[ad_1] Shannen HeadleyWest MidlandsGoogleHigham Lane School in Nuneaton said an update will be provided to parents on TuesdayA school in Nuneaton has been forced to shut after a cyber attack affected parts of its IT systems. Higham Lane School, which has about 1,400 pupils aged 11 - 18 and is part of Central England Academy Trust, shut on Monday while investigations took place and is expected to stay shut until
[ad_1] Bethan NimmoOxfordshire political reporterBBCChris and Tabitha now have a permanent teenage foster daughterA former police community support officer has said the "heart-breaking" task of taking vulnerable children to a police station opened his eyes to the strain on the care system.Chris, from West Oxfordshire, said being faced with the lack of placements for young people in care led to his decision to become a foster parent.With his wife Tabitha,
[ad_1] Getty ImagesMost parents across the region get their choice of primary school The deadline to apply for reception class places in September is days away, parents and guardians are being warned.The date by which families need to apply is 15 January - a date set nationally, although applications are handled by local authorities.Primary places tend to be less hotly contested than secondary, with more than 90% of families getting
[ad_1] Tom BurgessNorth East and CumbriaBBCMowbray Primary School was closed early for ChristmasA primary school has been permanently closed after structural engineers found cracking and wall movement around the site.Mowbray Primary School in Stakeford, Northumberland, which has about 250 pupils, shut early for Christmas to allow a thorough inspection of the building.Headteacher Andrew Miller said students would be sent to other schools in the area while Foundry House in Bedlington
[ad_1] BBCThe class teacher Stacey Nesbitt started the schemeLaura Trueman and Cormac CampbellBBC News NIRegular meet-ups with children at a Portadown primary school have provided "a lifeline" for some elderly residents of nearby retirement housing.A scheme that started four years ago brings Primary Two pupils at Bocombra Primary School together with elderly residents living in apartments at Quarry Gardens.The five and six-year-olds meet with their "friends" who live next door
[ad_1] FamilyHajar, Amina, Zakaria and Ismaeel love to go to the library after hoursIt's after the library closes its doors for the night that four young children creep into the building with their mother, in a scene they imagine as being like the film Night at the Museum.Avid readers, they "max out" their borrowing, taking 20 books each under their individual library cards, the most they are allowed. Mum Zahra
[ad_1] The biggest school in the Highlands - Inverness Royal Academy - is to become a "no-phone zone" from next February.In a message to pupils and parents, the school said some children were using their phones during lessons and others to record fellow students and sometimes staff without their consent.Pupils are to be asked to leave their devices at home or keep them switched off.Exceptions are to be made, including
[ad_1] University "cold spots" are developing in some parts of the country, new data analysis suggests, with courses in some subjects no longer available to students in certain regions.The new data tool, published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) on Tuesday, showed a sharp decline in students taking French and other language courses in recent years.But courses in other subjects, like artificial intelligence, showed a rapid rise over the
[ad_1] Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".A fire safety report published in November found there was a substantial risk to life from fire at Lenzie Academy and fire exits were not easily openable.An indicative ballot saw 95% of EIS members vote in favour of industrial action, prompting the union to open a formal ballot until 30 January.East
[ad_1] BBCDominic Wilkes, head teacher of Budehaven Community School, said the decision to close had not been taken lightlyA school has reopened following a two-day closure last week due to an outbreak of flu and streptococcus infection.Budehaven Community School, in Bude, Cornwall, said it had to suspend in-person learning for two days last week after more than 270 pupils and 32 members of staff were off sick.Head teacher Dominic Wilkes
