Summarize this content to 1000 words A teacher described as a "father figure" has been banned from the classroom after sexually abusing pupils more than 30 years ago.A Teaching Regulation Agency panel heard evidence from five ex-pupils of the Greenwood School, a former boarding school for girls in Halstead, Essex, where Christopher Charlton taught PE and maths between 1986 and 1993.Mr Charlton, 65, denied the allegations against him or that
Summarize this content to 1000 words A mother and daughter are both set to become teachers after graduating together from Staffordshire University.Zoe Tett, 43, and Georgia Boote, 21, collected their degrees on the same day at their graduation ceremony at Kings Hall in Stoke.Ms Tett enrolled on to the Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status degree at the same time that her daughter began a degree in BA (Hons) Education
Summarize this content to 1000 words Drouet familyUniversity of Aberdeen student Emily Drouet took her own life in 2016A university where a student took her own life has been recognised for its efforts to tackle gender-based violence by a charity set up in her memory.Emily Drouet, 18, was studying at the University of Aberdeen in 2016 when she was subjected to a campaign of abuse by another undergraduate.Her mother, Fiona
Summarize this content to 1000 words Four schoolchildren in South Africa are to face a disciplinary hearing over a viral video in which black students are seen being auctioned off as slaves, the authorities in Cape Town have told the BBC.The footage, showing pupils in a cage while other students bid for them, caused outrage when it was shared on social media last Friday.It was filmed at Pinelands High School
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesUniversities in England need to step up efforts to protect students from sexual harassment, their watchdog has said.The Office for Students (OfS) said it will introduce certain bars that need to be reached when it comes to reporting systems, disciplinary processes and staff training.It stopped short of requiring them to ban relationships between staff members and students, which it had previously been considering.Universities
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe government has announced details of how it will change tax on private school fees. Labour says it is removing the current exemption from value added tax (VAT) to fund 6,500 new teachers in England.When will VAT be added to private school fees?VAT at the standard rate of 20% will be added to private school fees from 1 January 2025.The government has also
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCScience teacher Alison Turner was recruited from Canada amid a recruitment crisis in English schoolsMore school strikes in England are "now unlikely", teaching unions have said, as they welcomed the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise from September.The offer is being funded by an additional £1.2bn from the government.The National Education Union (NEU) called it a “welcome step in the right direction”.Others called
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesControversial new powers for universities and student unions to be fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech have been put on hold by the government.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that would allow time to consider whether the law, which was due to come into force next week, would be repealed.In the statement to parliament, Ms Phillipson also said the regulator, the Office
Summarize this content to 1000 words Only 28% of schoolchildren in Wales tell their families about their online lives, according to a new report.The survey found "rude and aggressive" and "toxic" behaviour was experienced by youngsters on digital platforms.The research for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Rocio Cifuentes quizzed young people aged seven to 18 from 16 counties.Children told the BBC conversations on gaming platforms could "easily turn into threats",
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC"The youth worker I was referred to helped turn my pain into a positive power," says NevaehNevaeh, the Wales winner of the BBC Young Reporter Competition 2023-24, explains how grief affected her, and how youth work allowed her to start to live her life again.I was 13 when my brother Levi passed away in a tragic accident in 2018.I couldn't believe it. I'd never
