshire. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Snow. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Full list of schools closures across UK today in another day of snow warnings

UK January 8, 2025 By Brooke Davies

A car navigates the A57 Snake Pass in the Peak District, Derbyshire. The UK is bracing for snow, ice and cold temperatures as up to 20cm of snow could hit the UK over the coming days. Picture date: Tuesday November 19, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Snow. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Full list of schools closures across UK today in second day of snow warnings

UK November 21, 2024 By Brooke Davies

A school warning sign on a road covered with snow during a blizzard which caused schools to close.

Full list of schools closures across UK today in second day of snow warnings

UK November 20, 2024 By Brooke Davies

Substitute teacher 'gave students money and drugs to have sex with her'

US November 18, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

Orchard Junior School in Dibden Purlieu.

Children evacuated from school after pupil brings explosive to show-and-tell

UK November 15, 2024 By Jasper King

Former WWE superstar Eddie Dennis

'Being a teacher is exhausting after my WWE run – but I haven't quit wrestling'

TV November 13, 2024 By Alistair McGeorge

An Indian soldier serving with the British Army keeps watch on the German trenches using a periscope, circa 1916 (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

One question made me change the way I think about history

Lifestyle November 11, 2024 By Shalina Patel

Ashton on Mersey school (Picture: Google)

Boy, 15, dies after suddenly collapsing during school football match

UK November 7, 2024 By Gethin Hicks

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