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Covid in Scotland: Senior pupils to wear masks in class at level 3 and 4
Pupils in S4 to S6 and their teachers will have to wear face coverings in classrooms in level 3 and 4 areas.
Essex mum's shock at breastfeeding photo backlash
The 23-year-old says she posted the picture to mark three months of breastfeeding her baby girl.
School tours turn virtual ahead of application deadline
With the pandemic limiting open days, schools are turning to promotional videos to attract students.
New college to run degrees without subjects
A new higher education institution will be the first since the 1960s to open with its own degree powers.
Wales urged to scrap GCSE exams in favour of assessments
Qualifications Wales urges ministers to scrap written exams for GCSEs, but keep one exam per A-level.
Leaving care: ‘I made it to university, but then I fell through the cracks'
Young care leaver Kim Emenike made it to university against the odds - then social services forgot about her.
Rapid tests could let students escape at Christmas
Covid testing pilot projects are launched in universities - as plans begin to get students home at Christmas.
Family courts: 'We're treated with contempt'
Many parents have to take part by phone - and some cannot follow what's happening, a survey suggests.
Northern England schools 'most disrupted by Covid'
More than 700 teachers in north-west England tested positive for Covid in mid-October, data shows.
Traveller families win court battle over living on land they own
A judge quashed a decision which would force them to stop living on the land they own.
School meals: Boris Johnson refuses to move on school meal vouchers
The prime minister insists he has the right approach and no child will go hungry this winter.
Covid in Scotland: Students may not be allowed home for Christmas
John Swinney says there is a "realistic possibility" students will be asked to stay away from their families.
'Generation Covid' hit hard by the pandemic, research reveals
People aged 16-25 were more than twice as likely as older workers to have lost their job.
School meals: Cabinet minister defends refusal to extend holiday scheme
Marcus Rashford's campaign is "phenomenal" but not the "right way" to solve the issue, Brandon Lewis says.
Staggered end of term for Scottish universities
The use of testing, plus staggering departures and the return to campus will form a strategy to get students home for Christmas.
