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Teachers are more likely to work unpaid overtime than staff in any other industry, with some working almost 13 extra hours per week, according to research. A study of official figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found that 61.4 per cent of primary school teachers worked unpaid overtime in …

  Hundreds of nursery schools in England could close if the government presses ahead with plans to offer 30 hours a week of free childcare, a union warns. Pre-schools will not cope financially after a planned two-year package of taxpayer support ends, says the National Association of Head Teachers. In …

  Recently released rankings based exclusively on SAT scores compiled by Castles Luxury Properties turn the tables on this year’s Boston Magazine rankings…by ranking schools using their graduating students’ SAT scores – a singularly quantifiable benchmark as compared with Boston Magazine’s much broader criteria – 6 schools made his list …

The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) has graduated 340 new fellows in various areas of specialties of health care. The college president, Prof. Ademola Olaitan, at the ceremony in Lagos said the number is a worthy achievement as it adds up to the medical force to save the …

Local public, private and charter schools are hoping to see a horde of fathers walking through their doors today for the annual Fathers Walk. The walk, is a northeast Ohio-wide day of engagement where fathers, uncles, grandfathers, stepfathers, foster fathers, brothers, and mentors are encouraged to take their child to …

The Borno State government has awarded contracts valued at N1.6b for the building of nine mega primary schools across the state, in a bid to address the issue of out-of-school and street children across the state. Governor Kashim Shettima, who disclosed this recently when the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar …

Open Evening Thursday 22nd September 2016 As you know, we are approaching this year’s Open Evening which takes place today Thursday 22nd September. There will be an early closure of 1:15 p.m. for all students on Thursday 22nd September and full closure of the school on Friday 23rd September for …

2017 marks Canada’s 150th year since Confederation. SFU’s history department is hosting Canada 150: Confederation in Question, a four part lecture series that will run from September 2016 till April 2017, where SFU scholars and other academics will examine various aspects of Canada’s history in the last 150 years. Starting …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Bassey Johnson, for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in the Idimu area of the state. The school-leaver, who is also learning a trade, allegedly raped the girl, Fatima (pseudonym), when she and her elder brother went to watch a television …

Drug Free Hendry County is hosting Bobby Petrocelli, a renowned motivational speaker to share his heartbreaking, but hope filled story with Hendry and Glades Counties. Bobby will be speaking at LaBelle, Clewiston and Moore High Schools to tell his story and to encourage parents and all adults to talk with …