Magdalen College School says the move will “enrich” its community for “generations to come”. BBC News

More than 800 school staff have been on strike across 20 schools in the West Midlands. BBC News

Sonia Watson,BBC Essexand Helen Burchell BBC/Hungry Bear Media Ltd/Graeme Hunter Mark Billings is through to the quarter-finals of the popular BBC One show Making it through to the quarter-finals of popular BBC TV show Gladiators has been “the best experience I’ve ever had in my life”, a PE teacher from …

The first students have graduated from a unique medical course designed for specialised kidney care. Five higher speciality trainees in kidney medicine graduated from the two year course taught at the renal unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The course develops doctors’ skills in interventional nephrology, an area of care that …

A secondary school is to host a Ramadan awareness development session to help a city’s teachers better support pupils who observe the Islamic month of fasting. The event on 5 February is being organised in partnership with the Muslim Council of Peterborough and Gladstone Community District Association (Gladca). About 30 …

More than 700,000 university graduates are out of work and claiming welfare benefits, new analysis by a think tank suggests. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said 400,000 graduates were not in work and claiming Universal Credit, according to the latest statistics. There were 240,000 graduates who said they could …

Maisie Lillywhiteand Esme Ashcroft,Gloucestershire Rendcomb College Rendcomb College, which opened in 1920, will close later this year A private school which opened more than 100 years ago has announced it will close at the end of the academic year due to financial issues. About 380 children will have to find …

Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Handout Cheryl Windeler raised concerns that the trust was spending money that was not in support of education Parents have criticised the trust that runs a group of 20 West Midlands schools where teachers have gone on strike. Staff at schools in the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership …

Two schools which were closed due to a smell which provoked unexplained nausea will reopen this week after the odour was removed. Green Park School in Wolverhampton was forced to shut on Tuesday and Wednesday after the unusual odour was detected near its swimming pool, leading to paramedics assessing “a …

Eleanor LawsonWest Midlands BBC Twenty schools belonging to the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) have been involved in strike action, which is now being extended A strike by teachers at a trust that runs schools across the West Midlands has been extended for a further nine days. Twenty schools belonging …

BBC Nicky spent 10 years as a hostage negotiator for the Metropolitan Police Being a parent and working as a hostage negotiator don’t immediately appear to have a lot in common, but someone who has been both says tricks she learnt in her profession can help you at home. Nicky …

Simon FinlayLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images Kent County Council said its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) bill is one of its “biggest financial risks” Overspending on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Kent could reach £136m by March, a councillor has said. Councillor Harry Rayner, a former …

Pamela TickellNorth East and Cumbria Google Sunjit Kang was the head of ICT and Business at The Grangefield Academy in Stockton A secondary school teacher has been banned from teaching indefinitely for marking up students’ grades. Sunjit Kang, 40, who was the head of ICT and Business at The Grangefield …

Grace Deanand George Sandeman FatCamera/GettyImages Martina loved the idea of a baby signing class. As well as teaching her baby to communicate with simple hand gestures, she’d be able to meet other mothers in her area. But after the third session, Martina scooped up her newborn and walked out. She’d …

Changes to income tax reporting could force home childcare businesses to close, childminders have warned. Under Making Tax Digital (MTD) – a new way for sole traders to report their income and expenses to HMRC – affected childminders would claim tax relief, rather than a 10% “wear and tear” allowance. …

BBC Dylan Nomovi is studying for a T-Level in digital software development Companies have pledged to offer hundreds of “quality work experience placements” to more than a thousand young people in Greater Manchester as part of a special new push. The 45-day industry placements will be available to students doing …

Mattel Penelope’s reaction to the new doll formed part of the research process The launch of the first autistic Barbie doll has been welcomed by campaigners as a step towards more “authentic, joyful” representation for neurodivergent children. The doll features design choices intended to reflect experiences to which autistic people …

Getty Images Parents of under-fives in England are to be offered official advice on how long their children should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens. The government says it will publish its first guidance on screen time for the age group in April. It comes as government research …

A teacher accused of making inappropriate and sexual comments to pupils has been banned from the profession. Steven Battye, 59, was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct by the Teaching Regulation Agency. The panel said the breaches included invading the personal space of a pupil and repeatedly commenting on another …

Getty Images Parents are struggling to access Send support while London’s councils face financial strain in funding it The number of children in the capital requiring special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support has reached record levels, analysis by BBC London has found. Over the past decade, the number has …