IN PICTURES: Your child’s first day of school photographs
We asked you to send us pictures of your kid’s first day at school and the response was incredible. Check out our gallery above to see a selection of the pictures we received ⬆️
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Campaigners call for primary school children to learn about FGM
Anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) campaigners are calling for primary schools to start teaching pupils about the issue when the new relationships and health education curriculum is introduced next year.
Multibillion-pound investment in schools ‘desperately’ needed, say MPs
Schools “desperately need” a multibillion-pound cash injection and the Government should draw up a 10-year funding plan, a cross-party group of MPs has said.
Total of 10 teaching posts in Dundee unfilled as school year finishes
Ten teaching posts are vacant at Dundee schools just over a week into the summer holidays.
Secondary school class sizes continue to rise
Class sizes in England’s secondary schools are increasing, new government figures show.
Talks between council and unions fail over controversial Dundee schools restructure
Councillors have failed in their attempt to have the controversial rearrangement of Dundee’s secondary school structure discussed with education unions.
Britain’s most powerful people ‘more likely to have attended private school’
Britain’s most influential people are five times more likely to have studied at a private school than the general population, new research suggests.
School apologises after year 9 pupils asked to choose best looking student
A secondary school has launched an investigation after pupils were asked to vote for the “best looking” male and female in year 9.
English head teachers report highest level of cyber bullying in global survey
School heads in England have reported the highest level of cyber bullying among students in an international survey of more than a quarter of a million teachers.
DUP: Businesses could help govern schools
Business employers could help govern schools in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionists have said.
First Minister questioned over ‘bedbug infestation’ in Glasgow school
Intensive work is being done to rid a school of bedbug infestations after a four-year ‘ordeal’, the First Minister has said.
Scotland to introduce new healthy eating regulations on school meals
New regulations on school meals will be introduced in Scotland as part of an effort to crack down on childhood obesity.
Teachers’ union launches poster campaign to tackle abuse of staff
Posters warning pupils not to physically or verbally attack teachers have been produced by a union amid fears for staff welfare.
STEM subjects suffering due to lack of staff, MSPs told
Schools “don’t have enough bodies on the ground” to teach science, maths, engineering and technology (Stem) subjects effectively to younger children, teachers have told MSPs.
Secondary school teachers reject new education structure in Dundee
Secondary teachers in Dundee have overwhemingly rejected a switch to a faculty structure in the city’s schools.
Teachers demand ‘culture change’ in schools to improve career progression
A culture change is needed at schools over how teachers are able to progress their careers, according to a union.
Poverty funding helping to narrow attainment gap in schools, heads say
The attainment gap between children from poor and affluent families is getting smaller at schools where there is specialist funding, head teachers have said.
Rise in violent incidents against teachers in Fife schools linked to staff absences
A sharp rise in incidents of violence, aggression and threats in Fife schools has been linked to a spike in staff absences.
Judge Curriculum for Excellence on whole senior phase, SQA boss tells MSPs
The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) should be judged by the “outcome of the senior phase” rather than on concerns about subject choice in S4, according to the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
First rural schools selected in rollout of full fibre broadband
More than 30 schools in rural areas have been identified as among the first to receive full fibre broadband.