Education and Family

Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline Journalists risk their lives every day to bring facts to light, yet most attacks against them go unpunished.
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‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare After two years of war that kept them out of classrooms, Gaza’s children are finally returning to the classroom, surrounded by devastation – but determined to learn.
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BBC News
BBC News
UKHSA 'monitoring situation' after meningitis cases The government body says meningitis symptoms can easily be confused with a hangover.
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Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn’t as easy as A, B,...
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Study: Identifying kids who need help learning to read isn’t as easy as A, B,... In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten — a process that is meant to identify students who may need extra help learning to read. However, a new study by MIT researchers suggests that these ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Pledge to remove Raac from schools by 2029 The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.
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BBC News
BBC News
Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England Local authorities say the cost of providing school transport is becoming "financially unsustainable".
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Collaborative learning with tablets: Analysing students' meaning making of 3D body models in upper secondary... This paper explores the use of a shared tablet within the context of collaborative learning among a teacher and upper-secondary students (aged 16–17). We analyse how various resources are mobilised for joint meaning making. Drawing on video-recorded episodes, this qualitative ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Government rejects fine-free school absences bid Natalie Elliot wants changes to the rules but a minister says the UK is facing an "absence epidemic".
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The student becomes the teacher
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
The student becomes the teacher Coming from a small high school in rural South Dakota that didn’t offer advanced placement (AP) classes, Titus Roesler ’25 didn’t have the easiest start at MIT. But when his efforts to catch up academically to his peers led to ...
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India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
India’s Durga Puja, where worship meets social change India’s eastern state of Bengal transformed this week into the world’s largest public art festival - an immersive blend of worship, artistic expression, and social messaging, thanks to an annual Hindu festival known as Durga Puja.
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‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
‘Tidal wave of emotion’ secures win for young Turkish writer in UN competition Fifteen-year-old Reyyan Demiriz from Türkiye has been awarded first prize in a UN young writers’ competition which garnered a staggering 1.6 million entries from 65 different countries.
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Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope Aid agencies working in war-torn Sudan issued an alert on Friday over the particular harm faced by children there, the longer the conflict goes on.
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Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
Transparency data: Disclosure of civil servant roles and salary information Information on roles and salaries for members of the Department for Education (DfE) and its arm’s length bodies (ALBs).

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