[ad_1] Getty ImagesNorfolk has a higher rate of persistent absence from school than the national averagePersistent absence from schools is higher in Norfolk than the national average - but what are the human stories behind this?At secondary school level, the Norfolk total stood at 38.1% during the 2022-23 academic year, compared to a national figure of 28.3%.For primary schools, it was 18.9%, compared to 17.2%.Persistent absence is defined as missing
[ad_1] Mourning the loss of a loved one is difficult for anyone but navigating that grief while being a student adds an extra layer of challenge.Some teenagers spoke to BBC News NI about their experience of bereavement at an event run for schools by the Marie Curie charity.Fifteen-year-old Emma from Belfast High School was only four years old and in primary school when she lost her brother to leukaemia."It can
[ad_1] JoThe rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in England has more than doubled in a decade, BBC analysis suggests.Permanent exclusion rates of primary-age pupils have also gone up - by almost 70% in the same period.Campaigners say children excluded from school at a young age experience long-term impacts.The government has acknowledged the situation is at "crisis point", and says it is determined to
[ad_1] A university facing a multi-million pound deficit is to shed 170 full-time equivalent posts as it tries to save £11m.University of East Anglia (UEA) Vice-Chancellor, Prof David Maguire, said he was "deeply sorry" to have taken the decision. Last month the Norwich-based university announced it would be shaving 3% from its budget and could not rule out any compulsory redundancies. In a statement, Prof Maguire said the decision to
[ad_1] Tina Leslie/Freedom4GirlsTina Leslie, founder of a charity supporting teenage girls, accused some schools of penalising female pupils for something they cannot prevent or controlNineteen parents and guardians have appeared before magistrates in Norfolk charged with the unauthorised absence of their child from school.The prosecutions at Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court on Friday concerned 11 children, aged between seven and 15, and all registered at schools in the local area.Many of
[ad_1] UnknownPlanning documents show Mr Saverimutto (above left, back) said the gym would help aspiring athletesThe chief executive of a school for children with special educational needs appears to have diverted public money into other business interests linked to him and his family.Alastair Saverimutto ran the Life Wirral school until it was closed earlier this year after an investigation by BBC Panorama exposed mistreatment of children by staff.A forensic accountant
[ad_1] PA MediaThe mayor's free school meals scheme has benefitted London's childrenThe Mayor of London has said his policy of free lunch for every pupil at state primary schools in London will continue despite questions about how he will pay for it. His free lunches for every primary school child scheme was praised by a new independent report that found it had brought “significant benefits” for the capital’s children, parents
[ad_1] BBCCaroline Campbell was among parents who hosted the event at Stormont"He would go from having five days a week in school in a supported environment with his peers to basically having nothing and being at home with me."Caroline Campbell's autistic 17-year-old son Oscar is due to leave his special school in two years.She travelled from Londonderry to Stormont on Monday to tell assembly members (MLAs) and others about the
[ad_1] Family photoMared Foulkes was a talented and hard working student, who had wanted to be a pharmacist since she was a child, her parents said The parents of a student who killed herself after receiving inaccurate exam results are calling for universities to provide better support.Mared Foulkes, from Anglesey, received an email in July 2020 saying that she had failed an assessment and could not progress to her third
[ad_1] BBCRuth says she could not find a suitable mainstream school for her eight-year-old son SamuelChildren with complex needs are being sent to private schools up to 200 miles away from home because there is not enough capacity in the state system, a BBC investigation has found.Councils struggling to cope with an unprecedented number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are increasingly reliant upon private providers.Headteachers say
