RM2WRKXTP–File photo dated 13/11/10 of George North. Wales centre George North has announced that he will retire from international rugby after Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy. North made his Wales debut as an 18-year-old against South Africa and has gone on to score 47 tries for his country, a figure bettered only by Shane Williams. Issue date: Wednesday March 13, 2024.
RM2WRKXTM–File photo dated 13/11/10 of George North. Wales centre George North has announced that he will retire from international rugby after Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Italy. North made his Wales debut as an 18-year-old against South Africa and has gone on to score 47 tries for his country, a figure bettered only by Shane Williams. Issue date: Wednesday March 13, 2024.
RM2WMAFH1–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. The Scottish Government has been accused of 'giving up' on climate leadership as its environmental record came under attack by Labour. A row has erupted over the past week as First Minister Humza Yousaf criticised Labour plans to extend the windfall tax on energy giants. Issue date: Sunday February 25, 2024.
RM2WJ56KD–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils walking. Nearly half of teenagers are concerned about having children in the future and many do not feel they are being taught enough about reproductive health, researchers have found. The relationships and sex education curriculum should be updated to tackle parenthood fears among pupils, according to University College London (UCL) researchers. Issue date: Tuesday February 13, 2024.
RM2WGDM8J–File photo dated 01-10-1999 of Former Wales players Barry John (centre) and Gareth Edwards (right) enjoy the opening ceremony of the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half Barry John has died aged 79, his family have said in a statement. Issue date: Sunday February 4, 2024.
RM2WFGAE9–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a general view of pupils. Teacher training providers should look at introducing 'name-blind' recruitment to improve ethnic diversity in the workforce, a report has said. An evidence review by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) found that teachers of colour face barriers to the teaching profession - from entry to senior leadership level. Issue date: Wednesday January 31, 2024.
RM2WD1FCT–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a general view of pupils. A Scottish council has been criticised over how it engages with the public following a blunder in which it miscalculated the size of a new primary school. Renfrewshire Council previously came under fire after it emerged it underestimated how many primary school places were needed when the new school was built at Dargavel in Bishopton. Issue date: Thursday January 18, 2024.
RM2W8W7AM–File photo dated 16/09/08 of a West Midlands Police badge. The police inspectorate has said it has 'serious concerns' about how West Midlands Police investigates crime, protects vulnerable people and manages offenders and suspects. Issue date: Friday December 22, 2023.
RM2TDKPHN–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a general view of pupils. Disadvantaged pupils' struggles at school have 'little to do' with them lacking the character, attitude or self-belief of their wealthier peers, a report has found. A global study, by researchers at Cambridge, Zurich and Tubingen universities, challenges the view that the academic achievement gap between rich and poor children can be resolved by addressing differences in disadvantaged students' mindset, work ethic and self-belief. Issue date: Tuesday December 19, 2023.
RM2T8D70R–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke from the incinerator chimney and drift rising out of the cooling towers at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. First Minister Humza Yousaf is being urged to use the Scottish Budget to force the richest Scots to 'clean up their acts' in terms of environmental damage. Campaigners at Oxfam Scotland made the plea ahead of the draft budget for 2024-25 being unveiled at Holyrood next month. Issue date: Monday November 20, 2023.
RM2T716GR–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a general view of pupils. One in four teachers think 'banter' is a serious problem in their schools, a poll has found. More than three in five (62%) teachers agreed that there was a fine line between banter and bullying, according to the survey commissioned by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. Issue date: Monday November 13, 2023.
RM2T3KNB6–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a general view of pupils, as almost a third of pupils are missing an average of one day of school per fortnight, according to research from a group of education experts.
RM2T088FW–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. Almost half of firms are not collecting data on their emissions across their entire value chain, new research has suggested. The survey, from Economist Impact, which works with organisations to further their missions, asked 1,250 companies across different sectors and regions about their efforts to reduce so-called scope three emissions. Scope three, which make up the majority of a firm's emissions, includes those from across the value chain, like goods and services sold, transpo
RM2RYNNA2–File photo dated of 21/09/11 of Baroness Falkner who is the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHCR) chairwoman. The case of Maria Rooney who was allegedly discriminated against due to suffering menopause symptoms will be heard by an employment tribunal this week in a legal first.
RM2RY5FK3–File photo dated 26/01/12 of of pupils walking, as up to two million more children in England will have access to programmes making it easier and safer to walk and cycle to school, Government agency Active Travel England said.
RM2RXRRBA–File photo dated 26/01/12 of of pupils walking. School absence rates which worsened during the pandemic have seen 'no significant improvement' and are 'of great concern', the Education Committee said.
RM2RX538W–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils walking, as The Liberal Democrats want to make tutoring a permanent fixture in England's schools. Schools, sixth forms and further education colleges would receive £390 million a year to offer 12-week tailored support to around 1.75 million children under the plans.
RM2RWRR3A–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils walking. Parents no longer believe their children must attend school every day since the pandemic, a study by consultancy Public First suggests.
RM2RWKF31–File photo dated 24/11/06 of a physiotherapist working on a patient's hand. Physiotherapy staff working for the health service in Northern Ireland are preparing to take part in strike action. Chartered Society of Physiotherapy members will take part in their first ever strike over pay in the region.
RM2RW9EH4–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. Humza Yousaf is being urged to challenge the Prime Minister to take stronger action on taxing climate polluters, with campaigners claiming doing so could bring extra cash to Scotland. Issue date: Monday September 18, 2023.
RM2RTFK38–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman. Heavy workloads, staffing pressures and inadequate pay for lecturers are creating 'unprecedented' challenges when it comes to educating the next generation of midwives, according to a new report. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) warned that a lack of 'substantial and sustained investment' in higher education could 'severely' undermine efforts to recruit and train new midwife educators. Its State of Midwifery Education report said the majority of those working in midwifery education are midwives, with other healthcare profes
RM2RT5CB7–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Schools in northern England are losing out on hundreds of pounds of funding per pupil compared to those in London, according to a report. Issue date: Monday September 11, 2023.
RM2RR823A–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils, as nearly nine in 10 schools in England are providing uniforms and clothing to some pupils as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, a report suggests.
RM2RPAJJA–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils, as more children are likely to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes and unbrushed teeth, teachers have suggested.
RM2RN6XKD–File photo dated 21/04/10 of a Monarch Airlines plane at Birmingham Airport. Plans to resurrect Monarch Airlines six years after it collapsed have been put in doubt. Issue date: Thursday August 31, 2023.
RM2RKWM2J–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Schools should cut back on the amount of branding on uniforms, a headteachers' union leader has said. Issue date: Saturday August 26, 2023.
RM2RKWK2N–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Schools should cut back on the amount of branding on uniforms, a headteachers' union leader has said. Issue date: Saturday August 26, 2023.
RM2RJJXCP–File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. A more humane GCSE system should be introduced so teenagers are not stuck in a 'demoralising' cycle of retakes when they do not achieve a 'standard pass' in English or maths, a headteachers' union has urged. Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), is calling for a new literacy and numeracy qualification to be developed that 'does not represent a cliff-edge over which many must fall'. Issue date: Wednesday August 23, 2023.
RM2RJA41C–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils, as the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said the Government wants new guidance on gender self-identification in schools to be available 'as soon as possible'. Asked what was stalling the publication, she said: 'First of all, it is quite a sensitive area.
RM2RHGNXM–File photo dated 21/11/06 of a person in a wheelchair, as a human rights watchdog has criticised the Government's 'slow progress' in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK.
RM2RH8W0M–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Rishi Sunak should apologise to students who miss out on their expected grades this week, the Liberal Democrats have said, as an analysis suggests they each lost 48.5 days of learning during the pandemic. Liberal Democrat education spokeswoman Munira Wilson said no student should be forced to miss out on a university place because of the Government's 'incompetence'. The Government should extend pupil premium funding - which is money given to state schools in England to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Issue date: Tuesday August
RM2RH51K7–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. The leaders of Scotland's political parties are not responding to the combined climate and nature crises with the 'urgency required' a coalition of nature charities has insisted. Issue date: Monday August 14, 2023.
RM2RFA5EM–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils, as half of primary and two-thirds of secondary school parents said they are worried about meeting back-to-school costs for the coming academic year, according to a survey.
RM2REWA0W–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils walking, as making it compulsory for schools to inform parents if their child is questioning their gender identity could put some young people at risk, a former teacher and the parent of a transgender son have warned.
RM2RE1123–File photo dated 13-05-1996 of Former Birmingham and England forward Trevor Francis, who became Britain's first £1million footballer when he joined Nottingham Forest in 1979, has died at the age of 69, a family spokesman has announced. Issue date: Monday July 24, 2023.
RM2RANJEP–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. The Government should focus on engaging boys in relationships and sex education lessons at school to help tackle the continuing problem of sexual harassment and violence against pupils, MPs on the Commons Women and Equalities Committee have said. Issue date: Wednesday July 5, 2023.
RM2R9H8P0–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Parents are still having to spend 'exorbitant amounts' on school uniforms despite changes introduced last year aimed at keeping costs down, a charity has said. Parents and carers of secondary school children are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and around £287 for primary school children, according to research by The Children's Society. Issue date: Tuesday June 27, 2023.
RM2R9CDYJ–File photo dated 16/02/12 of a general view of canalside flats in Birmingham. The average annual service charge for a flat in England and Wales has jumped by 8% or just over £100 over the past year, analysis suggests.
RM2R6449X–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Adding VAT to private school fees could raise 'very little' new revenue if a quarter of pupils leave the independent school sector, a think tank has said. Forcing private schools to charge VAT on their fees is likely to have the least impact on the most expensive schools and the wealthiest parents, according to education think tank EDSK. Issue date: Wednesday June 7, 2023.
RM2R54XJJ–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a picture of pupils. Just 39% of teachers have had more than half a day's worth of autism training, according to a survey for a charity that is calling for such training to be made mandatory. The National Autistic Society said the finding for secondary school teachers alone was even smaller, at 14%. Issue date: Thursday June 1, 2023.
RM2R4RPGB–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. The cost of carbon offsetting could double for companies by 2030, new analysis has indicated. A report, published by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), found that FTSE 350 companies publicly reported voluntary carbon offset purchases totalling £38 million in 2022. Issue date: Tuesday May 30, 2023.
RM2R2897A–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. The Government will expand its 'attendance hubs' programme in England in a bid to get more children back into school following the pandemic. Issue date: Thursday May 18, 2023.
RM2PY4X36–File photo dated 16/02/2012 of a general view of new canalside flats in Birmingham. First-time buyers are increasingly favouring smaller properties as they adjust their expectations amid higher mortgage rates and look to get away from rapidly rising rents, according to a property website. Issue date: Wednesday May 3, 2023.
RM2PRCXR3–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils, as children spend more time sitting during the week compared to before the pandemic, a new study suggests.
RM2PPF734–File photo dated 20-01-2012 of (left to right0 Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli during the final dress rehearsal for the opening of the 'Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour' at the NIA, Birmingham. Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died aged 78, his agent has said. Issue date: Monday April 24, 2023.
RM2PPF6PF–File photo dated 20-01-2012 of (left to right0 Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli during the final dress rehearsal for the opening of the 'Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour' at the NIA, Birmingham. Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died aged 78, his agent has said. Issue date: Monday April 24, 2023.
RM2PKNR5W–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a picture of pupils. More than one in 10 teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year, a survey suggests. Nearly half (48%) of teachers surveyed said they do not feel that their school's behaviour policy is effective and 'fit for purpose', according to a poll by the NASUWT teaching union. The survey, of 8,466 NASUWT members in the UK in March, suggests that 13% of teachers have been physical assaulted by a pupil in the last year. Issue date: Sunday April 9, 2023.
RM2PH8K3M–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a picture of pupils. More than half of the thousands of child strip-searches by police in England and Wales in recent years have taken place without an appropriate adult present, a report has shown. Issue date: Monday March 27, 2023.
RM2PAR7PD–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham. Environmental campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to end support for carbon capture, insisting such projects are a 'dangerous distraction' from the need to move away from fossil fuels. Friends of the Earth Scotland said carbon capture - which seeks to store damaging emissions underground to prevent them being released into the environment - has a history of 'long and inglorious failure' in the UK. Issue date: Sunday March 12, 2023.
RM2P88PHX–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Almost half of children who become homeless have been forced to move schools - with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. Issue date: Thursday March 9, 2023.
RM2P5M5MK–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. Almost a third of parents have fears about being made homeless and nearly half worry about keeping their house warm for their children, charity research has suggested. Barnardo's said it is supporting children who are 'slipping into poverty as a result of the cost-of-living crisis'. Issue date: Tuesday March 7, 2023.
RM2NX0224–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils, as the majority of secondary schools in England do not prioritise poorer children in their admissions policies, a report has found.
RM2NHTBKR–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils, as a new study has found there is no significant difference in academic performance between children attending single sex or mixed schools in Ireland.
RM2N6DDPA–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham, as a group of investors with combined assets of more than 1.5 trillion US dollars (£1.23 trillion) have written to five of Europe's biggest banks, including Barclays, urging them to stop lending to fossil fuel firms. Responsible investment group ShareAction coordinated the letters which have been backed by up to 30 investors. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Banks. Photo credit should read: David Jones/PA Wire
RM2MWPY0G–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. School pupils who regard their teachers as discriminatory are likely to be behind in reading and maths, research has found. Issue date: Thursday February 2, 2023.
RM2MGT71N–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman. The government is being warned of a crisis in maternity care as midwives work extra hours to ensure services are safe. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said pay was driving staff out of the profession and fuelling industrial action. Issue date: Thursday January 26, 2023.
RM2MDPYTD–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman. Midwives in Wales are to stage an eight-hour walkout on the same day that thousands of nurses are also due to go on strike, it has been announced. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said that its members in Wales - including midwives and maternity support workers - are to walk out from 8am to 4pm on February 7 in a row over pay. Issue date: Monday January 23, 2023.
RM2MA3JDJ–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. One in 10 pupils reported missing school recently because they felt unsafe, research suggests. In a class of 30 pupils, this could mean between three pupils missed lessons 'for safeguarding reasons', according to the report from The Key, a support service for schools, and survey provider Edurio. Issue date: Thursday January 19, 2023.
RM2M83HG1–File photo photo dated 10/02/09 of smoke rising out of chimneys at Ratcliffe on Soar power station near Nottingham, as a study says requiring fossil fuel companies to pay to clean up their carbon emissions could help curb dangerous global warming at a relatively affordable cost.
RM2M85C78–File photo dated 14-03-2012 of Barry Geraghty (left) and Davy Russell, who has the opportunity to find closure after coming out of retirement that lasted barely a month, accroding to the former. Issue date: Thursday January 12, 2023.
RM2M6Y406–File photo dated 04-08-1996 of Gianluca Vialli, who has died aged 58 following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, the Italian Football Federation has announced. Issue date: Friday January 6, 2023.
RM2M6M98J–File photo dated 23/11/22 of Defence Minister Philip Dunne, at the General Dynamics distribution centre in Telford. A 'war effort' is needed to insulate homes and wean the UK off fossil fuels, a cross-party committee of MPs has said. Issue date: Thursday January 5, 2023.
RM2M6DW35–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school pupils. A fall in teacher numbers in Scotland is 'unacceptable' and shows school staff need a 'properly funded pay increase', union chiefs have said. Andrea Bradley, general secretary of the EIS, hit out after figures last month showed a small decline in the number of teachers in Scotland's classrooms. Issue date: Wednesday January 4, 2023.
RM2M63B47–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Children in care were forced to move home over the Christmas period last year at a rate of almost 80 youngsters a day, new research suggests. Become, a charity for care-leavers, says the figures show the 'shocking and upsetting' scale of instability faced by looked-after children at a time when many people are celebrating with their families. Issue date: Monday January 2, 2023.
RM2M5W65H–File photo dated 19/09/10 of Pope Benedict XVI arriving for a Mass to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman at Cofton Park, Rednal, Birmingham on the last day of his State Visit to the UK. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died, the Vatican has announced. Issue date: Saturday December 31, 2022.
RM2M5TW5N–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. A teaching union is calling on the Scottish Government and local authorities to make a greatly improved pay offer for teachers their new year's resolution. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) made the plea ahead of further strike action by its members next month. Issue date: Saturday December 31, 2022.
RM2M5W65F–File photo dated 19/09/10 of Pope Benedict XVI during the Mass to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman at Cofton Park, Rednal, Birmingham on the last day of his State Visit to the UK. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died, the Vatican has announced. Issue date: Saturday December 31, 2022.
RM2M5T3M1–File photo dated 30/01/07 of Bishop Dr Derek Webley, Co-Chair, Windrush Cross Government Working Group, who has been made an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to the Windrush Generation, in the New Year Honours list. Issue date: Friday December 30, 2022.
RM2M5GBT4–File photo dated 5/7/1998 of members of the Orange Order march to Drumcree church, Portadown. The Government could not give a guarantee that electricity supplies would be maintained in the event of politically-motivated industrial action arising from the Drumcree dispute, an official said in 1998. Newly-declassified state papers reveal the extensive security planning which went in to preparing for 'Drumcree IV' during the summer of 1998. Issue date: Thursday December 29, 2022.
RM2M5GBT3–File photo dated 05/07/98 of members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order marching from Drumcree church to the roadblock which prevents them completing their march down the nationalist Garvaghy Road. National Archives papers released Issue date: Thursday December 29, 2022.
RM2M5GFG6–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. A teaching union has secured £295,597 for members who were injured or assaulted at their workplace. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said all teachers and lecturers deserve to work in a safe place, and employers must ensure all possible steps are taken to keep a safe working environment. Issue date: Thursday December 29, 2022.
RM2KWA65E–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils, as Scotland's governments are failing children's rights due to inaction on tackling child poverty, the children's commissioner has said.
RM2KGBWFP–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Most young people in the UK experience a sharp decline in their well-being during their first years at secondary school, regardless of their circumstances or background, a study from Cambridge University and Manchester University has suggested.
RM2KEAW1X–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman. Midwives are being urged to vote in favour of taking industrial action over pay in a ballot launched on Friday. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) started its second ballot on industrial action in England and its first in Wales in its 142-year history. Issue date: Friday November 11, 2022.
RM2KEATXE–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman. Midwives are being urged to vote in favour of taking industrial action over pay in a ballot launched on Friday. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) started its second ballot on industrial action in England and its first in Wales in its 142-year history. Issue date: Friday November 11, 2022.
RM2K22HX7–File photo dated 26/01/12 of school children. Children are becoming more unhappy with their lives, schooling and appearance, according to research detailing the 'desperately worrying' decline of children's wellbeing in the UK. Around one in eight children (12%) aged 10-15 were unhappy with school in 2019-20, data analysed by The Children's Society suggests. Issue date: Thursday September 22, 2022.
RM2K1EW10–File photo dated 22/11/1988 of The Duke of Edinburgh helping Queen Elizabeth II to alight from the new £120,000 Australia State Coach, Australia's bicentennial gift, at the Houses of Parliament as they arrive for the State Opening. Issue date: Sunday September 18, 2022.. Photo credit should read: David Jones/PA Wire
RM2K0XBJ8–File photo dated 15/01/07 of Euro coins and notes next to UK currency. Non-EU migrant women in Ireland may face a 'double disadvantage', which relates to being both a woman and a migrant, new research shows. Additional challenges include accessing healthcare, labour market barriers and gender-based violence, it also found. Issue date: Wednesday September 14, 2022.
RM2JYY3BN–File photo dated 5/6/2012 of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cornwall travel in a carriage to Buckingham Palace along The Mall, London. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.
RM2JYXM4R–File photo dated 9/4/2002 of Queen Elizabeth II leaving Westminster Abbey, London, after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The Queen's relationship with her mother helped fashion the monarchy, and while devastated by her death, friends acknowledged that in the years that followed the Queen 'came into her own'. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.
RM2JYXP02–File photo dated 7/12/2001 of Mark Bolland, Charles's former spin doctor Mark Bolland who has said that the prince saw himself as a 'dissident'. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.
RM2JYXKRH–File photo dated 29/11/1999 of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a multi-coloured sequinned evening gown as she and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at Birmingham Hippodrome for the 1999 Royal Variety Performance. Elizabeth II was famed for her love of block colours and matching hats and her fashion became a legendary part of her role as monarch. The Queen was once described as 'power dressing in extremis' for using vibrant shades to make herself stand out from the crowd while her hats allowed her to be easily spotted but were small enough so her face was visible. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.
RM2JWJYN4–File photo dated 26/01/12 of pupils going to school. Drug use and smoking are in decline among high school pupils, but vaping is on the rise, according to a new report. New figures from NHS Digital suggest that some 9% of 11 to 15-year-olds in England smoke e-cigarettes. Issue date: Tuesday September 6, 2022.
RM2JRDECB–File photo dated 26/01/12 of generic stock picture of pupils, as GCSE subjects such as drama, music and media are at risk of disappearing from state schools and being available only to children whose families who can afford to have them educated privately, a headteachers' union has warned.
RM2JPBX53–File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. Students who miss out on their first choices for university when A-level results are published this week have been urged not to panic and instead turn to teachers for advice and support. Issue date: Wednesday August 17, 2022.
RM2JP7RMH–File photo dated 19/02/08 of a midwife talking to a pregnant woman, as the number of midwives has fallen in every English region in the past year, figures show. Numbers dropped by around 600 on top of a longstanding shortage of more than 2,000 midwives, according to analysis of NHS Digital data by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Issue date: Tuesday August 16, 2022.
RM2JNNMT2–File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam, as tens of thousands of students could miss out on their first choices for university in what is likely to be the most competitive year ever for courses, it has been suggested.
RM2JN5J4F–File photo dated 19-07-2012 of Toni Minichiello, who has been banned from athletics for life after an investigation found he engaged in 'sexually physical behaviour' with athletes. Issue date: Tuesday August 9, 2022.
RM2JM0KD2–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Children who started secondary school in 2021 were more likely to report elevated symptoms of depression than those who began before the pandemic, a study has found. Academics at Cardiff University analysed responses from a student health and wellbeing survey which found 21% of children who started Year 7 in 2021 reported increased depression compared to 15% in 2019. Issue date: Thursday August 4, 2022.
RM2JK3240–File photo dated 26/01/12 of pupils going to school. All children needing NHS mental health services must have a guarantee to be seen within four weeks, or the next day for those at risk of self-harm and suicide, according to a new report. The study, from the Commission on Young Lives, which is chaired by former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield, said the current system is buckling under pressure and called for a huge cash injection. Issue date: Saturday July 30, 2022.
RM2JG66HA–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Scotland's largest teachers union has gathered signatures from 25,000 people in support of a pay rise for staff. Issue date: Friday July 8, 2022.
RM2JG2F1K–File photo dated 26/01/12 of a generic stock picture of pupils. Children are being 'robbed' of their potential because of failures by local authorities to provide them with suitable alternative education outside school, according to a report. Issue date: Thursday July 7, 2022.
RM2JCPA1T–File photo dated 26/01/12 of generic stock picture of pupils. The education system is 'failing' on multiple fronts, according to a new report. Issue date: Wednesday June 15, 2022.
RM2JBPX75–File photo dated 21/11/06 of a patient in a wheelchair, as unpaid carers are taking on 'significantly more' hours and becoming increasingly worried about their physical and mental health and how they will cope financially, according to a report.
RM2JBPX53–POSED BY MODEL Undated file photo of a teenager drinking alcohol, as two out of three adults north of the border think the Scottish Government should be doing more to improve public health, a poll has suggested.
RM2JAM9R0–File photo dated 05/06/12 of (left to right) the Duchess of Cornwall, the Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in central London. Issue date: Tuesday May 31, 2022.
RM2JA9E2J–File photo dated 13-03-2009 of Lester Pigott and Jonjo O'Neil. Lester Piggott, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law William Haggas has announced.. Issue date: Sunday May 29, 2022.
RM2J8KN4C–POSED BY MODEL. Undated file photo of a teenager drinking alcohol. Many parents are unaware of official guidance on when their teens should have their first alcoholic drink, according to a new report. The study, for Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), found that 58% of all adults were unaware of published guidance from the UK's chief medical officers on when and where children should consume alcohol. Issue date: Tuesday May 17, 2022.
RM2J88CH2–File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. The number of counselling sessions over exam anxiety led by charity Childline has almost doubled in seven months, new figures show. More than 200 counselling sessions about exam worries took place in March 2022, nearly double the number of sessions in September 2021.Issue date: Saturday May 14, 2022.
RM2J8524G–File photo dated 07/03/12 of pupils sitting an exam. Secondary teachers 'must be at the heart' of the Scottish Government's education reforms, a union chief is to say. Catherine Nicol, president of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA), will address delegates at the union's 77th Annual Congress in Crieff on Friday. Issue date: Friday May 13, 2022.
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