Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms, BBC investigation finds
The school proved abuse, but staff are still teaching and haven’t been barred from working with children. Source link
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Wig-wearing pupils support teacher with cancer
When teacher Angela Ratcliffe started treatment for breast cancer, she started wearing funny wigs to help her children come to terms with her hair loss. She hoped to raise a smile and raise cash for the Breast Cancer Now campaign. And now her school, Chorley All Saints, have held their own “crazy hair day” in … Read more
Sowerby Bridge school uses charity to tackle pupils’ toothache
Pupils are sometimes in agony but unable to access an NHS dentist, the Sowerby Bridge school says. Source link
One in eight pupils out of school as Covid worsens
The official figures also show a quarter of schools with teachers and leaders’ absence rates above 15%. Source link
Covid: Pupils urged to test before returning to school
Chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, Dr Jenny Harries, said: “I am calling on all children to help themselves and each other by getting tested before going back to the classroom, so that we can stop the infection in its tracks and keep as many children in the classroom as possible, continuing their … Read more
Sex and relationship lessons ‘help pupils feel safe’
Sex education is compulsory in England’s secondary schools, while primary schools teach about relationships. Source link
Millions of pupils return to school amid Covid spike concern
Schools open their classrooms to millions of pupils in England and Wales with hopes and fears. Source link
Infected blood: Parents and pupils reveal they were kept in dark at stricken school
Lee was born with severe haemophilia, a rare condition in which the blood does not clot properly. It mostly affects men. His council in Hounslow, west London, wouldn’t let him join his local secondary school – the risk of a severe bleed was too great. So, in 1980, aged 11, he was sent to the … Read more
Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died
Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago will give evidence at an inquiry. Source link
Tens of thousands of pupils absent from school
Image copyright Getty Images More than 100,000 pupils in Scotland are absent from school with attendance down to 84.5%, according to Scottish government figures. Data collected from local authorities shows that more than 15.5% pupils were off school last Friday. However, only 22,821 of the absences are recorded as “Covid-19 related”. The Scottish government said … Read more