6 h. ago Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

Politics

8 h. ago Stressed out parents back to school fears revealed –from forgotten lunch to backpack

As children return to school, the stress of British parents rises as they contemplate forgetting the basics such as school lunch, uniform or even their kid's bag

Politics

9 h. ago Parents accuse school of changing uniform rules just days before kids return

Parents of students who attend Dixons Brooklands Academy in Manchester were left stunned following an alleged uniform change just before the start of the new term

Politics

24 h. ago Fresh appeal for information on murder of schoolboy, 10, who failed to return home for his dinner 53 years ago and was found burned in a sack

Brian McDermott disappeared from Ormeau Park on Sunday, September 2, 1973, and never made it home for his dinner.

Events

31 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

Events

38 h. ago Harry Potter TV series confirms iconic actor from original movies will reprise their role in huge casting update

The announcement was made to mark Back to Hogwarts, the annual September 1 celebration where fans around the globe honour the beloved return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Culture

52 h. ago Educating Yorkshire review – the joyful return of this school show is just the blast of optimism we need

The comeback of Channel 4’s fly-on-the-wall series is perfectly timed. It’s a moving, uplifting look at how children can shine with support. What a tonic for all the bad news stories about education in BritainThe trailer for the new series of Educating Yorkshire is a work of art. Shot in one take and clocking in at more than three minutes, it was written and performed by the children of Thornhill community academy in Dewsbury – in collaboration with Dougal Wilson, the director of Paddington in Peru – and takes in a school band, percussionist dinner ladies and a child seemingly being fired out of a cannon from the roof. It’s sweet and funny, but it’s pointed, too, in style and content.This hasn’t been a great year for the public profile of British secondary schools. The national orgy of hand-wringing prompted by Netflix’s superb Adolescence has led to something approaching despair at the state of education, entrenching the perception that overstretched and under-resourced teachers ac...

Culture

52 h. ago Educating Yorkshire review – A heartening but superficial return to the daily struggles of school life

The Channel 4 documentary returns with another look at the challenges facing modern schools, through the lens of one Yorkshire comprehensive

Politics

6 d. ago Educating Yorkshire cast now – jail, sex with ex students and inspiring career

Channel 4's school docu-series Educating Yorkshire is making an exciting return more than 10 years after the original aired, but what happened to some of its former cast?

Events

8 d. ago This Morning's Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley share old school snaps ahead of show return

This Morning hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley looked back on their schooldays with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary

Culture

8 d. ago Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley share school photos ahead of This Morning return

They will return to the flagship show in September.

Culture

9 d. ago Kate Middleton’s relatable blunder while shopping with George and Charlotte

With the return to school on the horizon, William and Kate are no doubt getting their three children kitted out for a new year. But in years past, Kate has made one big error during the back to school shop that every parent can relate to

Politics

2 w. ago Transport problems leave children with additional support needs stuck at home as North Lanarkshire schools return

'It’s clear that the entire venture has been a circus yet again'

Society

2 w. ago Glasgow's most deprived pupils lose librarian service as schools return

Pupils in Glasgow schools will not have a librarian as they return to classes this week

Politics

2 w. ago Councils urged to change school uniform rules as pupils return to classroom

The Scottish Greens have recommended that local authorities implement a whole host of measures to cut costs for families.

Politics

3 w. ago Council leader concerned protests could be ‘hijacked by agitators’

The leader of Warwickshire County Council has urged people to act in a peaceful manner at protests in Nuneaton on Saturday.

Politics