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• Brexit sparks boom in applications for politics courses
  on October 20, 2019 at 1:15 am

  Brexit may be driving many to distraction - but it is boom time for university politics departments.

• Cambridge University don readmitted after sexual harassment
  on October 19, 2019 at 10:22 am

  Ex-students say they are "staggered" the academic has been readmitted to Trinity Hall.

• Primary schools give free food to hungry families
  on October 19, 2019 at 12:10 am

  The biggest primary school academy trust is setting up food banks in its schools to feed families.

• 'County-lines gangs fuelling' child slavery rise
  on October 18, 2019 at 2:20 am

  Figures reveal an 807% increase in the number of known child victims of modern slavery.

• Defiant head vows to keep unregistered school open
  on October 17, 2019 at 12:54 am

  Nadia Ali calls the pupils "happy learners" and denies the school, in south London, is breaking the law.

• Birmingham LGBT teaching protester criticises 'imam's' claims
  on October 16, 2019 at 4:52 pm

  The "imam from Batley" took part in a Birmingham protest despite not being invited, a court is told.

• Mobile phone ban in school relaxed to 'ease friction'
  on October 16, 2019 at 5:19 am

  A head teacher says the ban detracted from pupils' education - but other schools take a different view.

• Child, four, among pupils taking weapons to school
  on October 16, 2019 at 3:05 am

  Knives, swords and machetes are among the weapons taken into school, police figures show.

• Child gambling a 'growing problem' - study
  on October 15, 2019 at 4:01 pm

  Two-fifths of 11- to 16-year-olds have gambled in the past year, research suggests.

• Home education a 'huge undertaking for parents' - Ofsted
  on October 15, 2019 at 12:28 am

  Home educating is often a last resort for parents whose children have had problems at school, Ofsted says.

• Career ambitions 'already limited by age of seven'
  on October 15, 2019 at 12:22 am

  Young people are often trapped by a lack of knowledge about job options, a report says.

• More families needed for children awaiting adoption
  on October 14, 2019 at 11:48 am

  More than twice as many children in England are waiting to be adopted as there are families willing to adopt.

• Rapper Jack Grange says music releases ADHD 'anger'
  on October 12, 2019 at 8:24 am

  Jack Grange was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety after being excluded from school.

• The Stormzy university effect: 'I feel more represented'
  on October 12, 2019 at 8:12 am

  As Cambridge University says its seen a Stormzy effect, we speak to black students about their experiences there.

• Royal National College for the Blind threatened by financial crisis
  on October 11, 2019 at 11:01 pm

  The Royal National College for the Blind says special-needs funding cuts are threatening its future.

• Student mental health: 'You'd seek help for a broken leg'
  on October 10, 2019 at 8:30 am

  Lucinda Graham, who experienced various mental health issues, wants others to speak out and seek help.

• How women students put a rocket up Cambridge
  on October 9, 2019 at 2:50 am

  An exhibition marks the long struggle for women to get degrees from Cambridge University.

• 'We live on nothing': Low wages in Cornwall
  on October 9, 2019 at 1:03 am

  The Coram family live on a deprived estate in Penzance and say low wages make daily life a struggle.

• How do you breathe less pollution on school run?
  on October 8, 2019 at 1:12 am

  Going on foot, by bike or by car? Three Sheffield families took part in a test to find out.

• 'Sex for grades': Undercover in West African universities
  on October 6, 2019 at 11:10 pm

  What happens behind closed doors at some of West Africa’s most prestigious universities.

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