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France’s other schools problem – the teens violently smashing up their old primaries: ‘They think it’s not worthy of respect – so they trash it’
The phenomenon of pupils wrecking equipment and setting fire to classrooms predates the current crisis. Is it rooted in poverty, social media peer pressure – or just plain boredom?Like most French primaries on Wednesdays
Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest
Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiryA paedophile nursery worker was cleared by an investigation overseen by a local authority three years
Angry French students take to the streets. British students don’t – and I think I know why | Kitty Sayers
I grew up in France, where all children are taught about the revolutionary roots of their nation and what the state owes its citizens. The lessons leave their markYoung British people have plenty to be angry about. Crush
Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship startsA national apprenticeship readiness scheme should be introduced in England to close the gap for young
Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted
Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial actionTensions between England’s headteachers and Ofsted are developing into a crisis after sch
‘Nobody is listening to us’: on the school protest frontline, I heard why France’s students feel disowned | Alexander Hurst
Fixing the broken education system will be just the start. The biggest challenge for an aloof political class is to finally pay attention to an abandoned generationWhen adolescents protest that the government is failing
The Guardian view on sexual abuse in schools: teachers cannot deal with this alone | Editorial
Politicians must redouble their efforts to tackle a disturbing pattern of pupils assaulting classmatesThe Guardian’s findings about the extent of sexual abuse in schools require an urgent, calibrated response. Data revea
To state school alumni starting university, I say this: be proud of your background | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Accusations of classism chime with my experience 20 years ago. So all hail the Bristol graduate awarding state schools red plaques“So, where did you go to school?” On the face of it, it doesn’t seem like a loaded questio
‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock
Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation“It was dead in the middle of summer, it was a shock,” says Nathalie Sriwiboonrattan. The fourth-year game design studen