7 h. ago Government announces roll out of free breakfast clubs across 750 UK schools

It will be rolled out from Tuesday, April 22

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9 h. ago Delusions of Paradise by Maiwand Banayee review – a compelling rejection of fundamentalism

An Afghan exile’s account of life in war-torn Kabul and a Taliban-dominated refugee camp is an unflinching study of how radicalisation takes root, and his own renunciation of itBorn in Kabul, Maiwand Banayee aspired to become a Talib when he was 16. In 1994, living in a Pakistan refugee camp, there was little to do except sleep, eat, pray and dream of the afterlife: “Islam dominated every aspect of life in Shamshatoo. Even during the volleyball and cricket games the spectators were prevented from clapping because it was seen as un-Islamic.” Banayee joined the camp’s madrasa when he was 14 in an attempt “to fit in”. The only educational opportunity open to Afghans at that time, the religious school offered structure and purpose, although “instead of teaching us to live, they were teaching us to die”.In this illuminating book, Banayee, now resident in England, describes the circumstances that led to his indoctrination, and what eventually saved him. Brutalised by conflict, his Pashtun...

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12 h. ago Full list of 750 schools offering free breakfast clubs across England from Tuesday

A free breakfast club scheme is due to launch at 750 schools across England next week, but teachers have warned the Government funding will be insufficient to cover the costs

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22 h. ago The 750 schools where free breakfast clubs will open next week

From Tuesday, thousands of parents will have access to 30 minutes of morning childcare as part of a pilot scheme running until July

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23 h. ago Huge schools change this week to save parents £450 is 'something the Tories would never do'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson told the Mirror the Tories' only idea is giving private schools their tax breaks back - on the eve of free breakfast clubs opening at schools across England

Economics

24 h. ago Rollout of free breakfast clubs to begin this week for 750 schools

They are designed to give parents of primary school children 30 minutes of free childcare a day, or up to 95 hours a year.

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24 h. ago Free breakfast clubs to open at 750 schools as teachers voice funding fears

Thousands of parents will be able to access half an hour of morning childcare on Tuesday.

Society

27 h. ago Full list: The 750 schools where free breakfast clubs will open next week

From Tuesday, thousands of parents will have access to 30 minutes of morning childcare as part of a pilot scheme running until July

Politics

33 h. ago Breakfast Club fakery! All the errors with the iconic high school comedy as the cast reunite for its 40th anniversary

The cult classic grossed £39million ($51m) from a £760,000 ($1m) budget, and its legacy only strengthened in the years after it left cinemas. It pains us to say that it is sadly filled with fakery.

Culture

35 h. ago The ultimate guide to Britain's best Greggs bakeries by a superfan on a mission to find sausage roll heaven

For many, a Greggs bakery brings with it a rush of comfort and nostalgia. Not least thanks to the uplifting, school-dinner-style staples offered on the menu, including sausage rolls and floury baps.

Events

3 d. ago Molly Ringwald enrages fans by saying 80s classic The Breakfast Club was 'too white'

Molly Ringwald spent her weekend reuniting with the cast of her iconic 1985 classic The Breakfast Club, though her comments had many bashing her online.

Sport

4 d. ago Primary school offer day 2025: How to appeal and what to do if your child did not get first choice

Parents will receive primary school offers for their children today - but you can appeal the decision if you do not get your first choice

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4 d. ago Over 10,000 London children miss out on first preference primary school amid warning over tumbling birthrate

Overall, 87.9% of pupils in London received an offer from their first choice school, equivalent to 73,481 children, data revealed on Wednesday

Events

4 d. ago Schools in Spain required to serve fruit, vegetables and fish in fight against obesity

Rules brought in this week limit amounts of fatty and fried food and levels of sugar and caffeine in drinksAll schools in Spain will be legally obliged to serve fruit and vegetables as part of their lunches and fish at least once a week under new rules aimed at reducing the amount of fried and fatty food served to children.Hailed by the government as a key plank of the fight against childhood obesity, the rules brought in by royal decree this week will also compel schools to offer vegetarian and vegan meals. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Primary school offer day 2025: how to appeal if your child misses first choice

Children starting reception in September will find out on Wednesday which school they’ll be attending

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4 d. ago Primary school places offer day 2024: When will parents receive the offers?

Children starting reception in September will find out today where they will study

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5 d. ago Met Office issues weather warning and dampens hopes of a sunny Easter weekend

Showers are expected across the north and south west of England and in Wales on Tuesday and Wednesday, with up to 75mm (3 inches) forecast for some areas.

Events

5 d. ago Are more schools strikes looming? Biggest education union inflicts fresh humiliation on Labour by backing formal ballot over 2.8% pay offer

Delegates at the NEU's annual conference said a formal ballot should be triggered if the ' unacceptable' 2.8 per cent offer is not increased.

Events

6 d. ago Music can lift mood, foster community and even rewire brains – but does it need to have a purpose?

The therapeutic role music can play is the focus of a string of new books and even an entire BBC radio station. But why can’t we just listen to music for music’s sake?Growing up, I never questioned the intrinsic value of classical music. My father practising classical and jazz guitar was the aural wallpaper to my childhood, and at my rural state school I took lessons on the recorder, the violin, the cello, the trombone, the piano. The after-school clubs on offer included, somewhat implausibly, an ocarina ensemble. Music was art, and wasn’t art the point of it all, when you got right down to it? The reason to live, after we cater for all our basic needs? It was certainly what led me to become first a classical musician, and then a music historian.But when my dad died unexpectedly in 2019, it threw my relationship with music into sharp relief. All of a sudden, I couldn’t bear listening to it. It was too painful, or it grated on my nerves and made me angry. I started to question how an...

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6 d. ago The Breakfast Club brat pack reunites for FIRST time in 40 years

The cast of the 80s classic The Breakfast Club reunited for the first time together to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo on Saturday.

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