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• Dissatisfaction with democracy 'at record high'
  on January 29, 2020 at 1:56 am

  A global study warns of rising levels of discontent with democracy, particularly in the UK and US.

• Top universities to give more places to disadvantaged
  on January 29, 2020 at 1:53 am

  The admissions gap between wealthier and poorer students should half in five years, a watchdog says.

• Wales to bring in smacking ban after assembly vote
  on January 28, 2020 at 7:54 pm

  Wales becomes the second part of the UK to ban parents from smacking their children.

• University of East Anglia pays data breach students £140k compensation
  on January 28, 2020 at 5:49 pm

  Students' personal details, including information on health problems, were sent to 298 people.

• New maths GCSE proposed for those in cycle of resits
  on January 28, 2020 at 4:05 pm

  A new course should be bought in, focusing on "the maths needed for everyday life and work", a charity says.

• School curriculum overhaul for Wales published
  on January 28, 2020 at 11:23 am

  It will be the first complete reform to the curriculum in Wales in more than 30 years.

• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Head Barry Smith to step down
  on January 28, 2020 at 11:08 am

  Barry Smith banned slouching, talking in corridors and toilet breaks for pupils.

• Boarding schools warn against virus 'xenophobia'
  on January 27, 2020 at 5:20 pm

  Schools are told to watch out for prejudice towards Chinese pupils because of the coronavirus.

• Parlez-vous français? Maybe not if you're a boy
  on January 27, 2020 at 10:41 am

  A study suggests girls are more than twice as likely as boys to pass a GCSE in a foreign language.

• Teenage adoption: The family that took in a 17-year-old girl
  on January 27, 2020 at 12:16 am

  How a 17-year-old girl got out of foster care and found a permanent home with a loving family.

• Mark Wallinger: The artist who wants to provoke pupils' creativity
  on January 25, 2020 at 12:05 pm

  Top artist Mark Wallinger has become a school's artist-in-residence to fight for more creativity.

• Maternity ward dads: Kick them out or welcome them in?
  on January 24, 2020 at 2:59 pm

  Hospitals in Scotland do not agree on whether partners are abusing facilities or need to be provided for.

• No time off for grieving: 'Inside I was screaming'
  on January 23, 2020 at 10:52 pm

  Bereavement leave for parents came too late for Ian Bainbridge, whose son was stillborn five years ago.

• Nurseries face closure over free childcare funding gap
  on January 15, 2020 at 1:38 pm

  Nurseries say they cannot afford to run their services because the government has failed to properly fund its free childcare policy.

• Student rape reports: The battle to be believed
  on January 15, 2020 at 12:19 am

  Women who report violent sexual assaults at university say the perpetrators are getting away with it.

• Nine-year-old 'shocked and sad' at racist abuse
  on January 1, 2020 at 12:04 pm

  A primary school pupil felt unwelcome in his school when friends called him racist names.

• Stay-at-home dads set up father-friendly playgroup
  on December 29, 2019 at 12:01 am

  Dan Rainsford and Sam Chatterley set up a group so other stay-at-home fathers don't feel alone.

• Bumbleance: The transportation service for sick kids
  on December 28, 2019 at 9:03 am

  The ambulance service, available in the Republic of Ireland, is hoping to expand to NI.