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Scottish opposition pushes Swinney on free school meal and flat-rate rail fare cuts

Opposition parties in Scotland have urged John Swinney to reverse unpopular cuts to free school meals and flat-rate rail fares after he suffered two defeats at Holyrood.In a major...
Business

‘Serious disruption’ possible in hospitals with expiring PFI contracts, report says

Hospitals and schools that depend on private finance initiative contracts are in danger of “serious disruption” unless they...
Books

It’s all cisterns go for the modern home | Brief letters

As one of three occupants, all well over pensionable age, of a house with four toilets, I can...
Children

‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school

Babies born in 2020 started life in the strange world of lockdown in a small bubble of people...
Children

Branded UK school uniforms cost more than double high-street prices, analysis reveals

Parents are routinely paying more than double the price for branded school uniforms compared with similar items offered...

Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete

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A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...

Stray bullets and school closures: Rio’s schoolkids suffer as police crack down on gangs

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Textbooks and marker pens are not all that science teacher Roberto Brandão, 54, takes with him each morning when he sets off for work...

France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15

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France is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a...

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