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Parents fund air-con and teachers bring fans from home as classrooms become ‘saunas’ in heatwave

Teachers are relying on their own fans and parents are pushing to fund their own air conditioning installations in London

200,000 children in London absent

Experts call for action as two hundred thousand students absent in London each year

More than 200,000 children in London have missed at least a tenth of school for the last four years, with

Young carer out of school for months as mum faces prosecution

A young carer has been out of school for nine months after being denied a place at his nearest secondary

British historian attempts to secure GCSE status for the Romanian Language in the UK 

A British historian is calling for Romanian to be added as an optional language to be learnt at GCSE level.   The purpose is to support children

Almost half of young carers miss out on education, Carers Trust inquiry finds

A report has found 49% of young carers (aged under 18) and young adult carers (aged 18-25) said they missed

The word 'asbestos' is being typed into a browser.

Online ‘asbestos removal’ searches up by 438% in the past year

Online searches for information on asbestos and its removal were up by 438% in London in the past year, according

School absence linked to increased risk of child mental ill health

Children who miss school are at a significantly increased risk of mental ill health, research from the ONS and the

Translating comics? An Oxford college leading language revival in the UK

Rather infamously Alan Hansen uttered the words: “you can’t win anything with kids”, but that is precisely where the biggest

National Curriculum may not be diverse enough for England’s evolving classrooms data shows

UK Government regional data on pupil ethnicity highlights how England’s classrooms are steadily becoming more diverse, raising important questions about

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Numbers of NEET young women approached decade high this summer

The number of young women not in education, employment, or training in the UK neared a decade high this summer,

Teenager lies on sofa in discussion with her councillor

Education leads children’s mental health support but young adults face ‘patchwork landscape’ of provision

Education is the leading source of mental health support for children aged 8 to 16, but slips to third place

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