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MINISTER SUSPENDS PLANNED CUTS TO EARLY EDUCATION SCHEME FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
The move comes following pressure from parents of young children with special needs who could apply for an extra year in preschool, under the overage exemption... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRIMARY PUPILS TO TAKE A DICTATION A DAY AFTER HUMILIATING FALL IN WORLD READING RANKINGS
French primary pupils to take a dictation a day after humiliating fall in world reading rankings... READ MORE›
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BRAZIL ROCKED BY ABORTION FOR 9-YEAR-OLD RAPE VICTIM
The young girl at the centre of the case escaped excommunication only because she is still a child in the eyes of Church authorities... READ MORE›
'DAILY MILE' CRAZE IN BRITAIN HOPES TO TACKLE NATIONAL OBESITY CRISIS
LONDON -- Torriano primary school in north London doesn't have lush green grounds or an outdoor running track or a leafy campus quad... READ MORE›
ENGLISH CHILDREN AMONG THE UNHAPPIEST IN THE WORLD AT SCHOOL DUE TO BULLYING
Her family are from Bangladesh and she grew up in Sevenoaks, Kent, where she was the only non-white child in her primary school... READ MORE›
'SIMPLY A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL': CONCERTGOERS MOURNED IN MANCHESTER ATTACK
The name of Georgina Callander, 18, was released first following the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena that also wounded 59 people... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH APOLOGISES FOR ROLE IN 'FORCED ADOPTIONS' OVER 30-YEAR PERIOD
Adoption reached a peak in 1968, when more than 16,000 babies born to unmarried mothers were handed over to new families... READ MORE›
DUTERTE'S WAR ON DRUGS A 'REIGN OF TERROR', CHURCH SAYS
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a reign of terror ... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC BISHOPS NOT OBLIGED TO REPORT CLERICAL CHILD ABUSE, VATICAN SAYS
Vatican guide says 'not necessarily' bishop's duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis's vows to redress Catholic church's legacy of child abuse... READ MORE›
ENGLAND HAS HIGHEST UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES IN INDUSTRIALISED WORLD, SURVEY FINDS
Throughout the OECD, graduates earn on average double over their lifetime than those whose highest education was secondary school, it finds... READ MORE›
IT'S 'TERRIBLE' KIDS TAUGHT THEY CAN CHOOSE GENDER
VATICAN CITY AP -- Pope Francis has lamented that children, as he puts it, are being taught at school that gender can be a choice... READ MORE›
POPE FRANCIS CREATES COMMISSION TO STUDY FEMALE DEACONS
Pope Francis has created a commission to study the historical role of female deacons in the Catholic Church, the Vatican's press office said Monday... READ MORE›
POOR PUPILS NARROW ACHIEVEMENT GAP, LEAGUE TABLES SHOW
Related Stories More disadvantaged pupils in England's primary schools are moving on to secondary school able to read, write and add up, official data shows... READ MORE›
PARENTS SIGNING UP FOR LATIN LESSONS TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN THE EDGE AT SCHOOL
The classics department at a private school in London has found itself oversubscribed after it began offering Latin evening classes to parents... READ MORE›
PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES: COUNCILS ISSUE SHORTAGE WARNING
Councils are warning that two in five councils will not have enough primary school places by next year... READ MORE›
'I'VE HAD TO TRAVEL THOUSANDS OF MILES TO FEELS ACCEPTED'
An inspirational woman from the Travelling community has told how she went from leaving school at 15 with no qualifications to working on Capitol Hill in Washington... READ MORE›
IN SECULAR FRANCE, CATHOLIC CONSERVATISM MAKES A COMEBACK
They may have studied in a Catholic school, they marry in churches, and they baptize their children... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH PAID $213MN TO SEX ABUSE VICTIMS IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1980
Catholic Church paid 213mn to sex abuse victims in Australia since 1980... READ MORE›
VOICE IS SOUGHT AT THE VATICAN ON REMARRIAGE
Homosexuality is regarded by the church as intrinsically disordered, a view that has left gay Catholics often sidelined, and gay couples feeling unacknowledged... READ MORE›
POPE'S CLEMENCY FOR PEDOPHILE PRIESTS UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING LATEST SCANDAL
In sharp contrast, Pope Benedict XVI launched a major campaign to stamp out pedophilia in the Catholic church during his brief tenure as Pope between 2005 and 2013... READ MORE›
QUEEN VISITS SCHOOL BOMBED DURING WORLD WAR ONE
The Queen visits the Mayflower Primary School in Tower Hamlets, which was bombed one hundred years ago... READ MORE›
QUEEN VISITS SCHOOL BOMBED DURING WORLD WAR ONE
The Queen visits the Mayflower Primary School in Tower Hamlets, which was bombed one hundred years ago... READ MORE›
VATICAN'S NEW GUIDELINES MAINTAIN BAN ON GAY PRIESTS
As Pope Francis approaches the fourth anniversary of being elected head of the Roman Catholic Church, he remains an exceedingly popular Catholic leader... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH LOSING GROUND IN LATIN AMERICA
Report Catholic Church losing ground in Latin America... READ MORE›
AS POPE VISIT NEARS, U.S. CATHOLIC CHURCH FACES FINANCIAL STRAIN
As pope visit nears u.s. catholic church faces financial strain... READ MORE›
COMMENT: FREEDOM TO NOT SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
So in the name of Australia, a round of applause for the children of Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School, and Principal Cheryl Irving... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA LINKS CELIBACY TO CHILD ABUSE
Head of Catholic Church rsquo's advisory group says celibacy vow is risky and may pose ldquo unbearable strain rdquo on priests... READ MORE›
BISHOPS WHO FAIL TO REPORT ABUSE COULD BE REMOVED
Pope Francis says bishops who fail to report cases of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults could be removed from office... READ MORE›
MEET RANGAN SRIKHANTA, THE FORMER REFUGEE WHO WANTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD ONE LAPTOP AT A TIME
One Laptop Per Child goes modular as Rangan Srikhanta seeks to change the world... READ MORE›
CUBA'S SANTERA-A FAITHFUL EXPERIENCE POPE FRANCIS'S VISIT THROUGH DIFFERENT PRISM
Throughout history, the Catholic church has had a somewhat awkward relationship with such syncretic religions... READ MORE›
2015 CLARIFIED THE RIGHT TO GAY MARRIAGE. IT OPENED A WORLD OF QUESTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS.
But for some faith-based groups, anyone not in alignment with the church's ministry poses a problem... READ MORE›
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CHURCH HID CHILD ABUSE CASES FOR DECADES, AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY TOLD
The U.S.-based Jehovah's Witnesses number about 8 million worldwide and are known for their foreign ministries as well as their door-to-door campaigns... READ MORE›