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Schools 'force' young mothers out

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 13:34
Pregnant teenagers are being forced out of education due to a "lack of support", a children's charity claims.

Black fathers urged over children

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 01:00
Black fathers need to become more involved with their children to help tackle their social problems, an MP will say.

Five things

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 01:00
Lib Dem David Laws on what he has learned in life

Her Majesty invented the telephone, say schoolchildren

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 01:10
Children's strange misconceptions about science are revealed in a science knowledge quiz.

University targets

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 01:09
Is it a bad idea to send more children to university?

BNP teachers will not be banned

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:06
Members of the BNP or any group that might promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.

Social care 'badly under-funded'

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:14
Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.

Cases of self-harming rise by 50%

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:09
The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately rises 50% in five years

Crackdown call over school cheats

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 18:57
Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.

Over 25,000 make News Day special

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 18:18
BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features.

Back to school

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 17:16
Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer

Up

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 14:19
Education spending has been rising for half a century

Patchy picture on school places

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:45
Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied.

Say what? A guide to teen slang

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:05
School Reporters up and down the country have been asked about teenage slang in their school.

McDonald's offers work-based GCSE

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:11
Teenagers who complete a period of work experience at McDonald's will be able to gain a qualification equivalent to a GCSE.

Schools offered gang trouble tips

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:01
Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.

Will parents face a crackdown over buggies on buses?

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:17
Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign.

Labour holds education line

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:02
A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Tories are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education.

School Report is bigger than ever

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:25
More than 700 schools across the UK - and some international schools - are taking part in BBC School Report News Day.

More schools fail Ofsted checks

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:35
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.