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  Superheroes pictured on the school run

  Beautiful illustrations show superheroes Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman taking their adorable...

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  Teacher struck off for cannabis use says drug made him more effective in the classroom

  May 24th, 2013

  A teacher who was banned from the profession for five years after admitting growing and smoking...

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  Too much, too young

  If homework becomes a chore at age 6, what are we letting ourselves in for in the future?

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  Mum starts petition to halt prosecution of gay schoolgirl daughter

  May 20th, 2013

  A Florida schoolgirl has been charged with two felony counts of ‘lewd and lascivious battery on a...

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  School posted news of pupil's death on website before his dad had been told

  May 10th, 2013

  A father found out that his son had died in a road accident after other parents texted and emailed...

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  Children aged five going to school in nappies

  May 9th, 2013

  Children as old as five are going to school in nappies because they haven’t been toilet trained....

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  Teacher made boy lick desk clean after drawing on it

  May 9th, 2013

  A teacher forced a 10-year-old boy to lick his desk clean after he was caught drawing on it. The...

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  Teenager Terri prepares to leave school after suffering 85% burns in a house fire

  May 8th, 2013

  It is a proud moment for any parent when a child leaves school. But for Paul Calvesbert, the...

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  Why can't our children spell?

  Thirty years on and the weekly spelling test is out of fashion in many primary schools. Parents are...

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