[ad_1] A teacher has been banned indefinitely after he sent messages of a sexual nature to a student.Andrew Bennington, 52, was working at Scarborough Sixth Form College when he sent messages on social media and an app when the student was attending the college and after they had left.A report into Mr Bennington's professional conduct, published by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), found he "fell significantly short of the standards
[ad_1] sturti / Getty ImagesEight Young Futures Hubs will open by March 2026The government is set to spend £500m on youth services in England, saying the money is needed to revive the "decimated" sector.Over the next four years, the government aims to build or refurbish 250 youth centres, as well as launch 50 new Young Future hubs, which Labour said in its manifesto would be sites bringing together existing services
[ad_1] Hazel Shearing,Education correspondentandKate McGough,Education reporterGetty ImagesSome schools have had to bring back Covid-like measures to prevent the spread of flu, as rates of reported illnesses in schools and other educational settings are higher than this time last year. One primary school in Leeds said last week it had to cut back on singing in assemblies and introduce sanitisation stations, while another in Caerphilly had to close temporarily.Flu season has
[ad_1] GoogleMossbourne Victoria Park is one of England's high-achieving comprehensives A secondary school in east London celebrated for its high academic results fostered a "particularly harmful" disciplinary culture for vulnerable students, an independent safeguarding review has found.The review, commissioned by the City & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership, into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) found that shouting, public humiliation and a lack of support for pupils with special needs took place.It
[ad_1] James W Kelly,London,Anna O'Neill,Stanford-le-HopeandFrankie McCamley,LondonBBCLouise Butcher withdrew her two children from a Mossbourne academy school last monthSeveral parents of pupils at two secondary schools in Essex say their children have been left anxious, unsupported and in some cases unsafe since the schools were taken over by the Hackney-based Mossbourne Federation earlier this year.Families who spoke to the BBC described what they said was an increasingly punitive environment at Mossbourne
[ad_1] Hazel ShearingEducation correspondentGetty ImagesThe government has promised 50,000 new apprenticeship places as part of efforts to help more young people find work.New courses in AI, hospitality and engineering are among those set to be on offer, but concerns remain about high dropout rates. What is an apprenticeship and what job could I get?Being an apprentice means you usually spend four days a week working, and one day studying for
[ad_1] BBCTerri Lamberton with son Daniel, 7, and 10-year-old daughter GailMore than 200 pupils at Nazareth House Primary School in Londonderry remain at home on Thursday, after safety concerns over the building's roof forced the school to close.The Education Authority (EA) said urgent remedial works have been prioritised to allow it to reopen as soon as possible, but parents like Terri Lamberton are worried about how long that will take.She
[ad_1] A former school could be used to increase places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).Wiltshire Council want the Calder House Independent School, near Colerne, to become a satellite campus of an existing special school. The council has not said which school yet.The planned campus, now known as the Northwood Centre, would cost £1.27m a year for 50 high-need places compared to £3.1m for placements at independent
[ad_1] Shariqua AhmedPeterboroughGemma KirkJack Lloyd died at a county park in Farcet, a village near PeterboroughA city school is launching a swimming project in memory of a teenager who died after getting into difficulty at a lake.Peterborough's Hampton Vale Primary Academy plans to install a portable pop-up pool in its playground by the Easter term, so about 400 pupils can have swimming lessons.Sixteen-year-old Jack Lloyd, a student at Peterborough College,
[ad_1] The government has hit back at claims that its plans to include the cost of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in wider education spending could lead to less money for schools.The Department for Education (DfE) said projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) were "incorrect" and did not take into account the reforms it will set out in the new year.The government said it
