Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesBoys starting at the boarding school from September will have basic phones, which can only send and receive texts and callsEton College is providing basic "brick" phones to pupils set to start at the school in September.The devices, which can only send and receive texts and calls, will be given to Year 9 boys joining the Berkshire boarding school.Eton said pupils would receive
Summarize this content to 1000 words 10 hours agoBy Nathan Standley, BBC NewsGetty ImagesHundreds of T-level students had to have their exams regraded after the "major failings" by an exam boardThe exams watchdog says it will fine an exam board £300,000 over "major failings" with the papers sat by health and science T-level students in 2022.Ofqual said it had had to take "unprecedented" action against the exam board, NCFE, to get 1,200
Summarize this content to 1000 words Bridget Phillipson has said no issues have "quick and easy solutions", in a letter to those working at all levels of education. The new education secretary wrote to all staff, from early years to higher education, saying she wanted to "reset the relationship" with the sector.The letter also marked the start of her work to recruit 6,500 new teachers, the Department for Education (DfE)
Summarize this content to 1000 words 21 hours agoBy Alex Pope, BBC News, in BedfordAlex Pope/BBCMoyosore was in charge of her school's flowers and chard area at Bedford Market on Wednesday Schoolchildren who became market traders for the day selling produce they grew themselves said it helped boost their confidence.Pupils from across Bedford sold fresh goods like flowers, strawberries, potatoes and chillies at the town's market on Wednesday.Organised by charity School Food
Summarize this content to 1000 words University of SunderlandThe completed blanket will go on tour across EnglandA giant blanket made by parents of pupils who have been excluded from primary and secondary schools has been officially unveiled.The crocheted blanket was made from 2,999 pieces of fabric, which represents the number of children who were excluded, on average, each school day in 2021/22.Dr Sarah Martin-Denham from the University of Sunderland, who
Summarize this content to 1000 words A toddler was found wandering in the middle of a road after escaping unnoticed from a nursery.Talks are now being held between council chiefs, Wales’ care inspectors and Tiny Tots Llanfoist Nursery in Monmouthshire to stop it happening again.The boy, understood to be between 12 and 18 months old, was spotted by two drivers on Llanellen Road, Llanfoist, at about 11:00 BST on 27
Summarize this content to 1000 words 19 hours agoBy Susie Rack, BBC News, West MidlandsGoogleThe University of Warwick's students' union has suspended the activities of a Conservative Association group after a "reprehensible" video was shared onlineA university has suspended a student group while it investigates a video that appears to show members dancing to a Nazi marching song.The University of Warwick described the video, which was shared on social media and in
Summarize this content to 1000 words 5 days agoBy Umang Poddar, BBC Hindi, Delhi • Saradha V, BBC Tamil, ChennaiGetty ImagesStudent groups across India have held protests since the NEET exam results were declaredWhen India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath in the new session of parliament, many opposition MPs chanted “NEET” and “shame”.The MPs were protesting against a recent controversy that has engulfed a key national exam overseen by Mr Pradhan’s ministry.Every year, hundreds
Summarize this content to 1000 words 20 hours agoBy Suzanne Allan, BBC Scotland NewsBBCDetective Chief Superintendent Sam Faulds, head of public protection for Police Scotland who leads on child protectionDetectives have issued a warning to online sex offenders as the Scottish school holidays get under way.With youngsters likely to spend more time at home and more time online, Police Scotland has revealed a rise in online sexual crime against children. New figures
Summarize this content to 1000 words 20 hours agoBy Joshua Nevett, @JoshuaNevett, BBC political reporter, Coventry and WarwickshireGoogleThe head of Princethorpe College has urged parents to voice concerns about Labour's plan to add tax to private school feesThe headmaster of a private school in Rugby has urged parents to lobby parliamentary candidates over Labour’s plan to add tax to private school fees.Ed Hester emailed parents to say Princethorpe Foundation was "scenario planning" for
