Tag: United Kingdom
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United Kingdom: £500 Million Will Be Allocated To Schools In Order To Fund Energy Efficiency Initiatives
The government will provide £500 million to “futureproof” school buildings by making them more energy efficient.
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United Kingdom: As Energy Costs Skyrocket, One College Becomes First To Adopt A Four-Day School Week
In response to rising energy prices, a college became the first institution in Britain to implement a four-day school week.
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United Kingdom: Schools Are Considering Implementing A Three-Day School Week Due To Rising Energy Costs And Stagnant Budgets
Due to soaring energy costs and staff pay that are outpacing school budgets, several principals are contemplating cutting the school week down to three days.
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United Kingdom: Teacher Fired After Lies Exposed, Faked Brother’s Funeral
A teacher in East London forged medical documents and said she had to attend her brother’s funeral in order to justify her absence.
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United Kingdom: Some Schools Have Turned To Homegrown Sourced Food Because Of Rising Food Prices
Some schools in the UK are resorting to new strategies in order to continue providing students with nutritional meals despite the recent surge in prices.
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United Kingdom: Nearly Two-Thirds Of School Lunches Contain Ultra-Processed Foods
According to a study headed by Imperial College London researchers and published today in the journal Nutrients, “ultra-processed” foods are the leading source of calories for British primary and secondary school students.
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United Kingdom: TikTok Leads The Way As The Primary Reason For The Rise In Child Vaping, Study Reveals
‘They are a fashion accessory and for some young people they are equivalent to the mobile phone — they can’t go through the day without having a vape in their hand. It is an addiction.’ teacher, from the South-East, United Kingdom – DailyMail UK
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United Kingdom: School’s “Inhumane” Toilet Restrictions Cost Parents £22 Per Child
Parents at one school in Plymouth have voiced their disapproval of an “inhumane” toilet policy, and in an act of desperation, some of those parents are paying money to acquire their children a special toilet pass.
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United Kingdom: Headteachers Warn That Educational Standards Are Under Jeopardy Because Of Recruiting Issues
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) polled 766 state-sector school and college headteachers and found that 95 percent of them were encountering challenges in recruiting staff, and 43 percent felt the situation was “severe.”
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United Kingdom: Healthy School Lunches Are Under Jeopardy Due To Scarcity Of Ingredients And Growing Costs
School food caterers’ organization Laca reports that some are using more processed foods, while others are switching from British beef to meat from foreign countries.