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Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Friday 27th March 2026New government guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible...
Screen time for under-fives should be limited to one hour a day, parents told
Thursday 26th March 2026New government guidance suggests avoiding fast-paced children's content and sharing screen time where possible...
Number of pupils missing more than half of school hits another record high
Thursday 26th March 2026School absence in England has improved overall, but those with additional needs are missing more school...
Private school blames VAT change for closure
Wednesday 25th March 2026The Christian independent school was attended by 40 students...
Teacher of girl killed on pitch praises community
Wednesday 25th March 2026Nick Turley says the head of a school where a boy died in the Manchester bombing is supporting him...
Has banning phones improved performance at Dutch schools?
Wednesday 25th March 2026Two years ago the Netherlands banned phones in schools...
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health
Tuesday 24th March 2026A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80Attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be linked with better later-life cognitive outcomes for Black Americans, according to a recent study...
Councils in England must outline Send plans to access £860m funding pot
Tuesday 24th March 2026First tranche of a £3bn fund aimed at creating 50,000 new Send places in mainstream schools part of changes announced last monthCouncils in England will have to set out plans to create more places in local mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities as a condition of receiving a share of £860m in new government funding...
Teacher barred over secret email plan for pupils
Tuesday 24th March 2026Arfan Munir Rai taught philosophy and sociology at Kensington Park School when he broke the rules...
Schools pioneer SEND student inclusion scheme
Tuesday 24th March 2026Pupils from West Yorkshire mainstream and specialists school share one site and mix during breaks to help drive inclusion...
Top English schools take in half as many Send pupils as average comprehensive
Tuesday 24th March 2026School leaders believe some deploy a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances, new research suggests The top 500 secondary schools take in half as many disadvantaged pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as the average comprehensive, in what is believed may be a deliberate strategy to boost grades and improve finances...
‘Audiences told us we didn’t show enough teacher sex’: how we made Waterloo Road
Monday 23rd March 2026‘In series one, it was bullying, drugs and alcohol...
‘The UK is saying the same thing as the Taliban’: the women banned from studying in Britain
Monday 23rd March 2026The Home Office has blocked new study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon...
Have the 30 hours of funded childcare brought down costs for parents?
Monday 23rd March 2026Free childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child's age...
University to cut film and modern languages courses
Monday 23rd March 2026A union claims up to 300 students will see offers withdrawn as a result of the decision...
Study links children’s social media use with anxiety and depression in teenage years
Monday 23rd March 2026Researchers say lack of sleep could be a factor among young people interacting online for more than three hours a dayChildren who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers, according to research...
Bereaved parents call for stricter minibus rules
Monday 23rd March 2026A couple call for rule changes on teacher driving after 13 people from a Hagley school died...
Primary school with just one pupil could be closed for good
Monday 23rd March 2026Fountainhall Primary in the Borders has capacity for 50 pupils but numbers attending fell sharply...
Teacher banned after declaring his love for pupil
Sunday 22nd March 2026Benjamin Phelps was a deputy housemaster at Bede's School, but has been banned indefinitely...
'It's cow's milk or water' - children with allergies struggle to get alternatives at school
Saturday 21st March 2026Children with allergies feel "excluded" as milk alternatives aren't routinely given at schools...
‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak
Saturday 21st March 2026How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling withTyra Skinner had already been violently sick three times when doctors at Kent’s William Harvey hospital realised something was badly wrong...
Should the bank of mum and dad pay university debts?
Saturday 21st March 2026Those planning for uni in England and Wales this autumn can apply for student loans from Monday...
The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?
Friday 20th March 2026Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from CovidThe deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has fuelled concerns about how far the disease will spread and seen the return of people wearing masks and queueing for vaccines...
It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again | Polly Toynbee
Friday 20th March 2026Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing outThe news is very good (mostly)...
Tributes paid to 'wonderful' primary school teacher
Thursday 19th March 2026The head teacher of a Sudbury school says Becky Munnings "touched the lives of all she taught"...
Health bosses can't confirm meningitis outbreak contained
Thursday 19th March 2026Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs...
Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
Thursday 19th March 2026An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching...
Have the 30 hours of funded childcare brought down costs for parents?
Wednesday 18th March 2026Free childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child's age...
From the archive: ‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times – podcast
Wednesday 18th March 2026We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors...
Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’
Wednesday 18th March 2026Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taughtSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAcross Florida universities, some sociology professors are quietly choosing not to alter their courses in response to new state guidelines restricting how topics like race, gender and sexuality can be discussed...
Say gay: feminist magazine reclaims Charlie Kirk-style campus tours after Florida DEI cuts
Wednesday 18th March 2026Florida restricted teaching around sex, gender and race...
Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study
Wednesday 18th March 2026Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video gamesPlaying along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research...
School phone bans not enough to cut screen time alone, researchers say
Wednesday 18th March 2026New research suggests efforts to suppress screen time need to go further than the school gates to be effective...
Mum of stabbed schoolgirl was abroad and 'terrified'
Tuesday 17th March 2026The parents of a 15-year-old girl who survived a stabbing say they are overwhelmed with support...
Family 'beyond devastated' after meningitis death
Tuesday 17th March 2026Health officials confirm that cases in the Canterbury area increased from 13 to 15...
The Guardian view on post-16 qualifications: the case for V-levels replacing BTecs is unproven | Editorial
Sunday 15th March 2026Pausing the scrapping of existing qualifications was the right decision...
Fire-hit nursery temporarily relocates 10 miles away
Saturday 14th March 2026Theale reopens on Monday for 76 children, with temporary buildings coming to Thatcham in coming weeksRead full story...
Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs
Friday 13th March 2026Education secretary claims lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who said their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit...
AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers
Friday 13th March 2026University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to childrenIt was all going well...
‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again
Friday 13th March 2026In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national declineAjmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books...
AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn
Friday 13th March 2026In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions...
How should schools respond in emergency situations?
Friday 13th March 2026A union says schools should practise emergency responses as they do with routine fire drills...
Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents
Friday 13th March 2026Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey findsTeachers are used to outbreaks of rudeness and defiance from their pupils, but are now saying parents are some of the worst offenders and affecting staff mental health, according to a headteachers’ union...
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Thursday 12th March 2026Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debtUK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs toldYoung adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee has warned as it launches an inquiry into student loans...
Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Thursday 12th March 2026Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products...
College fears more students given wrong GCSE results
Thursday 12th March 2026The college said checks found more than 20 GCSE English tests had been marked wrong...
Teacher banned after sending former pupil £500
Thursday 12th March 2026A panel found that geography teacher Roger Towersey's behaviour was "clearly unprofessional"...
Pupils told to remove blazers to prevent violence
Monday 9th March 2026Posts encouraging fights between different schools are emerging on social media...
A Mississippi mother couldn’t find accurate sex ed for her kids. So she started a class at church
Monday 9th March 2026As states scale back requirements for comprehensive sex ed, some parents and faith communities are stepping in to teach what schools won’tWhen Wendy Pfrenger’s children started high school in the town of Oxford, Mississippi, she had the choice to enroll them in abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex ed...
SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says
Monday 9th March 2026Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month...
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