3 h. ago Queen of Clean: The jobs to tackle now the kids are back at school

Time for a big tidy-up, says TVs Queen of Clean. By Sam Wylie-Harris.

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9 h. ago Aussie children are left stunned by 'object from outer space' at their school

Aussie school kids have been left stunned.

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11 h. ago Girl becomes orphan after dad kills mum and then himself in tragic murder

The teenager returned home in Katy, Texas, to find her parents dead and family members have told police the couple - a 48-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man - had experienced marital trouble

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17 h. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform policy days before kids return to class

The school says it informed parents of the new guidelines before the summer holidays

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20 h. ago Pet owners set to see September spike in dog separation anxiety and this is how to tackle it

With kids returning to school and work office days increasing, here are tell-tale signs of separation anxiety in dogs

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26 h. ago I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Parents more stressed than kids when it comes to going to back to school

A quarter fear their child may suffer bullying while one in four admitted they fear their child will not adjust to their new class or school.

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44 h. ago All parents told to do two things before kids go back to school

The Government has issued a reminder to parents ahead of the new school year

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59 h. ago Minister's plea to parents: Get your kids to school... and make sure they behave!

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will mark the start of the new school term by urging 'mums, dads and carers' to play their part in getting their sons and daughters ready to learn in the classroom.

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3 d. ago Amazon's Kids Kindle gets axed in price just in time for first week of term

Parents looking to encourage their kids to read with an age-appropriate e-reader won't want to snooze on this sale that has axed the price of Amazon's Kids Kindle just in time for school starting

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3 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'had just gone through break up' before killing two kids in church attack

Transgender shooter Robin Westman had been involved with a 'significant' partner, but the relationship recently ended, the killer's father told police.

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4 d. ago 'Our baby's heart beat 300 times a minute and we were told to say goodbye'

Erin Giles, from Dover, was rushed to hospital after her heart started beating 300 times a minute - her parents were told to prepare for the worst

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4 d. ago Chickenpox jab to be offered on NHS amid warning kids starting school unprotected

Health chiefs have decided to add the vaccine against the varicella zoster virus to the existing combined measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) jab starting from January

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4 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'obsessed with killing kids' fired 116 rounds

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman, 24, appeared to be 'obsessed with the idea of killing children' and listed the names of mass shooters on a YouTube channel, police said

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4 d. ago Update issued to parents days before start of new school term

Thousands of parents have been told to check ahead of the start of the school year

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4 d. ago Back to school: Expert's top tips on how to get your kids to readjust seamlessly to education

With a little planning and patience, back to school doesn’t have to be stressful

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5 d. ago Robin Westman deleted chilling video before killing kids in Minneapolis school shooting

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman uploaded a chilling video to YouTube that was deleted just hours before the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic School, which left two children dead

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5 d. ago Minneapolis school shooting updates: FBI investigating attack as domestic terrorism and hate crime against Catholics

FBI director Kash Patel makes statement but local police chief refuses to be drawn on motive of attacker who killed two children at church schoolMinneapolis Catholic school shooting: two children killedShock and horror after shooting: ‘Kids should not be fearing for their lives’Today’s incident marks the fourth deadly shooting in 24 hours in Minneapolis.Over the course of Tuesday into Wednesday, three people were shot and killed in three separate shootings.The level of gun violence across the city within the last day is deeply unsettling. Across three separate multiple-victim shootings, eight people have been injured by gunfire and three have lost their lives. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kids in Upper Nithsdale village denied school transport despite living in catchment area

Pupils in Kelloholm are having to use a service bus which gets to Sanquhar Academy an hour before the school day begins.

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