BBC News21 hours agoGive new dads six weeks off work at nearly full pay, MPs sayverified_publisherBBC News - Kristian JohnsonThe UK's statutory parental leave system is "one of the worst in the developed world" and has "fundamental flaws", a group of cross-party MPs has said. A report published today by the Women and Equalities Committee said paternity leave rules "entrench outdated gender stereotypes". It added that …
BBC News22 hours agoTeachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance saysverified_publisherBBC News - Hazel ShearingTeachers in England can use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up marking and write letters home to parents, new government guidance says. Training materials being distributed to schools, first seen exclusively by the BBC, say teachers can use the technology to "help automate routine tasks" and …
BBC News1 day agoHow did abuse of children go undetected for a decade?verified_publisherBBC News - Josh SandifordParents are demanding answers over how a paedophile was able to abuse potentially dozens of disabled and special educational needs children while working as a teaching assistant. Daniel Clarke may have targeted "well over 81" vulnerable young people over a decade, according to detectives overseeing …
BBC News2 days ago'I couldn't imagine not teaching full-time - until I had my baby'verified_publisherBBC News - Hayley Clarke"I really loved my job, and I loved working full-time. I couldn't have seen that changing before I had a family." After eight years in teaching, primary school teacher Alice Cole says that all changed with the arrival of her first child, Oliver, last May. With Alice's partner working shifts, Alice …
BBC News5 days agoPrivate school pupil numbers drop by 11,000verified_publisherBBC News - Kate McGough, Harriet AgerholmThere were 11,000 fewer pupils at private schools in England this January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest school census data. The figures, released on Thursday, come after the government removed a VAT exemption for private schools on 1 January. A government spokesman said …
BBC News6 days agoFree school meals to be extended to 500,000 more childrenverified_publisherBBC News - Hazel Shearing, Nathan StandleyAny child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Parents on the credit will be eligible regardless of their income. Currently, their household must earn less than £7,400 a year to qualify. The government …
