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GCSE results: Students achieve record number of top grades
Students have won record numbers of top GCSE grades after another year of cancelled exams and disrupted education. Almost a third of students in England and Wales got the highest marks – rising to 40 per cent in Northern Ireland. But the gap in outcomes has widened between state and private schools. Throughout the pandemic,…
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Record high in top grade A-level results
There’s something to celebrate for students whose education has been disrupted for another year by the pandemic – a record number of A and A* grades in A-levels in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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Covid jabs offered to 16 and 17-year-olds in UK
The NHS has been asked to offer all 16 and 17-year-olds Covid jabs as soon as possible, the health secretary said today.
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Covid school bubbles to end in England as country nears end of lockdown restrictions
The UK could be seeing 100,000 new Covid cases a day by next month, the Health Secretary has admitted.
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Levi Roots on finding success against the odds
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/waystochangetheworld/LEVI_ROOTS_FINAL_AUDIO.mp3 Levi Roots is a musician, chef and businessman who found success after securing a £50,000 investment for his Reggae Reggae Sauce on Dragon’s Den. 14 years on, he dedicates his time to sharing his story in schools and prisons to inspire young people. Roots speaks to Krishnan about his journey from growing up with…
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Schoolchildren complain of being unfairly punished for taking part in pro-Palestine protests
Last month’s war in Gaza led to widespread protests including in schools, largely organised on TikTok.
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Bring back our girls: Chibok girls kidnapping survivor speaks out seven years on
More than 100 of the children who were taken hostage in the town of Chibok have still never been found.
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Revisited: It’s the final lockdown. But is it really?
Does our Covid “roadmap” mean that this could be the final lockdown?
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Boarding school Ampleforth College initially failed to pass on abuse allegations to authorities
One of England’s most prestigious boarding schools has confirmed to this programme that it initially failed to pass on details about allegations of serious peer to peer sexual abuse to the relevant authorities.
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Some will say Macron has acted ‘too late’ on France’s lockdown, says The Economist’s Sophie Pedder
Emmanuel Macron has announced that France is to go into a new national lockdown.
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Discussion: Why women feel unsafe on Britain’s streets
“We are tired of having to pre-empt possible violence. Of having to risk assess every ordinary action every day, every hour of our lives”.
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Johnson says England lockdown easing driven by data
Today’s Downing Street briefing once again saw a more cautious PM, in stark contrast to Boris Johnson’s jubilant response as previous lockdowns have been eased.
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Children in England return to school as part of roadmap out of lockdown
Some children were allowed back to primary schools in Northern Ireland today too, after they started returning in Scotland and Wales last month.
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It’s the final lockdown. But is it really?
The Channel 4 News Factcheck team ask: how safe are schools? Does the latest data show that the vaccines are working?
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Thousands of families in England prepare for return to school
The Government has insisted that schools in England will stay open as part of the roadmap out of lockdown – as the Education Secretary said they wanted to ensure a cautious, but irreversible approach when pupils return to classrooms tomorrow. It means staff will face a huge challenge over issues like mass testing and masks…