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Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister

Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’

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Slam dunk for Bristol pupils

An academy in Bristol has introduced a new programme designed to produce the professional basketball players of the future….

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Pupils give academy thumbs-up

Year 10 students at The Rural Enterprise Academy in Rodbaston, South Staffordshire, gave their school the thumbs-up in a…

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Hear, hear for dogs

Anational charity for deaf people is offering free educational fundraising packs to schools to educate children about deafness and…

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s comic book day

Pupils at an east London school this week traded in their school uniforms to morph into their favourite comic…

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Derby UTC digs in for the future

Some of the first prospective students of the Derby Manufacturing University Technical College (UTC) helped to mark the start…

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Enterprising winners at Fiver Challenge awards ceremony

Young entrepreneurs from primary schools across the UK this week celebrated their success with Sir Richard Branson at the…

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