Independent School
About Independent School
In the United Kingdom, independent schools are fee-charging private schools, governed by an elected board of governors and independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools. For example, pupils do not have to follow the National Curriculum.
Teachers strike: Second day of disruption as National Education Union walks out in England
... The Independent School Teachers Review Body has considered the issue and it is being looked at by the government...
Early retirement: Should I stay or should I go?
... His coaching work has steadily grown and Mr Chopra is now employed as the cricketing coach at an Independent School...
Be wary of lone policemen, warns London head teacher
... The head teacher at the Independent School wrote her comments in a blog post after Carrick s crimes became public knowledge earlier this week...
PMQs: Keir Starmer calls on Rishi Sunak to end 'scandal' of private school tax breaks
... Sir Keir clashed with Mr Sunak over the issue during PMQs and took aim at Mr Sunak s old Independent School...
Uvalde suspends school police force after mass shooting
... The suspension will be indefinite, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) said in a statement...
Schoolgirls who became Scotland's first female firefighters
... The Independent School s fire unit had been set up in the 1940s when it helped to put out fires during World War Two...
'I was a poor kid but it put steely determination in me'
... But then he got what he calls " a lucky break" when he won a sixth-form scholarship to Independent School, Christ s Hospital in London, where boarding fees are more than £12,000 per term...
Texas shooting: Fifteen killed in attack at US primary school
... The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District - around 85 miles (135km) west of the city of San Antonio - told the BBC that students had been evacuated from the school...
Texas shooting: Fifteen killed in attack at US primary school
Fifteen people have died in a shooting at a primary school in Texas, says Governor Greg Abbott .
The 18-year-old gunman killed 14 students And One teacher at Robb Elementary School in The City of Uvalde.
The Governor said The Suspect was armed with a handgun and possibly a rifle in The Attack .
Governor Abbott says The Suspect is deceased, and it is believed that responding officers killed him.
The Public were asked to stay away as police investigate the Crime Scene .
Shootings at primary schools, where pupils range in age from five to 11, are still relatively rare.
The Attack on Tuesday comes amid a national rise in gun violence.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District - Around 85 miles (135km) west of The City of San Antonio - Told The Bbc that students had been evacuated from The School .
Local hospitals disclosed that students from The School were being treated by their emergency services.
A 66-year-old woman was being treated at a hospital in San Antonio , and was in a Critical Condition , hospital officials said earlier.
The Uvalde Memorial Hospital posted on Facebook that 13 children had been taken to hospital " via ambulances or buses".
Two " individuals" were dead when they arrived at hospital, the Facebook post said earlier.
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin Told Abc News in a text message " this is a very bad situation".
The Fbi is aiding in The Investigation , according to CBS.
The Last day of classes for students in the School District was scheduled for Thursday. Seniors at The Local High School in Uvalde, a community of about 16,000 residents, are due to graduate on Friday.
School shootings have become recurring emergencies in the US, with 26 recorded Last Year , according to EdWeek, An Education trade publication.
Active shooter lockdown drills are a common part of The School curriculum, from primary to High School .
The 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut shocked Americans. Twenty of the 26 victims in that attack, which was carried out by a 20-year-old, were between the ages of five and six.
A 2020 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that about two-thirds of all school shootings happen at the High School level, and that shootings in elementary schools are most commonly accidental.
Source of news: bbc.com