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Jaz Ampaw-Farr will confer upon her degrees later this month

Ad Feature Woman to receive two honorary degrees - after years of homelessness

Peter Mitchell, Rebecca Ferguson and Kimberly Moorman pictured at the Portstewart Primary School Christmas concert in 2007

27 adorable photos showing children at primary schools in 2007

Firefighters, paramedics, and farmers topped the list

These are the top 20 toughest everyday jobs, according to Brits

Ad Feature VIDEO: What happens when maths becomes fun for children

Almost 45,000 hours of PE, since the London Olympic Games in 2012, have been lost

Ad Feature 4,000 hours of PE lessons lost in the last year, study reveals

One in four teachers say they experience pupil violence at least once a term

Teachers declare ‘pupil behaviour emergency’ - here's how bad it is

Adolescence has drawn fresh attention to young men and boys being radicalised online

Adolescence and 'incel culture in schools' - 12 signs to look out for

More than 4 in 5 head teachers say they have been abused by a parent in the last year

3 ways schools handle angry parents, as 4 out of 5 NI heads face abuse

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Martin Lewis: 1000s more workers can now get Blue Light Card discounts

The competition aims to fuel a passion among industry professionals

Ad Feature Department of Education and McLaren launch competition

Winners of Competition A - St. Patrick's PS Shamrock Superstars (L to R - Frank Doherty (Pennyburn CU CEO), Aine, Aiyana, Darragh and Anna)

Amazing turnout for Pennyburn Credit Union school quiz in Da Vinci’s

Three of Northern Ireland's biggest teaching unions have voted in favour of industrial action

Why NI teachers voted to strike, and what industrial action could mean

Education Minister Paul Givan is pictured with Fearghal McKinney, Head of the British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland, and members of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

Defibrillators to be provided to all schools in Northern Ireland

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

A study, of 5,000 adults, examined how everyday pain is poorly understood and mistreated, with 81 per cent of 18-24-year-old women feeling their pain is ignored or dismissed

Women have their pain dismissed more than men, according to research

Young Evie Smith meets her hero Melanie Martinez

Watch: Girl excluded from school over Cruella de Vil hair meets idol
Watch the moment girl, 10, who was excluded from school over Cruella de Vil-inspired hair meets the artist who inspired the style-change.
Sean Gleaves

Children are being urged to look up from their phones when they cross the road, in a new safety campaign by children's newspaper First News (Photo by National World)

'Smartphone zombie' children urged to look up in road safety campaign

Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed Jersey schoolchildren on trip.

Watch: Whale pops up from sea in front of amazed schoolchildren

These are the nation’s top 20 unsung heroes

Ardnashee vice principle Sinead Crossan swings a sledge hammer during the charity strongman challenge.

VIDEO: Ardnashee staff take part in 30 day Strongman challenge

Pupils from Ardnashee School take part in Translink's Zero Heroes Roadshow, Derry.

Translink roadshow aiming to promote sustainable travel in Derry young people

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, prompting more recession fears.

Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by ‘more than expected’ in July

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

Teachers promised £2,400 bonus by Labour to cap ‘mass resignations’

Labour plan to offer teachers £2,400 bonus to cap mass resignations

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Teachers’ strikes: Fresh round of industrial action announced for July

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher
The Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is said to be considering major changes to the way school inspections take place after a headteacher took her own life.
Sam Johnson

Minister for Schools Nick Gibb is going to look into Year 6 SATs following concerns the reading exam was too difficult

Year 6 SATs exams to be looked into by schools minister

Three teachers and a 14-year-old pupil have been injured in a disturbance at Johnstone High School in Renfrewshire.

Pupil and teachers taken to hospital after ‘disturbance’ at UK school

Oran McLaughlin and Colum Ferry - The Founders of GrammarGuru.

Well done Colum and Oran! Two former Derry College Boys Launch AI Writing Tool

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

NASUWT votes in favour of abolishing Ofsted after teacher’s death

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch (centre) on an RMT picket line during January’s strike (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is on strike today? Teachers & junior doctors included

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

Children on World Book Day.

Teachers strikes fall on same day as World Book Day

World Book Day 2023 is coming - everything you need to know

Teachers' unions members and supporters hold a strike rally in Guildhall Square on Tuesday morning. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2308GS 69

Derry strike rally hears cuts are ‘amputations’ to ‘already bleeding system’

Teachers' unions members and supporters hold a strike rally in Guildhall Square on Tuesday morning. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2308GS 64

39 photographs of education and health workers staging rally for pay in Derry

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000

St John’s Green Primary School in Colchester said they were forced to sack staff as they could no longer cope with the rising costs of energy bills.

Teachers and staff of UK school fired after energy bills soar

Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison join a rally by the University and College Union (UCU).

UK mass strike will see half a million workers walk out today

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Schools in Scotland are set to close in January as teachers prepare to walk out again in pay dispute. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Schools in England and Wales to shut if teachers take strike action

Pupils enjoying school dinners

Teachers organisations join Jamie Oliver call for free school meals

For many people the positive impact their teachers had on them is never forgotten (photo: Adobe)

School's out for summer: teachers leave lasting impression

Former Derry MLA Pat Ramsey. (File picture)

Letter to the Editor: Sectarianism never played a part in the Catholic schools’ ...

Pictured l-r are Fionnuala Gormley, Niamh Ni Cana, Environmental Education Coordinator and Scott Howes, Strategic Lead, Climate Action at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, and Gabriel Gormley (Picture by Philip Magowan / PressEye)

Derry schools and groups advised of pioneering new Carbon Literacy programmes

(Photo: Shutterstock)

The climate crisis is scary - how do we tell our kids about it?

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen

New app launched to help safegurd children online

The majority of teachers are aware that children are attending school without ha...

Schools could bring in ‘week in, week out’ rotas if Covid R rate starts to rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

Schools could bring in ‘week in, week out’ rotas if Covid R rate starts to rise

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Huge increase in NI vaccine delivery capacity to start next month

Key workers will get first priority for Covid vaccine after over-50s - including teachers and police (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Key workers will get first priority for Covid vaccine after over-50s - including...

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