46 h. ago Parents issued warning over putting towels around their kids' shoulders

Certified US swim coach Nikki Scarnati has issued a stern warning for parents to avoid wrapping a towel around their children's shoulders, and By The Dunes has come up with a cute and safe alternative.

Events

48 h. ago Parents issued warning on putting towels around their kids' shoulders

Certified US swim coach Nikki Scarnati has issued a stern warning for parents to avoid wrapping a towel around their children's shoulders, and By The Dunes has come up with a cute and safe alternative.

Events

3 d. ago School forced to apologise after pupil's parents discovered the truth

Kian Mills' parents said he had so many detentions, exclusions and isolations for 'tiny things'

Politics

4 d. ago After more than 250 punishments from teachers, his parents took on the school, and they found out the truth

A school has been ordered to apologise to a pupil and his parents and update its behaviour policy after a tribunal found it had discriminated against him. An Education Tribunal Wales hearing concluded that St Joseph's Catholic School in Port Talbot failed to reasonably support Kian Mills and discriminated against him in the way it applied its behaviour policy.

Society

4 d. ago Teachers are 'out of their depth' over secret emojis code: Warning over 'rife' toxic culture ravaging schools as sinister messages revealed in Netflix's Adolescence

Former deputy head Amit Kalley said a 'hell of a lot more' needs to be done to support parents and teachers after Netflix drama Adolescence sparked a national conversation.

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5 d. ago Catholic infant school teacher suspended as parent exposes her as OnlyFans model

Elena Maraga, 29, says her wage as a teacher isn't 'sustainable', which forced her to consider other ways she can make more money - and she was 'curious' about OnlyFans

Society

5 d. ago Catholic infants school teacher, 29, is suspended after pupil's parent spotted her in raunchy videos moonlighting as OnlyFans model

The school in Italy decided to suspend Elena Maraga this week, judging that her behaviour was not in line with the religious values of the institution.

Culture

5 d. ago Catholic nursery teacher fired after parents recognised her in racy photo online

Elena Maraga, a Catholic nursery teacher, has been left devastated after her pupils' parents found her raunchy online snaps and reported her to the school - getting her suspended

Society

6 d. ago Keir Starmer praised Adolescence. Now he needs to show he’s learned from it | Gaby Hinsliff

The government balked at protecting children from the perils of social media. TV has made the issues plain; now politics must do its jobIt’s the story every parent of teenagers I know has been watching horrified through their fingers. The Netflix drama Adolescence starts with armed police breaking down an ordinary front door to arrest a 13-year-old boy for murder, in front of his bewildered parents. Though initially it seems there must have been some terrible mistake, Jamie’s Instagram account soon yields clues that all the adults – police, parents and teachers alike – had initially blundered past, oblivious.Though talk of misogynistic “manosphere” influencers such as Andrew Tate hovers over the storyline, this isn’t really a story of radicalisation. What it skewers is the feeling of growing up very publicly in a world where sending nudes risks them instantly being shared round the class and everyone automatically films playground fights on their phones, and how that intensifies dan...

Politics

9 d. ago Adolescence filming secrets revealed from true story haunting actors to one

Adolescence is one of the most important TV dramas of our time, tapping into the deepest fears of parents and teachers across the UK. But what went into making the most talked about Netflix show of 2025 so far?

Culture

1 week ago Islington school closures 'setting children up for failure' parents warn as teachers strike for two weeks

Parents have warned that their children are being ‘set up for failure’ if their schools are shut

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1 week ago Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reportedSocial media operators must be “brought to heel” for the misery and disruption they are causing to the lives of students, teachers and parents, according to a senior school leader.Manny Botwe, the president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will tell the association’s annual conference that teachers are reporting increased bullying, abuse and the malicious use of “deepfakes” against pupils and staff through social media. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Trump administration briefing: education department to be halved as Trump walks back Canada tariffs

Education secretary Linda McMahon describes layoffs as ‘significant step towards restoring greatness’ – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glanceThe US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce, the department has announced. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.In a post on X, McMahon said: “Today’s [reduction in force] reflects our commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.In a post on X, McMahon said: “Today’s [reduction in force] reflects our commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I found out my sister was actually my biological MOTHER after a stranger told me at the school gates when I was nine

Megan Phillips, 31, from Penarth, south Wales, grew up believing her grandparents were her parents until a life-altering moment at school revealed the truth.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Unrealistic expectations, abuse and online hate campaigns': The parents who make teachers' lives hell

"I felt very low and dreaded opening my emails"

Society

3 w. ago Parents and teachers: how are you introducing AI to younger children?

We’d like to hear from parents and teachers who’re introducing AI to younger children and find out how they’re instructing them how to use itAcross the world since the release of ChatGPT, we have seen younger and younger people make use of artificial intelligence chatbots and image generators for their schoolwork and their lives at home. First, students in universities adopted AI, then teenagers in secondary schools, often with their parents unaware of it. Now, we’d like to know how the youngest among us are learning about AI.AI companies typically prohibit children under 13 from using their products in terms of service agreements. Some parents and teachers, however, are introducing ChatGPT and other AI to their children and their students in the hopes that an early familiarity with the technology will prepare them to succeed in the future. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Parents calling for phone bans in schools to improve their youngsters' classroom behaviour

A poll of 1000 parents and 500 secondary school teachers by research agency Public First has found that both groups see classroom behaviour as the main cause of classroom disorder.

Politics

3 w. ago I lost £75,000 gambling. I took out loans for online casinos despite being a private school teacher. Then I had to tell my husband the truth: ANNIE MILLWARD

Few things have given me a greater thrill than buying a round of drinks for my family in a pub recently. Before that, if ever I had a spare £35 I'd blow it on a game of online roulette.

Economics