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BBC News - Education and Family
News and features from BBC News - Education and Family
- Ofcom outlines age check methods ahead of social media ban for under-16s
Ofcom says photo and digital ID, banking checks or facial age estimation can help prove someone is 1…
- Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
- Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review
Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horr…
- Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, clinicians urge
A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems l…
- Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England
A second head teachers' union says it is "increasingly concerned" about members' "welfare and morale…
- Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to lau…
- Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas
The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of developm…
- Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference
The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "wo…
- Woman deceived ex-partner that she had given birth to his babies, judge rules
The man paid his ex-partner around £30,000 over two years believing she had given birth to his child…
- Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be…
BBC Newsround
Latest Newsround stories
- Watch Newsround
Nina has your Wednesday Newsround. Important midterm elections have taken place in the US, we hear…
- Watch Newsround
Nina has your Wednesday Newsround. Important midterm elections have taken place in the US, we hear…
- Watch Newsround - signed and subtitled
A signed version of Newsround is available to watch every weekday for children who use British Sign…
- Democrats win big in US midterm elections: What it means for President Trump
In a historic midterm election result Trump's opposition, the Democrats, have won power in the House…
- Would you eat vegetable scraps?
Scientists want people to eat more of the peel and scraps that are usually thrown away - including t…