Jo Adnitt/BBC Leah was repeatedly restrained at her independent special school One of Leah’s most painful memories of her former school is the time she was held down for so long by members of staff, that blood vessels burst in her face. She says restraint was used so often on her there, that she once … Read more
Children looking at globes while exploring geography concepts at Aditya Montessori in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: KR Deepak Located in a peaceful area at Lawsons Bay, Aditya Montessori House of Children encourages self-directed learning through a variety of specially designed materials that introduce mathematical and language concepts. Besides, the primary programme (three to six years … Read more
In an effort to curb drug menace in schools and colleges of Telangana, officials of the Anti-narcotics Bureau in a meeting with Chief Minister Revanth Reddy decided to deploy a retired police officer in every school. The former police officials will help identify the suppliers and keep a check on students, starting from the ones … Read more
Members of Karnataka Rajya Anganwadi Naukarara Sangha staging a protest outside the KKRDB office building in Kalaburagi on Monday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Demanding that the State government withdraw the circular issued to start Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in government lower primary schools, anganwadi workers from seven districts of Kalyana Karnataka region … Read more
A DSEL official said providing spoken English training at the school level will help students prepare for their future education and competitive exams. | Photo Credit: file photo The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) will introduce spoken English classes for students of classes 1 to 10 in government and aided schools from the … Read more
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has identified 23 places across the State to start driving schools under the public sector. All the state-of-the-art facilities would be arranged in the driving schools, including simulators for learning. In the first phase, 10 driving schools, each in a district, would be set up soon, and the … Read more
The foundation bearing Benedict’s name said allergy management varies widely across English schools. It found one in three schools do not have an allergy policy in place, almost half rely on children having their own autoinjector pen and a quarter of schools provide no training on allergy symptoms, anaphylaxis or what to do in an … Read more
Miles is grilled about the controversial “stay local” guidance which came in to replace “stay at home” messaging as infections eased in May 2020. The inquiry hears the Welsh government felt “it was not possible to legislate to define local, as it would mean different things in different parts of Wales”, for example in rural … Read more
The winners of ProjectX of the second edition of EduQuest. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Students from Pushpalatha Matric Higher Secondary School (HSS), Tirunelveli, and PSBB School, K.K. Nagar, Chennai, respectively, won the project and quiz contests in the second edition of EduQuest, a nation-wide competition organised by Shiv Nadar University, in the city. The … Read more
A view of the water-stagnated Great Cotton Road after heavy rain lashed Thoothukudi on Thursday, November 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh Due to heavy rain, authorities have declared holiday for schools and colleges in about six districts on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Due to wide spread rain, Virudhunagar Collector V. P. Jayaseelan, has … Read more