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Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’

They should be kind, caring and thoughtful. Having a shared interest helps. So does remembering important dates and anniversaries. But how much does it matter if they know how to pronounce the word "gnocchi"? Turns out…

‘Internal exclusion’ of England secondary school students almost triples in three years

The data shows the proportion of secondary pupils removed from normal lessons went up from 5% in the 2022/2023 academic year to 13% in 2025/26 – a 160% increase. Poorer children are disproportionately affected, with more…

Autistic boy who took replica knife to school has exclusion quashed by high court

The boy, who cannot be named, was permanently excluded from his primary school, part of the Lift academy chain, after coming to school in July 2025 with a replica butterfly knife, which he handed to a friend to use…

‘Alarm bells were going off’: parents tell of ordeal at Send school closed down after abuse allegations

Jonah has severe autism – he is non-verbal, has epilepsy and behavioural problems and needs round-the-clock care. "It was a huge decision, but we almost had no choice because with Jonah at home, you can't work and we had…

‘A huge learning curve’: apprentices on the benefits and pitfalls of vocational training

The government hopes to increase focus on technical and vocational learning in England from the age of 14. In parallel, there is an ambition to create thousands more apprenticeships. The work and pensions secretary, Pat…

Smelling test: children need education in sniffing aromas, scientist says

"There is an open question about what the proliferation of those kinds of synthetic scents in our daily lives does to our ability to discriminate between different smells," he said. As a result, Tullett said, there was a…

French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force

Education unions warned that banning mobile phone use in lycées – where children are aged 15 to 18 – would be hard to implement quickly. Macron approved the high school phone ban this month after another measure he had…

Jason Arday accuser given three-month teaching ban but can continue research

Cofnas, an American academic, was suspended from his postdoctoral research position at the Belgian institution earlier this month pending a "preliminary investigation" launched after Arday's death. Ghent did not name…

Meet the gen Zers finding job opportunities teaching English abroad

She was living with her parents to save on rent and quickly feeling her passion for teaching dry up, even though it was her first job since graduation. "I was extremely burnt out," Marie said. "We had a teacher shortage…

Six ways parents could make the return to school a little easier

While children in Scotland returned to school in mid-August, children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be returning in the coming week as September begins. We spoke to experts to find out their six key tips to…